Jack may look tough...but inside he is a softy...especially for Kate :)
Jack's dream has come true...he can now play football. Real, hit 'em hard, full pad football. All the mom's cringe with me at the thought of your baby...ok, he's 9 1/2 but still...getting hit hard by another kid.
I asked him if he would rather play tennis (NO), golf (NO), swim club (NOPE), math team (YEAH RIGHT)...football it is. In Verona, kids start full tackle football going into 4th grade. They even have to weigh in. So if they are over 95 pounds they are blue-starred. That means that they play the line. They do it to protect the 55 pounders from the 120 pounders. Jack will be a lineman...yep, he is 106 pounds of energy...ready to tackle anything that moves. The smallest kid on Jacks team is 58 pounds (same size as Grace) and the biggest kid is 121 pounds! That is quite a difference in size!
We picked up his equipment 2 weeks ago and I find him wearing it every morning as soon as he wakes up. I make him take it off for breakfast, lunch and dinner. He even watches tv with his helmet on. He heard the coaches say they should wear their helmet as much as possible so they get used to it...he is taking them very seriously!
He started practice last week (helmets only) so the coaches could evaluate the boys before the draft that picks the teams. This is some serious business! Practice is 3 days a week for 2 hours a day and then games on Saturdays all over Dane County. No more playing Verona vs Verona for the Rec Department.
Jack has been hoping and praying that he would be placed on Verona's White team (vs Orange or Black) so he could play against his cousin's team in the 3rd week. We got THE email Friday afternoon...he made the ORANGE team. He was bummed. I was bummed...the Orange team is the team that travels the most and the furthest! Lucky us. We get to drive to Poynette, Monroe and Wisconsin Heights for 3 of the 5 games. One of the home games is against Waunakee...my hometown.
Real practice starts this week and already we have conflicts with 3 of the practices...what do I do? Do I make Jack miss a Brewers game (probably not), miss going early to Nana's for a family reunion (probably), miss Grace's birthday dinner (?)....I love sports...
If anyone would like the schedule of Jack's games so you can see him play let me know. It should be fun!
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