The Highs: teaching kids to love a game (any game not just football), running plays with success that you practice over and over, celebrating when you win, teaching when you lose, watching kids learn to block and tackle, pre-playoff parties, winning close games, losing close games, post season parties....but the biggest high is when all of your kids show up the next season to play again because you, the other coaches and parents were responsible for those kids having a great experience.
The Lows: playing a team from Prior Lake that yelled at their kids any time they gave up +5 yards, yelled at the refs for every penalty under the sun "holding" "pass interference" "movement" "horse collar" "block in the back"...but the low hit rock bottom when they tried the "wrong ball" trick play (snuffed) and the wide receiver from the sideline trick play (you know, where the kid lines up 1" from the sidelines next to his whole team and then runs a fly pattern...nice one)... by the end of the game I felt sorry for them.
Commentary: You only have 60-90 minutes of practice, spend it teaching kids how to block and tackle, teach them how to execute 10 simple plays (dive, off tackle, sweep, counter, reverse, and some forms of misdirection)....spending it on the Wrong Ball play so you can go up to your buddy at the water cooler and brag how you fleeced a bunch of 10 year olds on an illegal play is about as cool as a fanny pack or even worse socks and sandals!
Editor's Note: 0-0 tie (had 2 TD's called back...not one word out of my mouth except "who was it on").
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3 comments:
Z,
Re: teaching kids how to block and tackle...there is a sideline at TCF Bank Stadium that you should be standing on.
CMonty
Well said pal
Mike O
You know I never comment on these, and don't read all of them, but Kudos my
friend. Quoting scripture is the ABSOLUTE truth, but this would be its
worldly equivalent!
Proud of you son
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