Lost In Xanadu Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 QUOTE (GuitarKid 1880 @ Aug 3 2011, 09:57 AM) I've been playing football since I was 6. It's always fun, always had a blast doing it. We was champions last year, went 10-1 including playoffs and championship. The team we played in the championship was the team whom we lost to the first game. This will be my 6th year coaching the 5th grade team in my local community. 5th grade is usually a challenge, but it's very rewarding seeing kids that couldn't be quiet for 5 minutes come together like that in a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostGirl Posted August 3, 2011 Author Share Posted August 3, 2011 Wow, just saw these posts as I was searching for the thread to post in. It's time for another pre-season not-so-pro-football update. My son, who has grown at an exponential rate, is in fact the starting offensive right tackle. He is 13 now, is about 5'8", weighs about 175, and wears a size 13 shoe. He's doing well with pre-season practices, but I worry. The heat here is oppressive. I have him drinking water constantly (6 bottles before practice) and the coaches are doing a good job of watching the boys and giving frequent water breaks. But still...I worry. Plus they sent home this sheet about concussions that we had to sign off on... <sigh> I want him to have fun and be tough, but this is nervewracking in a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go2wrk@95974 Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 (edited) Looks like your son's gonna be a big time bruiser, maybe kinda like a Dick Butkis type( A fearsome linebacker for the Chicago Bears from 65-73).If he becomes a starter, he could go along ways...possibly a pro. Edited August 3, 2011 by go2wrk@95974 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Aug 3 2011, 01:42 PM) Wow, just saw these posts as I was searching for the thread to post in. It's time for another pre-season not-so-pro-football update. My son, who has grown at an exponential rate, is in fact the starting offensive right tackle. He is 13 now, is about 5'8", weighs about 175, and wears a size 13 shoe. He's doing well with pre-season practices, but I worry. The heat here is oppressive. I have him drinking water constantly (6 bottles before practice) and the coaches are doing a good job of watching the boys and giving frequent water breaks. But still...I worry. Plus they sent home this sheet about concussions that we had to sign off on... <sigh> I want him to have fun and be tough, but this is nervewracking in a way. He's 20lb heavier than me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarKid 1880 Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Aug 3 2011, 01:42 PM) Wow, just saw these posts as I was searching for the thread to post in. It's time for another pre-season not-so-pro-football update. My son, who has grown at an exponential rate, is in fact the starting offensive right tackle. He is 13 now, is about 5'8", weighs about 175, and wears a size 13 shoe. He's doing well with pre-season practices, but I worry. The heat here is oppressive. I have him drinking water constantly (6 bottles before practice) and the coaches are doing a good job of watching the boys and giving frequent water breaks. But still...I worry. Plus they sent home this sheet about concussions that we had to sign off on... <sigh> I want him to have fun and be tough, but this is nervewracking in a way. Damn, he's 15 pounds larger than me! He's pure lineman, right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostGirl Posted August 6, 2011 Author Share Posted August 6, 2011 Here's my big guy, posing for yearbook pictures: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/RushBabe/Kerry/102_0872-1-1-1.jpg And with his mom: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/RushBabe/Kerry/102_0860crop-1.jpg He's a great kid, the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerxster Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 That's well over a 1,000,000 dollar smile. Nice pics GhostGirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostGirl Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 That's my boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 ^^^ Imagine being able to flash that megawatt smile one minute, then look totally badass the next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khan Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Whoops....saw the thread title and thought this was about the Bengals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostGirl Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 QUOTE (Khan @ Aug 19 2011, 10:17 AM) Whoops....saw the thread title and thought this was about the Bengals. Thanks for posting that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 We had our first scrimmage this weekend, what a mess. Hope this season is better than it looks right now. Seems like every year I have been coaching, kids are getting harder and harder to motivate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 So, we started practice on Aug 6th... 14 days of practice (12 days of 2 hour practice and 2 days of 3 hour practice = 30 hours total.) Just getting this out there to let you know where this story is coming from. We had a youth football scrimmage on Sat, we played 4 teams - 2 of which we will see in the regular season. We didn't play any of the "starters" against them and the was a drop off in talent about as deep as the grand canyon. We have 5 layers of kids right now, in order of playing time: 1: The naturally talented kids that pay attention and try hard (~8 of 40) 2: Less talented kids that pay attention and try hard (~3 of 40) 3. Naturally talented kids that only try hard when there's a chance they could get the ball (~10 of 40) 4. Less talented kids that have to be reminded constantly to pay attention (~12 of 40) 5. Kids that are there because their either their parents made them or they just wanna hang with their friends. (~8 of 40) With groups 1 and 2 above, we have a good strong team. Put in the 3s and 4s, and the drop off is incredible. We have to mix in group 5 guys when we can on certain plays where the end or tackle on one side of the ball doesn't make much of a difference. I can understand not being as naturally talented as other kids, but the ones that try hardest are the ones that get more playing time, regardless of "natural talent". I really struggle with kids just showing up, and expecting to get the same playing time because they were at practice. This isn't soccer... you put one guy out there in the wrong position not knowing what he's doing can get himself or a teammate seriously hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostGirl Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 Our guys lost again, but there was lots of improvement this week. My personal favorite moment was hearing the announcer say: " ...and a great block by #75, Kerry J.!" The guy told me after the game that the linemen are the unsung heroes of the game, and that he likes to recognize them when he sees a guy playing great. Totally made my day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostGirl Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 I don't care if nobody reads this thread but me and LIX - I'm gonna post. That's my son - #75 Hard workin' right guard. And...to the shock and surprise of all... They kicked ass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Sep 8 2011, 11:45 PM)And...to the shock and surprise of all... They kicked ass! Nice final score! Hopefully they saved some of that offense for the next game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Sep 8 2011, 10:45 PM) He's also on the kickoff team? He must have some speed! Awesome to see fast linemen. Makes sense to be a guard, especially if they pull on sweeps or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Oh, and our first game is tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostGirl Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Sep 9 2011, 07:15 AM) QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Sep 8 2011, 10:45 PM) He's also on the kickoff team? He must have some speed! Awesome to see fast linemen. Makes sense to be a guard, especially if they pull on sweeps or something. He IS on the kickoff team. His speed has improved dramatically since last year. He took the off-season conditioning more seriously. And yes, he does pull on a bunch of plays. He almost recovered the other team's on-side kick last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostGirl Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Sep 9 2011, 07:20 AM) Oh, and our first game is tomorrow Good luck, man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Sep 9 2011, 12:49 PM) QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Sep 9 2011, 07:20 AM) Oh, and our first game is tomorrow Good luck, man! We won! 13-12. We have a great D this year, need to work on special teams thats the only way the other team scored. Is Kerry's team the Panthers? That's our team name too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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