Filed under: Practices
So it turns out that today we didn’t start hitting either, and it wasn’t because of the weather. The coaches said that we’d wrap our arms around the players, but not tackle until next Monday. Unfortunately, I forgot that I was supposed to grab the other players, and not just tag them (I was the contain D-Back), and my friend made a touchdown on me. Oh well. I’ve still got to get used to some things.
I made it through the first week of football though! That’s pretty good. On Monday, unless things change again, I’ll write about how hitting goes.
Have a good weekend!
Filed under: Practices
Thank goodness for rain! Today the coaches were planning to have us start hitting, and as I said yesterday, I was very nervous about ramming into people and being knocked around by other players. Fortunately, it was rainy today, and we practiced indoors once again. We ran through some plays, and learned how to tackle properly. Good news: I am feeling a bit more confident when it comes to the plays.
The only problem with today was the conditioning. Ow! Today was the first day we’ve done conditioning for football practice, and it really hurt. We had to run around for a while, then Coach Lark told us to do 20 push-ups, then 20 sit-ups, three times with our shoulder pads and helmets on. Wow, that was the hardest I’ve worked in a long time. Tomorrow, the plan is to start hitting, and I am a bit uneasy with that general thought. I’ll write about how that goes after practice tomorrow.
