There was that moment, brief and fleeting, where I thought to myself, ‘my kid can’t hang with these guys’. When I say guys I mean guys. One kid was about 5’9-5’10 and 165 claiming to be 12 years old. Maybe he was. Maybe not. I know one thing: my kid is 4 feet and around 60 lbs and seriously lucky they were just pulling flags. The 10-12 range is rife with growth spurts creating inequalities of skill and size. While my other boys can play above their age range (playing 6-7 and 8-9 FB respectively), the 10-12 wall presents an obstacle that makes the age range untenable for most younger 10 year olds and raises the question: Can we compete.
If the first two games are any indication, the answer is no. We lost the scrimmage by two touchdowns and were thoroughly stomped in our first game today against super-size boy 34-6. Still we learned and we grew and I grew as a coach, recognizing what I need to do to make these boys at least competitive. Losing seasons are a new concept to me, one which I didn’t much enjoy. Turns out my kids aren’t much for the losing either. They are for the learning, though.
Some Thoughts:
- Early criticism on Empire: no depth beyond the stereotyping or the ultra obvious and referenced King Lear elements. Still, its good to hear some decent sounding (if also appropriately shallow) r&b. Thanks, Timbaland. Oh and thanks (sarcastically) for the non-diegetics. They just suck. Are you new?