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My youngest son is a beast on the football field.
I am so proud of him in so many ways. He is so much different from how I was as kid. He really has his shit together unlike me at that age.
His teachers/principal/coaches everybody loves him. He does well in school and has a plan for college and beyond.
We have been inseparable for many years, sharing so much quality time together. I HAVE BEEN BLESSED AND AM THANKFUL BEYOND MEASURE.
I have been able to coach him as DB, secondary coach since 4th grade. I cannot possibly tell you how many hours we spent together watching film of the best d'backs in action, identifying offenses, calling defenses against formations on NFL Sunday's and endless " shoulder center mass head on the ball"one on one tackle dummy drills he and I performed over those 5 years.
5 very special years.
He had a tuff road just to get on the field. We live in a rural area where everybodies granddad went to school together, real tight knit.
He played next to nothing his first year. He did well, forced a few fumbles with his technique and took a running back out of the game. Not bad for about 10 plays all year.
The next year he wanted to play. We had discussed what it was going to take,.
He had not gotten the feeling from delivering a bone jarring hit yet, he wasn't sure, maybe even a little timid?
First practice 5th grade, Oklahoma drills, Michael Hit the ball carrier so hard the ball went 15 yards in the air, switch positions, Michael carrying the ball. Kid puts his arm in between his chest and Michael,"snap!" arm broken.
Next practice. Oklahoma drills, Michael hits the ball carrier so hard his thigh muscle tore.
Next practice, You guessed it, Oklahoma drills, Michael hit this kid center mass so hard he got whiplash and quit football. The head coach told Michael he had won Middle linebacker position and he could ease up A LOT!
That year Michael was given the name MadDog because he would Growl like a beast when he was zeroed in on the ball carrier. You could hear it in the stands.
6th 7th and 8th grade Michael was Defensive captain calling all plays on the field. He planted a dozen Daisies in those years. Offensive players were terrified of Michael. We won the local youth football championship all three of those years.
He has developed a division/county wide reputation as a solid defensive player who delivers," literally" bone crushing hits on ANYBODY with THE BALL.
Now he has gone on to High School ball. Starting varsity as a freshman and taking it all VERY seriously. He understands what an honor it is to START varsity as a freshman. He played D end and D guard. He got 12 sacks from the interior. He took out 2 QB's "one for the year" and 3 running backs. Opposing coaches were game planning around him and purposely seeking him out to talk to him.. He also played JV most weeks seeing 6 and sometimes 7 quarters between varsity and JV.
We have been approached by recruiters but we aint goin nowhere.
At 6', 230 lbs he is now totally into lifting weights and has become so damn strong. Lifting for about 5 months he has already caught up to the kids who have been lifting for a couple of years.I pity the fools with the ball next year.
I am so proud of him in so many ways. He is so much different from how I was as kid. He really has his shit together unlike me at that age.
His teachers/principal/coaches everybody loves him. He does well in school and has a plan for college and beyond.
We have been inseparable for many years, sharing so much quality time together. I HAVE BEEN BLESSED AND AM THANKFUL BEYOND MEASURE.
I have been able to coach him as DB, secondary coach since 4th grade. I cannot possibly tell you how many hours we spent together watching film of the best d'backs in action, identifying offenses, calling defenses against formations on NFL Sunday's and endless " shoulder center mass head on the ball"one on one tackle dummy drills he and I performed over those 5 years.
5 very special years.
He had a tuff road just to get on the field. We live in a rural area where everybodies granddad went to school together, real tight knit.
He played next to nothing his first year. He did well, forced a few fumbles with his technique and took a running back out of the game. Not bad for about 10 plays all year.
The next year he wanted to play. We had discussed what it was going to take,.
He had not gotten the feeling from delivering a bone jarring hit yet, he wasn't sure, maybe even a little timid?
First practice 5th grade, Oklahoma drills, Michael Hit the ball carrier so hard the ball went 15 yards in the air, switch positions, Michael carrying the ball. Kid puts his arm in between his chest and Michael,"snap!" arm broken.
Next practice. Oklahoma drills, Michael hits the ball carrier so hard his thigh muscle tore.
Next practice, You guessed it, Oklahoma drills, Michael hit this kid center mass so hard he got whiplash and quit football. The head coach told Michael he had won Middle linebacker position and he could ease up A LOT!
That year Michael was given the name MadDog because he would Growl like a beast when he was zeroed in on the ball carrier. You could hear it in the stands.
6th 7th and 8th grade Michael was Defensive captain calling all plays on the field. He planted a dozen Daisies in those years. Offensive players were terrified of Michael. We won the local youth football championship all three of those years.
He has developed a division/county wide reputation as a solid defensive player who delivers," literally" bone crushing hits on ANYBODY with THE BALL.
Now he has gone on to High School ball. Starting varsity as a freshman and taking it all VERY seriously. He understands what an honor it is to START varsity as a freshman. He played D end and D guard. He got 12 sacks from the interior. He took out 2 QB's "one for the year" and 3 running backs. Opposing coaches were game planning around him and purposely seeking him out to talk to him.. He also played JV most weeks seeing 6 and sometimes 7 quarters between varsity and JV.
We have been approached by recruiters but we aint goin nowhere.
At 6', 230 lbs he is now totally into lifting weights and has become so damn strong. Lifting for about 5 months he has already caught up to the kids who have been lifting for a couple of years.I pity the fools with the ball next year.
