Go Grizzlies!

Tonight, Benny had his very first flag football game. This is the first organized sport he's been a part of, so we were excited to see how he would do. Coach Kurt asked Mike to assist with coaching the team this year, so Dad was there to give Ben an extra boost of support...which was a good thing! He is one of the youngest and littlest on the team (5/6 year olds) but he actually did a decent job of paying attention and trying to follow his coaches instructions (most of the time!). We are proud of him!

The huddle

Pure chaos...but pretty funny to watch. Kids were grabbing other kids flags at random...didn't matter if that kid had the ball or was on your team! Ben seemed to enjoy defense more than offense at this point. He would get mad when someone else grabbed the flag...even if that person was on his team. I guess he has a bit to learn still about TEAM sports. :) Oh well, at least we can see the competitive spirit shining through already.

Taking some quality coaching from Dad...

Can you tell what the boys are often distracted by during the game? At any given point half the team can be found messing with their mouthpiece. Mike had to tell Ben to pick his up out of the grass and put it back in his mouth about five times.

The game ended in a tie...but I don't think Ben was keeping score. He was just pumped to get some blue juice and cheez-its.

Quick story from a week or two ago...Mike had the team play a game at the end of practice called "Grizzly in the Middle." One kid stands in the middle as the Grizzly. The other kids stand on one end and have to run across to the other side without getting tagged by the Grizzly. Mike blew the whistle and all the kids started running to the other side. Mike said Ben just stood there and wasn't running. He said, "Benny...run!" Ben put up his hand like he was holding a gun and began pretend shooting the kid in the middle. Mike said, "What are you doing?" Ben said, "Dad...I don't need to run, I'm just going to shoot the Grizzly." :) We knew right then and there we had a superstar on our hands! Ha ha! Who needs to run when you can just shoot your opponent? :) I love that kid!

Way to go, Benny! We are proud of you!