So this fall, it looks like I'll be playing the role of
"Football Mom!"
While neither Domenic nor I played
many sports in high school,
many sports in high school,
we've encouraged him to try different team sports for exposure to see if there was something he was really into!
We did 2 seasons of t-ball and a season of soccer.
As the seasons begin to change,
we always ask Luke if he'd like to give something a try...
either something he's done before or something new.
We've always said he should try
anything he thinks might be fun!
We did 2 seasons of t-ball and a season of soccer.
As the seasons begin to change,
we always ask Luke if he'd like to give something a try...
either something he's done before or something new.
We've always said he should try
anything he thinks might be fun!
Well you could have knocked Domenic and I over
when he came home from school one day in the spring
and said he wanted to try football.
With shock and a few probing questions
to see who from his class had planted this seed...
Luke responded, "You said I could try anything!"
when he came home from school one day in the spring
and said he wanted to try football.
With shock and a few probing questions
to see who from his class had planted this seed...
Luke responded, "You said I could try anything!"
"Well..Luke...Yes we did...
Ok..we'll see if we can get you signed up."
Cut to tonight!
His 1st official game!
So darn cute!
Right?
They won!
HOORAY!!
They crushed the other team!
35 to 14
They had warm up music pumping out of the announcer's box!
Each player got announced!
(Ok so they said #14...Luke Minasey...
but he ran down the field excited nontheless!)
He had fun playing!
We had fun watching!
And Nicholas is now so badly
wanting to be like his big brother!
It was great!
Of course, it hasn't been smooth sailing!
Practices are 4 times a week for 2 hours at a time!
He sometimes doesn't want to go...
because I think he'd rather chill on the couch than be in the heat with pads doing calisthenics.
He's not a terribly big kid...
Actually, he's tied with another player for
smallest guy on the team.
Most of the players have at least 1 year experience playing.
So Luke is carving out his spot as Most Improved!
Going from knowing just about nothing about the sport....
to being able to hold his own on the defensive line!
He had to do push-ups during warm ups for going off-sides.
He had to do push-ups during warm ups for going off-sides.
But last practice we walked off the field and he said...
"That was awesome!"
My heart smiled!
Not because I'm eager to be a football mom...
Or because I like the thought of kids tackeling each other... (cringe)
I just want what every mother wants....
I want my child to be happy!
While he's still wondering how much time is left at half time,
tonight at the end of the game, he said he loved it!
And so for this season,
I'll be playing the role of "Football Mom!"
I don't care if he never plays another season...
as long as he doesn't quit...
doesn't get hurt...
and is happy!
I do have a feeling this other little man may not be far behind!
Happy Fall!
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