It's Football Time!!!

Midway Central Wolverines Football is in full swing.  Antonio is having an absolute blast.  We are very proud of him.  He wanted to play defense really bad this fall and we told him that he needed to "earn" his spot on the squad - and that he did.  He worked his butt off during the first 2 weeks of practice and impressed the coaches.  They are still working to figure out where he will be most affective.  They have had him at defensive end and also cornerback.  Antonio is not the biggest kid for his age so he really has to work at it - he can't just rely on his size.  He is fairly aggressive and effective at getting away from blockers, but hasn't perfected his tackling technique yet - the bigger kids still run over him occasionally when he tries to take them down above the waist.  The coaches are teaching him to "wrap them up" - he'll get it.  He got 3 helmet stickers for his hard work during their first pre-season game last Saturday.  Antonio loves the game - and is having a blast.  He loves to practice, loves to play, and loves to watch football on TV.  Like Diego with Lacrosse, Antonio has found his sport. 

Lacrosse Season Underway for Diego

Diego started his 2nd season of Lacrosse about 3 weeks ago.  He has tried many different sports, but I think he has found "his sport" with Lacrosse - he absolutely loves it.  It's got the right mix between the fast pace, aggressive nature of the sport along with the fact that it's a very technical sport that requires good team skills to be able to get in position and score (kind of like ice hockey).  Last weekend, they held their first games - it was actually a charity tournament for a local family (he was a Lacrosse coach in our league last year) who were struck by lightning while loading dirt bikes up during a sudden rain storm.  The coach, his 13 year old boy and 15 year old boy where all struck as the truck/trailer was near a tree that was hit.  The 15 year old got the worst of it - he actually was in full cardia arrest for a short period of time.  Their medical bills to rehabilitate him are enormous so the league put together an invitational tourney.  It was a lot of fun.  We played 5 times over 2 days.  It was great "pre season" experience for the boys.