Ian's team crushed,despite the chaotic running in circles.
Ian's team has only 21 kids, and some are better than others (obviously). There are three 2nd graders who are terrific. Then there are a handful of solid players, of which Ian is one. That said, Ian gets to play both offense AND defense. In this game, Ian hadn't mastered the difference. He didn't really understand that his goal was different for each role, so I would yell, "Block, block!" when he was offense. I would yell, "Get the flag!" when he was defense.
There he is, blocking. He likes that he's allowed to push people.
As you can see here, Ian has been told to block a specific person. He didn't yet understand that once the guy got away he had to then prevent ANYONE from getting to his QB. He just chased that one kid he was assigned to, lol.
It didn't help that they always put huge kids up against Ian!
I'll get video of Ian at one of his last games, for comparison. He now has a firm grasp of offensive vs. defensive job descriptions, and he much prefers defense. He can evade a block, keep an eye on the ball, and go for it. He got 3 flags in our most recent game!
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Hey, his grasp of the game is better than mine!
Lol. Yeah, I enjoy football, so I know a decent amount. A lot of the moms (and some of the dads) don't know much. It's less straightforward than baseball!
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