Austin has always wanted to play football but the timing just never worked out since we lived in Alaska and he was here in Utah for 1/2 the summer. Well, now that we live in Utah, GAME ON!
He was really excited for the day to come for his first practice.
Well the first practice went well. Austin was told that they had an "official" weigh in on August 21st. In this age group you need to weigh less than 100 pounds otherwise you are called and "X Man" and you are only allowed to play in certain positions and you get a big "X" sticker to put on your helmet. Austin did not want to be an X man but he weighed 104 lbs. So for the next couple of weeks, I woke him up early in the morning and we went running. We cut all sweets and soda from his diet. (During these 2 weeks he was craving a mint oreo shake so bad, but I wouldn't give in)
They had their first practice with pads just a few days after the first practice. Here is Austin learning how to be a lineman and push thru the line...
He was really excited for the day to come for his first practice.
Well the first practice went well. Austin was told that they had an "official" weigh in on August 21st. In this age group you need to weigh less than 100 pounds otherwise you are called and "X Man" and you are only allowed to play in certain positions and you get a big "X" sticker to put on your helmet. Austin did not want to be an X man but he weighed 104 lbs. So for the next couple of weeks, I woke him up early in the morning and we went running. We cut all sweets and soda from his diet. (During these 2 weeks he was craving a mint oreo shake so bad, but I wouldn't give in)
They had their first practice with pads just a few days after the first practice. Here is Austin learning how to be a lineman and push thru the line...
Well, after a couple weeks of running every morning, Austin decided that he just wasn't going to lose the weight in time for the official weigh in. He decided that he liked being a lineman and he was big enough to do so. He weighed in at 101 lbs and was given to big "X" stickers for his helmet. He is now proud of them.
They had their first game on Aug 28th. It was a pre-season game. The team all had fun, just frustrated that they didn't win this game. Regular season begins Sept 4th. He will have a game every Saturday morning for the next 2 months. The team has had practice Mon-Fri from 6-8. The kids are exhausted and can't wait til regular season starts because their practices will drop down to Mon-Wed-Fri.
Go Grizzlies!!!!
Go Austin! Josh wanted to play, but we got here too late to start on time. Maybe next year. I am so glad Austin has the opportunity to play this year. Go Grizzlies!
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