Before I begin though, I got to watch my oldest practice today. It was totally awesome!!! I have not been able to watch him nearly as much as I've wanted to this summer, but their practices started an hour earlier today which benefits me a ton!!! He's going to be a really good football player and I am going to be the proudest dad there is!!!
With that, let's talk about what I've gotten myself into. Yes they're 10 and 11 year old's, but trust me when I say that this is real football. Today's practice wasn't great, but honestly, I wasn't great today as their coach. What can I say? It was a long day. That's no excuse though. My squad deserves better. Tomorrow they will get a better coach, and I'm hoping it rubs off on them.
So, this Saturday is our first real game. I am so excited, and so nervous at the same time. I have great assistant coaches, which helps so much, but ultimately it falls on me. I won't shy away from that pressure, but that doesn't mean I don't feel it. I have 31 kids on my squad. Each of them has to play at least 8 plays every game. That may not seem like a lot if you don't really know football, but if you do, and you want to win, that becomes a challenge. I am determined to figure it out. I am determined to have 31 kids enjoy their season. I hope I can make that happen.
I'm also my teams offensive coordinator. I didn't design the plays, which is a good thing because I don't think I could right now. However, I'm figuring out the scheme that YCHS uses, which hopefully means I'll be preparing my boys for success at the high school level. Here's the thing, I love the chess game that comes with that. Let me give you an example... My brother would be a great offensive coordinator. I'm certain of it. However, he would want to pass the ball a lot. He and I had a rather intense conversation about that. I got more fired up than I should have. Here's the thing though. (I wonder if he reads this.....)
I tried a really nice pass play today with my squad. Honestly, it's the type of play that I would run once or twice a game and totally expect a TD out of it if I had the personnel to run it. Guess what I found out today? I have about 3.5 kids who can catch reliably, and I use the word reliably loosely. That's not a bad thing. They are 10 and 11 years old and remembering the route to run is difficult enough, let alone adding the responsibility of catching the ball. Add to that even my best QB's struggle to make accurate throws and my passing game becomes very challenging. I'll tell you what though, if they actually throw and catch successfully, it will be amazing!!!
Ok, time to go to bed. Oh, on the personal front though, my ex says that she's not engaged. I don't believe her. I'm more than 50% sure that she is. Good for her, though if she is it makes me sad for her, him, my boys, and my Mother-in-law (divorce isn't final until the end of October) that she doesn't feel like she can be honest about it. That's not my problem anymore though. Maybe I'm a total jerk for thinking that, but I've known her a long time. More than half of my life if I'm being honest. I think I know her well enough to know that she very well may be engaged, but she's ashamed to tell everyone. That's too bad. I think that if she did, most people would be really happy for her. Oh well...either way, my boys and I are good. I'm absolutely certain of that and that's really all that matters.
(My son will be a freshman in two days. I will totally blog about that!!!)
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Look out y'all, I am back
I'm not even going to look at how long it's been. I know the answer is way too long. The 4 of you have to forgive me. It's been an absolutely crazy month. That being said, I feel like I'm finally making progress fighting against the current. Let me catch you up on some things.
The woman I was excited about...well, it ended up being nothing, but it was nice to know that I am able to feel things like that again. I'm a long, long way from anything serious, but to be honest with you, I don't have the time right now anyway. Here, I'll explain.....
I'm a head football coach of an 11 and 12 year old team. I'm also a board member, equipment manager and webmaster of the league. I promise you that I'm not saying that to toot my own horn. I assure you that if you were to talk to people in the organization, there are a number of them that wished I wasn't any of those things. I just say it so that you might understand why I haven't been posting.
OK, so the head football coach thing. I have to be honest, it's something I've always wanted to try, but once it happened, I was scared to death. I'd hate to fail and ruin things for the kids. I've been really lucky though. I have a couple of amazing assistant coaches. One in particular is a total knowledge bank and is a totally mellow guy. He is going to make me look way better than I really am. I promise you that I tell as many people as I can that he is the most important person involved with our team. Well, him and my team mom who has been lights out. I really am lucky.
