I thought I knew what I was getting myself into but I wasn't even close. Practice is Tuesday-Friday for one and a half hours per day. Games are at least two hours every Saturday but Jake has to be there at least an hour early before the game for warm up and practice.
You can't miss a practice else you're written up and then you can't play the next game. Coaches are strict, mean and they love to yell at the little boys.
I won't even get into Team Moms - all I can say is.. Wow!!
The football gear is the biggest pain in the butt to put on and off BUT.. with all of this craziness Jake LOVES it and I'm beginning to love it. Ok, I'm tired of getting Jake to and from practices everyday and I'm tired not being able to do anything in the evenings because of football but I can't even express how exciting and fun his games are on Saturdays. I've never been a football fan, I've never even taken the time to really learn the game (I know pathetic) but with Jake playing I've had to learn all about the game and I'll admit... football is such a fun sport to watch. I also have to admit, and yes this is going to sound really, really, cheesy but when I see my little boy running for a touch down I get teary eyed. Too funny eh!
Oh, and did I mention that Jake has been the quarterback all season. Scott and I were definitely not expecting this at all, especially as it's Jake's first year, we know none of the coaches or kids on the team (all of our friends and Jake's friends play on the Plain City team but where we live we have to play on the West Haven team with kids from a different elementary). So again, totally not expecting Jake to play quarterback but amazingly he's done really well. Jake has a natural athletic ability but he also loves Math so he loves all the plays, he studies them at night, memorizes them really fast and understands instantly what the coaches tell him to do.
With Jake playing quarterback, this has added so much more stress in my life. As I told you before, I'm learning all about the game of football and watching Jake I've realized that the quarterback gets tackled a ton, he gets yelled at the most and he has the most pressure on him at all time. AHHHH!!!! Every game I'm surprised that I don't go into Labor. Lol!!
But again, Jake loves all of it. The first game was a little rocky as he wasn't used to being yelled at so much but he's taken it all in stride and seems to be handling the pressure really well now. He averages about 2 touchdowns per game and so far his team is #1 in their region.
GO GRIZZLIES!!!
Jake has had two games up in Logan and both times they played on the High School Football field with real green turf. Jake thought it was soooo cool!! I just think all the little boys look so adorable!
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