Football and life

So today I was at my son's football practice (I am the offensive line coach) and our head coach starts to philosophize with 11 and 12 year old kids. It was pretty funny and I doubt any of the kids were paying too much attention but it was a pretty good pep talk. It did make me think about sports and the impact it has on the rest of our lives. There are some great life lessons learned while playing sports, either in a team setting or individually.

Its funny, on this team the coaching staff all went to school together. So often times they are talking about the "glory" years. It has been a lot of fun though to go out there and watch my son improve his game. This is his first year and most of the kids have 2-4 years experience. In the last month he has improved so much. My wife asked me if I got tired of having practice almost every night. I have to say that I love it. It almost rejuvenates me. Anyway the first two games have been blowouts we won 34-0 and 40-6. This weekend we play our first region game and hopefully it will test us somewhat.

This weekend I am also blessing my son Joshua. He was born almost a month ago on August 7th (a day before Jacob's b-day). It is an awesome responsibility to be the father of 6 children. They are all different yet they share a lot of similar qualities. It is crazy to think that I am getting older and that means my kids are also. Jacob started middle school, Kira started Kindergarten. Each one of them are bright and intelligent. They are each good at various things. I look forward to many years of watching them mature into young adults. I am sure as a grandparent I will enjoy watching my grandkids do all the things that their parents did..but just a bit better. Isn't that what life is about!