The first day of any new adventure could be very nerve racking, especially for a new football mom. The fear of your child getting hurt and how well they will take the possible losses can be quite a bit of a roller coaster ride of emotions, but once you see them play on the field and see them get back up on their feet, with the determination to succeed in their eyes, brings a great feeling of achievement in a mother’s heart. The first game for a football mom is the most stressful, yet in a since one of the most rewarding feelings. I will never forget the first time I watch my son play his first football game. “COME ON, WE ARE GOING TO BE LATE, get your helmet and get in the car.” I nervously shouted. The feeling in the pit of my stomach was …show more content…
While driving down the road I glanced over at my beautiful daughter with her hair pulled up in a nice neat ponytail, her curls intact with a big grey and yellow bow on her head, her little grey skirt and sleeveless shield snug on her tiny body, her yellow and gold pompoms in her lap and the smile on her face while rehearsing her cheers, the fear of not succeeding and of the unknown started to become excitement. I looked back at my handsome son sitting in the backseat with his big shoulder pads on, his nice new haircut, sharp looking jersey that had the number 08 on it, his long socks with his brand new cleats on, and his helmet sitting on his lap while he tossed his football up and down, I wondered to myself where had all the time gone, my babies were growing …show more content…
My little man has the ball, he has the ball, he HAS THE BALL, an overwhelming feeling took over me and I could not contain the happiness, “GO,GO,GO,GOOOOOOOOOOOO, go, baby, GO!!!!!” The fear and nervousness that I had felt the last couple of hours had turned into pure adrenalin, so much excitement rushed through my body. “That’s my baby, let 's go, Rhodes,” I shouted as the announcer was announcing the plays.
Over the loud speaker the announcer, announces “Nice touchdown, #08 Eddie Rhodes, brings the first touchdown of the season, way to go Oilers.” Once Eddie was on the sidelines he shouted to me “See mom, I told you we were going to win, I love you, mom, I am OK.” I was so proud of him, and how well he and his team had come together. As the game continued the sound of the clanking helmets, the hoots, and hollers from the crowd and the cheer from the teammates, just intensified the excitement. Hearing the other moms cheer their kids on and seeing all the feelings of achievement in their eyes, made all of the stress of the “what ifs” go away. All the time and effort that we had put into football, was worth it. The first game was by far the most rewarding feeling as a parent, seeing how happy and independent your child is when doing something they
I was having mixed emotions; I was anxious because it would be the last time cheering with people I love, and I was afraid of messing up. I looked at my friend Landry and said, “We got this!” She looked at me and smiled. The music started and I began the routine which I had done millions of times before. After we finished our routine, the parents, the athletes, and my coaches met up so we could discuss how we thought we did.
Then I hugged him the next day. And then, when I took him to the hunting club (this week), I hugged him.” He put his role as a father first then football and always had time for his children no matter
Football is considered as America’s favorite sport, it is usually many parents go to sport to get their child to active. Although in recent years a lot of parents have either taken their children out of football or will not allow them to play. This is for good reason as rising awareness of concussions and CTE (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy) have come about. CTE is a degenerative brain disease that causes people’s personalities to change and give them depression. In the article “Should you let your kids play football” the author Roxanne Jones presents her case on why parents should make an informed decision on whether on not people should let their child play football through anecdotal stories that use emotions to get people to think rationally
The day did improve, somewhat, as it went on and everyone was quickly enjoying themselves again as we attended the women’s Gopher game to watch my older cousin, Taylor, play. Throughout the game, I could still sense the agitation between Alex, my dad, I, as we covered up the awkward silences by burying our noses in our phones in between the periods. To end the afternoon on a high note, the Gophers played an outstanding game and beat Wisconsin in overtime. We all left the stadium in high spirits, reminiscing over the great plays and unforgettable overtime goal. At the same time, we were exhausted from a long day and ready to head home and watch the girl’s State Tournament championship game.
I had that butterfly feeling in my stomach as I was sitting in the front passenger’s seat of my dad’s 2007 pearl Ford F-150, I felt as if I was going into battle…… But I was ready. When I arrived to the stadium it was a very gloomy early April day, rap music was blasting, and the stadium felt like fresh cut grass. I got there I got my try-out number 705, I was excited because my favorite football number is 75, and I thought that that was very lucky.
The team performed our usual routine; fifteen minute warm-up, body exercises and cheered on the boys running before our race. Everything was in place, I thought. We lined up on the line, exchanged phrases of luck and prepared for the gun. The gun went off and our feet flew down the field. Upper Darby would succeed in our goal, I felt
The cheers from the crowd and teams, and the adrenaline pumping through our veins. The chalk lines are drawn, the field has been dragged, its time to play now. Nobody knew about the pressure we felt for that game. Not because we weren 't confident, because we were. It was because we knew that the people around us, including the coaches, didn’t believe we could do it.
POP! The sound of the softball in the glove brought a smile to my face! I threw on my dark green softball uniform, not knowing that today I was going to be the newest softball pitcher on the team! Being a softball pitcher was tough at first, but every day that I had practiced, I got better and better. Having a dad that is a softball coach, has also motivated me to work my hardest, and do my best.
At your request, I have examined the article “Concussion fear and all, one moms defense of youth football” by Kavita Varma, to see if it will be best to be published in The Shorthorn newspaper at UTA. By my examination, I concluded that your article should not be published in The Shorthorn newspaper at UTA. The article looks perfect and well formatted, but this should not be published in The Shorthorn. The author provides great evidence for moms and dads or any other family members to be concerned about putting their young children into youth football, but this is not significant to UTA students. This article may interest some UTA students because many students have kids but many don’t as well.
The first two tryouts came and I was fairly confident I would make the team, but waiting for that email was one of the most nerve-wracking times in my life. I was sitting in my bed, waiting for the email to show up. I was a river of sweat. My heart was beating while I opened the message; Congratulations on making the boys soccer team; I was ecstatic and couldn’t wait to start the season.
“I’m a big football fan, but I have to tell you, if I had a son, I’d have to think long and hard before I let him play football (President Barrack Obama)”. American Football is a full contact sport played by two teams of eleven players move the ball forward by running and passing . What makes it so dangerous is the amount of hits players receive during the match and during training. Letting their kids play football is a rising concern for many parents due to the amount of injuries and even deaths that happen on the field. Chris Borland, a professional player, retired from football aged just 24 due to concerns about his head injuries.
Wow Aleina that sounds interesting, a family all involved in one sport. I am not a big sports fan, but having boys I try to get involved as much as possible. I told myself when my boys start sports I would be a team mom as well. However, my fear is one of my boys get hit the wrong way or I think the coach does not call the right play and now I am on the field.
As there were ten minutes before the game we kept on doing the drills until I heard my coach announcing the starting lineup. I heard my name being announced so I prepared myself to go to the field. I could already see the trophy as it was in a table. As I walked in the field I could smell the trimmed grass and could hear my teammates say “we got this.”
Right after we won the game we got to go to the senior football game right after our game they lost but they tried there hardest to win cause they were working hard and they got a lot of
My mom, my sweet, gentle mom. My mom is like my sister, we love to talk about juicy stuff and love to share with each other what we did during the day. I don 't like to imagine myself without her because she is basically my life. She is caring and kind and always have a smile on her face when she sees me. When I say her name I get a picture of her in my mind.