Lucas had his first flag football practice this week, and I picked him up afterwards. I got out of the car and sat on the field to see/hear better what was going on. It went something like this.
Coach: " I need my Offense 1 to line up !"
No action.
Coach: " Can my Offense 1 boys line up here right now?!"
One boy stands in the line, the other kids are milling around. Picture it.
Coach: "IF THE 8 BOYS I JUST LINED UP DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE, WE'LL HAVE A PROBLEM!"
The boys start nudging each other to figure out who was in Offense 1 and who was in Offense 2.
Boy 1: "Does anybody else smell bar-b-que?"
Me: Stifling giggles.
Coach gives them some instructions, along the lines of don't chase the football, look for the players.
They execute the play, all the kids chase the ball.
Coach: "What did I tell you to do?"
Boys: "Don't chase the ball."
Coach: "So why did you do it?"
Boys: "I don't know."
Coach: "...Well I don't know either."
These are 10-12 year olds.
Coach: " I need my Offense 1 to line up !"
No action.
Coach: " Can my Offense 1 boys line up here right now?!"
One boy stands in the line, the other kids are milling around. Picture it.
Coach: "IF THE 8 BOYS I JUST LINED UP DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE, WE'LL HAVE A PROBLEM!"
The boys start nudging each other to figure out who was in Offense 1 and who was in Offense 2.
Boy 1: "Does anybody else smell bar-b-que?"
Me: Stifling giggles.
Coach gives them some instructions, along the lines of don't chase the football, look for the players.
They execute the play, all the kids chase the ball.
Coach: "What did I tell you to do?"
Boys: "Don't chase the ball."
Coach: "So why did you do it?"
Boys: "I don't know."
Coach: "...Well I don't know either."
These are 10-12 year olds.
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