Well, there's two weeks left in football season. What started during the dog days of August is now drawing to a close. I'd like to say that this season's been fun, but I'm afraid that it really hasn't been. We just don't get the same kind of athletes at our school that other schools get, which makes us less than competitive. Not only that, but our kids don't even seem to come to us with much of a basic understanding of the game, which makes things kind of strange. Our kids don't know about onsides kicks; they don't understand that a punt doesn't HAVE to be fielded. They have NO aggression; for most of them, I don't even understand why they're playing football. Regardless of all of that, I love coaching. I feel as though I have an impact on their lives, even if it's not in success as an athlete.
The other day, after grades came out and we found out who was not going to be eligible, one of the kids hollered out a line from "The Waterboy;" "Oh no! We suck again!" Well, sorry, fellows. We never stopped sucking; we've been bad from the start; losing a few guys only made us worse!
Coach B and I decided to "draft" the guys left on our 8th-grade B squad. I've got 14 guys for defense; he's got 14 for offense. We won't be much good on either offense OR defense, but everyone will get to play, so that's a good thing. We play a team this week that hasn't won a game all season; we should be safe. This past week, we played a team that had only 2 wins, both of them against other winless teams. We lost 6-0. My defense played pretty well, obviously, but our offense is sad. We just can't move the football. Two more weeks, and then basketball begins. Look in for updates. As bad as our 7th-grade football team was, I don't expect big things from the basketball team.
We'll see. - Dan
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