C-team (freshmen and first time sophomores) have their games on Saturday mornings. This weekend, they headed up to Anchorage after lunch on Friday for the JV and Varsity to play Service High School. The C-team watched those games and then stayed the night so they could play Bartlett High School's C-team (composed entirely of freshmen according to one of the other parents) this morning.
Janelle and I woke up early and drove up, picking up our friend Rob and arriving just minutes before the game began. We brought rain gear and a change of clothes due to the rainy weather forecast. More experienced parents brought a canopy which they were willing to share. Thankfully, there was not much rain during the game.
The Bartlett team was big, but undisciplined. They intimidated our team for much of the first quarter (especially after an early injury), but once our guys got their feet under them (so to speak) and realized that the big guys were not unstoppable, they pushed forward and got ahead by making fewer mistakes, getting fewer penalties, making fewer turnovers, and keeping up their energy. By the second half, the Bartlett team was almost completely worn out--a testament to the benefits of the summer conditioning most of our guys completed. Best of all, our team was considerably more sportsmanlike.
Connor got in more play time than he thought he would. He got in a few tackles on defense, blocked when he needed to block, got railroaded over twice, and was completely open in the end zone on the final play of the game even if the quarterback was under too much pressure to see him. He hurt a bit and was tired by the end, but not so tired that he wasn't willing to drive most of the way back home (after we had lunch, met with friends, and did a short Costco run). He also had fun.
I had a blast! Rob and the surrounding parents provided me with insight and commentary. I yelled my voice hoarse--sometimes to comic effect (singing might be a bit interesting tomorrow). I am certainly glad that we decided to go.
Janelle and I woke up early and drove up, picking up our friend Rob and arriving just minutes before the game began. We brought rain gear and a change of clothes due to the rainy weather forecast. More experienced parents brought a canopy which they were willing to share. Thankfully, there was not much rain during the game.
The Bartlett team was big, but undisciplined. They intimidated our team for much of the first quarter (especially after an early injury), but once our guys got their feet under them (so to speak) and realized that the big guys were not unstoppable, they pushed forward and got ahead by making fewer mistakes, getting fewer penalties, making fewer turnovers, and keeping up their energy. By the second half, the Bartlett team was almost completely worn out--a testament to the benefits of the summer conditioning most of our guys completed. Best of all, our team was considerably more sportsmanlike.
Connor got in more play time than he thought he would. He got in a few tackles on defense, blocked when he needed to block, got railroaded over twice, and was completely open in the end zone on the final play of the game even if the quarterback was under too much pressure to see him. He hurt a bit and was tired by the end, but not so tired that he wasn't willing to drive most of the way back home (after we had lunch, met with friends, and did a short Costco run). He also had fun.
I had a blast! Rob and the surrounding parents provided me with insight and commentary. I yelled my voice hoarse--sometimes to comic effect (singing might be a bit interesting tomorrow). I am certainly glad that we decided to go.
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