Owen officially completed his first season of tackle football with his best game yet. When I told Stewart I had signed Owen up for football he was less than excited. Even though football is his thing, he just didn't think Owen was ready. Thankfully, for both Owen and I, he proved his dad wrong by tackling and blocking week after week. He played tight end and defensive tackle. He was clearly one of the smallest players out there weighing in at 52 pounds soaking wet! More importantly, he showed that size didn't matter as he was often lined up against the other teams biggest players. Week after week he battled and fought and stood his ground. Today he was able to tackle the other team for several losses. He was so proud of himself and loved having Stewart by his side as an assistant coach on his team.
Chase finished up his regular season today as well. His team went 7-0 while he played linebacker. He's come a long way considering he spent most of his first season on the sidelines crying. There were several times that year that we asked Chase if he wanted to play. H e just kept plugging away. His second season he improved tremendously yet his team went 1-6. Something just clicked this year and he became unafraid to take a hit or make a hit. He got a feeling for the game and found that he really liked it. It has been so much fun watching him really begin to grasp the fundamentals of the game. His team has earned home field advantage and the #1 seed in the playoffs.
I am just so proud of them both for really putting in the work. They have been practicing since mid July and haven't missed a single practice or game. It would have been easy for them to want to take a break or skip out on practice but each night they put their gear on and went ready to play. I think the Parker boys have got a lot of football left and I'm ready. I'm officially a football mom!
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