Today was the first day of the 2008 Upward Football season here in Sparta. We had 4 games today starting at 9AM and running until 1PM. The League is divided into 2 divisions with 4 teams in each age division. The younger group has kids from K through 2nd grade and the older division has kids from 3rd through 5/6th grades. I'm not too sure about the team names this year. I know if sound kind of silly but I kind of thought the teams could be named after cities found in the Bible. This year's teams are named the Vols, Crimson Tide, Volunteers, Boilermakers, etc. It works but I'm not sure I would have named the teams after existing college teams.
The kids are excited and the games went well today with no injuries or fatalities. Last year it was kind of cool to see how the players got better throughout the season. You could see some of them develop and begin to take advantage of weaknesses they saw in the other team's defensive set. I expect to observe the same thing this year as the season progresses. The only downer is that my neighbor's son will not be playing in the Upward league this year so I won't get to see him tear up and down the field.
If you read this and live in Sparta come by the front lawn of FBC some Saturday during the Fall and cheer on the kids and visit with those of us coaching or volunteering at the games.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
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Jonesey! I hope you guys have a great Upward season. I wish your neighbor were playing too. How's the building progressing? I saw the last picture from about one week ago. Do you have a Palin'12 sticker on the Sprinter yet? How about "Our Mama beats your Obama"? Wenge heard someone call Nobama Kid Ba-Rock so she likes that one. A talk radio show guy in Charlotte calls him Barry. I just hope to call him loser.
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