Today is the last day of the football season. Note of gratitude for today. The weather is awesome! Who would have thought it would be in the 50's at 8am in November?
The kids are excited. Kind of end of the season excited. They've been living, breathing, sleeping around football since early August. They've missed playdates with friends. They've had to do homework instead of watch t.v. after school because of evening practices. In some ways they're ready for a break. Ready for.....
No more practices four nights a week. No more keeping track of pads and "bananas". No more worrying about them getting killed out there. But then there's no more outlet for Chips endless energy. No motivation for our oldest to unplug himself from his assortment of digital devices. Uhmmm. Not exactly.
There's still the good ole football factory. Once the "official" season is over. That's when it cracks open again. Yes kids. First graders have off-season training, and I'm grateful. Fifth graders lift weights in the off season, and do some conditioning too...and I'm stil grateful. Our first grader needs to stay connected to other activity addicts like himself. Our fifth grader needs anything that can motivate him to exercise. Coach E. tells them both how it is, in an affectionate grizzly military commander kind of way. So football season may be over, but football "lifestyle" has just begun.
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