OT- My sons season (Parent brag thread)
So as many know, my family moved fo Maui from So. CA. a few years ago. My son (who has played football since he was five)
caught on with the local Pop Warner team, and Central Maui “Big Boys” (8th going into 9th grade)
COVID then pretty much put an end to his freshman year, nonetheless he weight trained at home and worked with a couple of the Maui HS coaches who run a linemen program here called “Tribe”
This is his sophomore year, and he was one of just a handful of sophomores to make varsity. At the start of the season he was fighting with a junior for starting DE. Kyle (my son) is 6’, 180 (just turned 16) and was trying to take a juniors job at 6’ 3”, 320. Now you would think this would be a slam dunk for the junior, but not so....Kyle is fast off the ball, runs a 4.9 40, and is slippery. nonetheless he was 2 at LDE, to spell the junior when he got gassed. When he went in, he did great, several solo tackles, TFL, didnt lose contain, etc.
Third game of the season our center got injured. (Also, was struggling - sailing snaps, missing assignments) There really was no backup, so Kyle said he would finish the game at center. He took the wristband, went out early before the end of halftime to practice and finished the game without any missed snaps, or assignments, he took to it quickly.
Next game he started at center, and held the starting center spot for the rest of the season. He graded out each week with the highest blocking percentage, and has started making line calls (inside zone, Ace, duece, ram, lion, solo, man). hes fast enough to scrape and get to the second level, or make the line call when defense send a blitz. He calls out MDM, and gets into players heads. (To the point where a kid punched him in the chest, and Kyle said “Thanks for the first down bitch”. the kid was ejected and then started razzing the LB that replaced the one tossed.
After the last game my wife came up and said, “is Kyle a poor sport?”
I tried explaining the details of head games / talking shit in the trenches / finding your “nasty” but she didnt understand it.
You WANT nasty, bad attitude, self-confidence, otherwise grab some bench.
so......what are kiddos doing that youre stoked about?
V83
Great to hear V83. Glad to hear your son is making a name for himself in the trenches. Love reading about that.
My junior started varsity this year at OLB/Safety. Lots of competition at the spot and he didn't start every game, but he really should have IMHO. He did his job, didn't get sucked inside and played well. Would like to see a bit more of the nasty in his play, but like his brothers, he is a great kid and that doesn't always translate well to football. But one of the kids that he battled for positions with cost his team big time with his uncontrolled anger, getting 2 personal foul penalties for childishly slapping the ball out of the hands of an opponent and then getting kicked out. That drive should have ended at the 15 yard line, but his 30 yards in penalties gave a first down and let the other team drive for the lead.
Anyway, my boy also would drop down to DE in some pass rush situations and still showed he was still the best pass rusher on the team. He is working hard to gain weight so he can go back to DE next year and is working with 2 other DEs to help improve the pass rush.
I totally get the competition at DE Greed....Sounds similar to the situation here...
Just keep grinding and his chance will come, when it does, coaches will “see the light” because you cant coach passion & heart.
How about others? kids heading home for Holidays? College news? new jobs?
@"Vanguard83" said: I totally get the competition at DE Greed....Sounds similar to the situation here...Just keep grinding and his chance will come, when it does, coaches will “see the light” because you cant coach passion & heart.
How about others? kids heading home for Holidays? College news? new jobs?
My son and his fiancé will close on their new house they built in Denver end of this month. Will be married in May. Both have great jobs and are happy and healthy. I highly recommend a job in tech if your kids can get one, they are well compensated.
Oldest settling in to his new job. Got out of chemistry, using his JD now.
Youngest sold his condo for a tidy profit and bought a house.
Everyone healthy.
awesome gang keep ‘em coming - sadly had a couple friends pass away - love hearing about “the good stuff”
@"Vanguard83" said: I totally get the competition at DE Greed....Sounds similar to the situation here...Just keep grinding and his chance will come, when it does, coaches will “see the light” because you cant coach passion & heart.
How about others? kids heading home for Holidays? College news? new jobs?
It isn't the competition, it is his build. He has always been their best DE, but at varsity level he is just too light at 160#. His understanding of setup, hands and different moves makes him a dangerous pass rusher, but he would be a liability as an every down guy. He is also obviously valuable as a coverage LB/safety. He is working hard to put on the weight tho, very self motivated.
3rd son will graduate from college in the spring with business degree. Another highly motivated driven kid. My eldest son is still looking for work, donated a charity auction event playing piano, so he is still active in his music, just hard to come by work in his industry.
Great news VG83. Good for your son. His hard work paid off.
Greed, I remember the piano selection you sent me a while back was just amazing. Hope something opens for him along his love of music. Must be looking forward to the college graduation also. very exciting, I love it when goals are met and a new path opens.
yeah Kyle looking to add weight too....wish he could take some of mine.
Nothing from me is sports related.
TL:DR Everything is good, children are doing well
My daughter has given birth to 2 beautiful baby girls in the last 2+ years. My oldest granddaughter, now just over 2 was born 7 weeks premature and is now thriving and an absolute joy. My youngest granddaughter is 7 1/2 months old and the happiest baby I’ve ever seen.
