7th Grade SMS Football

Parker just finished his first season of football.  He wasn't sure in August if he wanted to play but decided at the last minute that he wanted to give it a try.  He made the A team as a receiver on offense and linebacker on defense.  After several weeks of practicing but not getting any play time in games due to having no prior football experience, Parker became very frustrated so we asked for him to be moved to the B team.  Coach Ellis, his coach, was very encouraging and said that if he moved to the B team, he would get a lot of play time during games.

During his first game on the B team, Parker had two awesome touchdown catches and one catch for the extra point after a touchdown.  He was so excited to finally be playing and getting some experience.  As a result of having such a great game, he was chosen as 7th grade Player of the Week.

 

He got to go to the CHS varsity football team dinner and was recognized for being Player of the Week.

Overall, it was a good experience.  I don't think Parker will play football again next year but he learned a lot of good lessons as a result of being on the team and we are proud of him for stepping out of his comfort zone and trying something new.