football tournament

Last Saturday, Alex had a football tournament, which concluded the football season. It was cold, and the tension was THICK. For the first time in our flag football lives, the score was officially kept, and wow did that make a difference for coaches, players and parents. Especially coaches and parents.

Alex played great. He was center for all three (yes, three) games. His snaps were unbelievable. Only one went a little haywire, and that was due to the brisk wind. They were a thing of beauty, those snaps of his. Alex also grabbed some key flags -- one which stopped the opposing team from getting the game tied and going into overtime.

Overall, the team played really, really well together. They were tight. Plays were fairly complex and good. We had some thrilling plays with long touchdown runs and two interceptions. The coaches (and some parents) weren't so impressive, unfortunately. I will mostly blame one opposing team's coach in particular, even though our coach yelled something very inappropriate during a tense moment between that other coach and the ref. I'm taking the tactic that, although I don't like it, it's all just going to get more and more intense if the guys continue in sports, so we should get used to it.

And, the best part of this report is that Alex's team (the Packers!!!) won the entire tournament! They were very proud, as were we. What a fun and exciting day!

Enzo and Finn were total troopers during this day-long event. They never complained once about how their entire Saturday was spent outside, in the cold and wind, watching their big brother.
It was a great day!