My daughter went into HELP Syndrome while giving birth to her oldest daughter and nearly died. She was monitored for more than a month post birth for high blood pressure that took three different medications to bring under control. It took several months for her BP to become normal again. She lives 2 1/2 hours away, so when we got the call, we threw some clothes in a bag and started driving down I-65. About half way there, we got a call that said they were going to try and get her to 34 weeks and then do a c-section. A 1/2 hour out, we got a call saying they were taking her in right then for the c-section. 10 minutes out, we got the call she had given birth. It was a frantic and emotional day, but every time my wife would start crying, I’d say “Everything is going to be ok”, more for myself than her. But, “Everything is ok” now.
She works for Riley’s Children’s Hospital and they created a job for her to keep her when she said she was going to quit to raise her girls. She now works from home 3 days a week.
My oldest son had a full scholarship to Purdue University, only to come home after the first year and say that college wasn’t for him.
My wife was devastated, I said, You’re an adult now, go get an adult job. Real words of wisdom, I know.
He became the assistant manager at an oil change place and then said he was going to apply at the IBEW local to get into their electricians apprenticeship. I honestly thought he was telling me that to just make me feel good.
He applied, he got in, and is do very well. He has 1 more year to go to become a journeyman, and is engaged to a very wonderful young lady.
My youngest is 20 and finding his way. He tried the local technical school, but when COVID-19 hit he hated doing the online classes and got a full time job at the local Menard’s. He hates it there.
I’ve never been a guy who thinks that kids need to know what they want at 17 or 18 years old. It takes time and things work out if you keep plugging away from doing the right things in life.
Happy Holidays to everyone. Whatever holiday you celebrate, I hope it is filled with love and happiness. We’re all in this thing together and need each other to get through it all.
Please contribute to this thread, it’s a feel good to see others doing well.
@"Riphawkins" said: Nothing from me is sports related.TL:DR Everything is good, children are doing well
My daughter has given birth to 2 beautiful baby girls in the last 2+ years. My oldest granddaughter, now just over 2 was born 7 weeks premature and is now thriving and an absolute joy. My youngest granddaughter is 7 1/2 months old and the happiest baby I’ve ever seen.
My daughter went into HELP Syndrome while giving birth to her oldest daughter and nearly died. She was monitored for more than a month post birth for high blood pressure that took three different medications to bring under control. It took several months for her BP to become normal again.She lives 2 1/2 hours away, so when we got the call, we threw some clothes in a bag and started driving down I-65. About half way there, we got a call that said they were going to try and get her to 34 weeks and then do a c-section. A 1/2 hour out, we got a call saying they were taking her in right then for the c-section. 10 minutes out, we got the call she had given birth. It was a frantic and emotional day, but every time my wife would start crying, I’d say “Everything is going to be ok”, more for myself than her. But, “Everything is ok” now.
She works for Riley’s Children’s Hospital and they created a job for her to keep her when she said she was going to quit to raise her girls. She now works from home 3 days a week.My oldest son had a full scholarship to Purdue University, only to come home after the first year and say that college wasn’t for him.
My wife was devastated, I said, You’re an adult now, go get an adult job. Real words of wisdom, I know.
He became the assistant manager at an oil change place and then said he was going to apply at the IBEW local to get into their electricians apprenticeship. I honestly thought he was telling me that to just make me feel good.
He applied, he got in, and is do very well. He has 1 more year to go to become a journeyman, and is engaged to a very wonderful young lady.My youngest is 20 and finding his way. He tried the local technical school, but when COVID-19 hit he hated doing the online classes and got a full time job at the local Menard’s. He hates it there.
I’ve never been a guy who thinks that kids need to know what they want at 17 or 18 years old. It takes time and things work out if you keep plugging away from doing the right things in life.Happy Holidays to everyone. Whatever holiday you celebrate, I hope it is filled with love and happiness. We’re all in this thing together and need each other to get through it all.
Please contribute to this thread, it’s a feel good to see others doing well.
Dang, what a ride, and amazing how blessed we are after it all.
Good for your oldest. Honestly. He is choosing his path and that is more important than trying to please someone else. We have some that are "finding their way" as you put it. Each kid is different and have their own challenge. Often the best option is to give them the space to figure it out.
I honestly dont know why schools dont focus more on trades. Here in Hawaii, there is a dire need for electricians, plumbers, welders, auto tech, construction...you can pretty much “fill in a number” if you have any of those services / skills.
@"Vanguard83" said: I honestly dont know why schools dont focus more on trades. Here in Hawaii, there is a dire need for electricians, plumbers, welders, auto tech, construction...you can pretty much “fill in a number” if you have any of those services / skills.
But here's a big part of the problem that doesn't get talked about: kids don't want these trade jobs. Ask the people that try to set up apprenticeship programs for kids that just graduate high school: they have to go to like 4 high schools to sign up 5 kids. Then 2 of them quit immediately, 2 stay for the first check then quit and you get maybe 1 candidate out of it.
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