Continuing with football. We had a scrimmage yesterday. It was our first competition against another team, and it actually went pretty well. I was really pleased. The kids played really hard, and I think they had fun which is the most important part. The crazy thing is, I think I'm starting to get a bit comfortable with this head coach thing. I think that I just might be figuring it out. Who'd of thunk. Adding to the positives...my oldest was on the sideline with me watching. It was so cool. I loved having him there. He even said I looked like a coach. Whoa!!!
There was one bummer about the scrimmage. My youngest played at the same time that my team did so I didn't get to see the touchdown pass he threw. Trust me, that is really difficult for me, but without meaning to he made me feel better. You should hear him describe the play. It's awesome to listen to him!! I love it.
OK, I have 237 things I still have to do tonight, so I'm going to cut this short. I will say this though, I think my ex is engaged. I'm not sure why I think that, but my gut tells me she is. I'm not going to ask her because it's really none of my business, plus I don't think she'd be honest with me if I did ask. That being said, I'm pretty sure. Our divorce is final in late October, and he literally lives across the entire country, so I'm curious how that will work, but I have a feeling I'm going to find out. The thing is, I'm not bothered by it at all. Without going into details, I truly feel I did what was best for my kids, and therefore me, by making the decision I did. We simply were not going to work. I really, really, really hope that he is what she needs. I'm praying.
With that...thanks guys, and peace out!!
The woman I was excited about...well, it ended up being nothing, but it was nice to know that I am able to feel things like that again. I'm a long, long way from anything serious, but to be honest with you, I don't have the time right now anyway. Here, I'll explain.....
I'm a head football coach of an 11 and 12 year old team. I'm also a board member, equipment manager and webmaster of the league. I promise you that I'm not saying that to toot my own horn. I assure you that if you were to talk to people in the organization, there are a number of them that wished I wasn't any of those things. I just say it so that you might understand why I haven't been posting.
OK, so the head football coach thing. I have to be honest, it's something I've always wanted to try, but once it happened, I was scared to death. I'd hate to fail and ruin things for the kids. I've been really lucky though. I have a couple of amazing assistant coaches. One in particular is a total knowledge bank and is a totally mellow guy. He is going to make me look way better than I really am. I promise you that I tell as many people as I can that he is the most important person involved with our team. Well, him and my team mom who has been lights out. I really am lucky.
Continuing with football. We had a scrimmage yesterday. It was our first competition against another team, and it actually went pretty well. I was really pleased. The kids played really hard, and I think they had fun which is the most important part. The crazy thing is, I think I'm starting to get a bit comfortable with this head coach thing. I think that I just might be figuring it out. Who'd of thunk. Adding to the positives...my oldest was on the sideline with me watching. It was so cool. I loved having him there. He even said I looked like a coach. Whoa!!!
There was one bummer about the scrimmage. My youngest played at the same time that my team did so I didn't get to see the touchdown pass he threw. Trust me, that is really difficult for me, but without meaning to he made me feel better. You should hear him describe the play. It's awesome to listen to him!! I love it.
OK, I have 237 things I still have to do tonight, so I'm going to cut this short. I will say this though, I think my ex is engaged. I'm not sure why I think that, but my gut tells me she is. I'm not going to ask her because it's really none of my business, plus I don't think she'd be honest with me if I did ask. That being said, I'm pretty sure. Our divorce is final in late October, and he literally lives across the entire country, so I'm curious how that will work, but I have a feeling I'm going to find out. The thing is, I'm not bothered by it at all. Without going into details, I truly feel I did what was best for my kids, and therefore me, by making the decision I did. We simply were not going to work. I really, really, really hope that he is what she needs. I'm praying.
With that...thanks guys, and peace out!!
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