So i am new to this and learning. I spent a few hours creating a post with pics and stories and published it and now its gone GGRRR, so im starting over finally and hope to get lots done.
This is Thomas' first year playing football. When the boys were younger i was so worried about them playing, they were so tiny, but once they turned 12 i said fine, but no one took me up on it until this year. He was so excited to play, and had a few muscles to boot. I am so proud of him for trying something new, he likes to stick with the tried and true favorites, but this year he got out there and is trying hard. We are way impressed.
Because it was his first year, the city decided to play him down a league/age group. He was within the weight limits so they recommended we do it, and we did. After many weeks of grueling practices the first game comes. He is already to tackle and smash his opponents, game day approaches and all players must weigh in. He is 4 lbs over weight. Everyone, coaches, city officials and parents are all dumb founded. This kid is not that big, but the scale doesn't lie, so T is not allowed to play the first game of the season. The only hope he has is to loose 4 lbs, that is ALL he see's. He was in near tears. The mommma bear comes out in me and i was on a mission to get him moved up because I was having none of this weight issue for a 14 year old growing boy, did i mention he is 5'9" and shorter than many of the boys on the team? Because he was older, he had to remain in the weight limit. Long story short, we get him to move teams and he got to play, but we had to get a new shirt and name put on it, thus the different number this year as well as a no name shirt.
