Sam started playing football this past year. It was such a great experience for him! Having 2 hour practices 4 days a week, and having to really follow some serious direction from the coaches, ended up being the best thing in the world for him. He just lived for it and loved it all. He never complained about getting ready for practice or anything - so I am a big fan of intense organized sports like football -- they teach the kids a lot about life! He also got to have his dad be one of the coaches, so it was a great thing for them to be together so much. It was Sam's first time getting his dad as his coach, and he loved every second.
His friends also all played - so that was a huge perk for him. At recess, they'd all go out to play football and somehow Sam and Branson and Taft would end up on one team and the other team would have like 15 other kids, but the weird thing was that was how they picked it! Joe witnessed one game at recess that was probably the most unfair and completely illegal game ever - and it was the little trio that ran all over the other team. I guess with football, aggression goes a long way!
Here's Sam with one of his best buddies, Branson. They were pretty tough!
Joe was a great coach for them. He was in charge of defense, and when the boys would completely shut the other teams down, he would get a little bit excited. Okay . . . . really excited!
So, Sam is not a big kid. He's only like 53 pounds, but what he lacked in size, he more than made up for in drive! He held his own and was really helpful to the team! He played running back and defensive end, and he never got hurt - he just constantly surprised me by how hard he hit the other guys. He loved it! Joe shaved off his beautiful hair for football. I think I almost cried! It turned him into quite the little thug on the football field!
Really, I have to say that I was quite surprised that he was as focused as he was with all of the talks from the coaches, and all the plays he had to memorize, and all the exercise he had to do at practice!
They boys would even go and get dressed for football just so Joe would throw them a few passes in the backyard on the off-days.
I loved these pictures of Joe talking to Sam during the big tournament game. He and Joe really bonded throughout the whole season.
Branson and Sam are such corn-balls!
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