Good morning, everyone!!!
Oh my word, you all know I am NOT a football fan by any means. In fact, we are almost to the end of the season on this aspect of the little people football games and the only thing I am sure of is when we have the ball it is offense and when they have the ball we're defense. LOL.
Our team has yet to win a game. Not for the lack of trying. However, as this season has progressed I can see how much better they are playing. Last night we tied zero to zero which sent us into some extra plays (not sure what the hell those are called). Before that final buzzer went off however, our team had me on the edge of my seat (okay, maybe not my seat, because at that point I was at the rail, willing them everything I had to get across that goal).
The excitement in the air was insane and sadly we still lost :( But it was not for the lack of playing a good game. These kids kicked ass and I was so proud of all of them.
What I didn't like was how the refs ignored some very dangerous aspects one of the other teams players was doing, such as grabbing kids around the neck trying to tackle them, grabbing their arms and not letting go, grabbing face masks. The sort of thing had they done these things to a weaker player could have actually gotten them hurt.
I know I know it's football, they can easily get hurt. We've seen enough players get hurt on the field playing the right way. That's one aspect our coaches ensure with our team, is teaching them how to tackle correctly, teaching them to play the game the right way.
What I did find funny was even though this kid tried everything under the sun to get our guys down, our guys very rarely went down when he pulled these stupid tactics :) Instead, it just made them more furious. My grandson was one of those players this kid was attacking on the field. And at one point, when my little defensive tackle came off the field, he paced the sidelines like a caged animal ready for attack. LOL. So this grandma knows what my little man knows best, so after the game we had a chat about what he will do the next time he's up against this big bully LOL. The bigger they are the harder they fall, is how I always look at it. And one thing our little defensive tackle knows is how to bring 'em down :)
I'm not sure who we play tonight, but somehow I do hope it is this team again. Last night was a make up game from River Rally, Ducktail Run, and James Dean weekend when they had to cancel the game due to too much traffic and not being able to get to the high school. This is the only team we play who use such tactics. The other teams seem to play by the rules for the most part. But what excites me is even though this team doesn't always play by the rules and the refs turn a blind eye on a few of those plays, our team still kept them at bay the entire game. :)
I really also hope our boys at least get the chance to feel what it's like to win. They've been so close so many games, it would be wonderful for them to just taste that victory once this season.
Well that's it for this old lady today...
Everyone have a lovely day!!!
Blessings to all!!!
Oh my word, you all know I am NOT a football fan by any means. In fact, we are almost to the end of the season on this aspect of the little people football games and the only thing I am sure of is when we have the ball it is offense and when they have the ball we're defense. LOL.
Our team has yet to win a game. Not for the lack of trying. However, as this season has progressed I can see how much better they are playing. Last night we tied zero to zero which sent us into some extra plays (not sure what the hell those are called). Before that final buzzer went off however, our team had me on the edge of my seat (okay, maybe not my seat, because at that point I was at the rail, willing them everything I had to get across that goal).
The excitement in the air was insane and sadly we still lost :( But it was not for the lack of playing a good game. These kids kicked ass and I was so proud of all of them.
What I didn't like was how the refs ignored some very dangerous aspects one of the other teams players was doing, such as grabbing kids around the neck trying to tackle them, grabbing their arms and not letting go, grabbing face masks. The sort of thing had they done these things to a weaker player could have actually gotten them hurt.
I know I know it's football, they can easily get hurt. We've seen enough players get hurt on the field playing the right way. That's one aspect our coaches ensure with our team, is teaching them how to tackle correctly, teaching them to play the game the right way.
What I did find funny was even though this kid tried everything under the sun to get our guys down, our guys very rarely went down when he pulled these stupid tactics :) Instead, it just made them more furious. My grandson was one of those players this kid was attacking on the field. And at one point, when my little defensive tackle came off the field, he paced the sidelines like a caged animal ready for attack. LOL. So this grandma knows what my little man knows best, so after the game we had a chat about what he will do the next time he's up against this big bully LOL. The bigger they are the harder they fall, is how I always look at it. And one thing our little defensive tackle knows is how to bring 'em down :)
I'm not sure who we play tonight, but somehow I do hope it is this team again. Last night was a make up game from River Rally, Ducktail Run, and James Dean weekend when they had to cancel the game due to too much traffic and not being able to get to the high school. This is the only team we play who use such tactics. The other teams seem to play by the rules for the most part. But what excites me is even though this team doesn't always play by the rules and the refs turn a blind eye on a few of those plays, our team still kept them at bay the entire game. :)
I really also hope our boys at least get the chance to feel what it's like to win. They've been so close so many games, it would be wonderful for them to just taste that victory once this season.
Well that's it for this old lady today...
Everyone have a lovely day!!!
Blessings to all!!!