The Birch Family - Idaho » Son #1 http://jamiebirch.com Luck is the intersection of preparation and opportunity. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:43:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Game 2 and my boy is ready to hit someone! http://jamiebirch.com/game-2-and-my-boy-is-ready-to-hit-someone/ http://jamiebirch.com/game-2-and-my-boy-is-ready-to-hit-someone/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:51:26 +0000 admin http://jamiebirch.com/?p=66 My son has been practicing pretty hard to get more playing time for this game.  He comes home, does his homework and then heads to practice as soon as we let him.  I’ve never seen him so motivated for anything really.  It’s not only refreshing, it’s downright exciting!  He is a real strong boy and always was atheltically gifted, just never motivated to really do anything with it.  He’s loving this.

So we traveled to Sandpoint Idaho to play the bulldogs.  My son was excited to get some more playing time and actually got some time on defense, enough to put the bulldogs quarterback on his rear a few times.  Way to go son!

The Rams, his team, won without allowing a single score!

Here comes the Rams!

Here comes the Rams!

Final team huddle before the start of the game. It was perfect weather, just a bit colder, but good stuff. You can see my boy there towards the end with no socks, can't get him to wear socks.

Final team huddle before the start of the game. It was perfect weather, just a bit colder, but good stuff. You can see my boy there towards the end with no socks, can't get him to wear socks.

It's almost crazy to see my little boy like this. But holy cow he looks like a warrior putting on his armor getting ready for some grid iron battle. Go get em son!

It's almost crazy to see my little boy like this. But holy cow he looks like a warrior putting on his armor getting ready for some grid iron battle. Go get em son!

There he is starting the second quarter and putting someone on their back!

There he is starting the second quarter and putting someone on their back!

Here he is on the far side giving the QB some time.

Here he is on the far side giving the QB some time.

#70 getting ready for the next play.

#70 getting ready for the next play.

This is towards the end of the game as they were winning 27-0. They scored again here!

This is towards the end of the game as they were winning 27-0. They scored again here!

You can see him here on the end opening a hole!

You can see him here on the end opening a hole!

They won the game and are now 2-0 allowing only one score in 8 quarters.  It’s actually a pretty good team and the kids are all having fun and working very hard.  Good job son.

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Here are some pics from his first game.

Check him out here. He looks like a young man. He lost 12 pounds in the first two weeks and is getting to be a pretty stong kid.

Check him out here. He looks like a young man. He lost 12 pounds in the first two weeks and is getting to be a pretty stong kid.

Here is getting some additional instruction prior to the game from coach. They get together an hour before the game to go over the game plan and make sure they are ready to go.

Here is getting some additional instruction prior to the game from coach. They get together an hour before the game to go over the game plan and make sure they are ready to go.

We all came out to see his first game, including his biggest chearleader, his lil' sister

We all came out to see his first game, including his biggest chearleader, his lil' sister

Here he is getting a little practice in. That's him second from the left.

Here he is getting a little practice in. That's him second from the left.

Put me in coach!

Put me in coach!

My boy's here waiting for the coach, pictured to his left, to put him into his first game after two weeks of practice.

My boy's here waiting for the coach, pictured to his left, to put him into his first game after two weeks of practice.

So you can't really, see but my boy is on the right side of the line, two kids over from the center. This was the play where he opened a whole big enough for a mac truck to drive through and his team got their first touchdown of the season!

So you can't really, see but my boy is on the right side of the line, two kids over from the center. This was the play where he opened a whole big enough for a mac truck to drive through and his team got their first touchdown of the season!

Halftime!

Halftime!

Here he is on the kick-off return team

Here he is on the kick-off return team

You can see him right there on the end in the huddle getting ready to put this game away.

You can see him right there on the end in the huddle getting ready to put this game away.

My boy did pretty good for his first game ever after only two weeks of practice.  They won 24-6 pretty easily and my boy’s only words at the end of the game were: “I want more playin’ time Dad”.  Awesome!

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