Some Journey

Football 2007 Begins

Last night Ethan had his first middle school fooball scrimmage (they had a scrimmage in July, but it was 6 on 6 with no linemen, not really a real game type scrimmage). Last year E played runningback, and that is where he's been practicing all summer. A couple of weeks ago, the coach asked him if he would consider trying out the position of Cornerback instead, and he agreed. This resulted in moving my small (he really looks tiny next to all those 8th graders!) 7th grader from 4th string runningback to 1st string cornerback. When the scrimmages started last night, many of the other parents did not know who Ethan was. By the end of the game, they all knew him. I was shocked. He played so well against much bigger kids. He made several great tackles, and even made an interception (pictured). Needless to say, Stephen and I were both pretty darn proud, and I'm really excited to discover that what I thought would be a "learning year" where E spent most of his time on the bench and we showed up just to be supportive may turn out to be nothing of the sort. For more pics, check out the following gallery:

http://www.ibachphotography.com/gallery/3310015
Posted by willa at Agosto 15, 2007 12:49 PM | TrackBack