Well, where should I begin this blog entry today? Let me think... I was supposed to tell you about how great a game my team played on Saturday and how proud I am that they did so with just 1 FULL week of practice and 2 other practices without everyone present. However, Mother nature sometimes has her own agenda & that is where I will begin todays post.
Saturday morning came and I was up and ready by 6:30 am. My offensive playbook was laminated and I had my wits about me. I was ready to go out there and spend the day out in the heat with my children. My first son's game was at 10 am and that meant, HEAT! HUMIDITY... and MORE HEAT! It was in fact relentless heat that surrounded the field was really not as bad as it has been in the past, but still when you are out there with your nerves a wreck in aniticipation of your kids first game of the season, it was bad enough.
Being able to sit back and just cheer for your child is awesome. Even if the coach in me was giving helpful hints & scouting tips to his coach about the other team and certain players, coaching styles etc, I was mostly there just to enjoy my sons playing. He didn't disappoint. He scored 3 times and played a great game. I was so proud of him. It was fantastic. All I needed to complete my day was to get a "W" from my team and enjoy the rest of my Saturday. However, like I said earlier; Mother Nature is going to do what she wants to do no matter what!
So the rain came & poured over the field. By the time my teams game was set to start we were told that there was a 75% chance that it would be postponed due to weather. Now here's the great part. My whole team was there, under a tent ready to go even in the rain. The kids were ready with their uniforms on & eye black smeared to their faces. We tossed the ball around in the rain & they weren't complaining. Sometimes, you just have to remember that it's all a game. They called the game & I had to tell the team that our first game would be played at a later date.
Even though they were disappointed, they understood that it was for their safety and that this unfortunate event would give us more time to prepare. I walked back to my car across the swamp like mess that was our field and realized that even the gray clouds couldn't make me feel any less proud of my team. THEY were ready! THEY were pumped up! THEY WANTED to play and that makes a world of difference.
So... I await this upcoming weekend and hope that this Tropical Storm or Hurricane that's out in the Atlantic goes away so my kids can get out there and play some football.
The good news is that our first "W" is still out there waiting for us! I say that because it is ours! We know what time it is... GAME TIME!!!
-Coach Carlos
(My "Lil Bear" running for 1 of his 3 scores) - I'm still a parent so I AM VERY Proud!
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