Are You Ready for Some Football?

While I really don't want to wish time away, especially summer, I am so ready for football season. It is the one sport that I watch on a pretty regular basis and the desert between the Superbowl and the beginning of the season always feels really long. 

This year went to the UCF spring game to get a little taste of what the season has in store. It was also a chance to see how E liked going to the game. She probably enjoyed dancing to the music between plays more than the game itself, but it is a start.

Last week I had an opportunity to attend the UCF women's football clinic. I had heard good things from previous years and was excited to see it on the schedule again this year. The past couple of years I have been pregnant or nursing, so it was too hard to get away. This year I was able to join about a 100 or so other women to learn a little more about the game and get some time on the field.

Hello!!!

Nothing like hanging out with the Coach.

The night started off with sandwiches, chips and drinks, followed by a tour of the weight room and some time with a tackling dummy. I would love to have a gym like the one the student athletes have on campus.

Then we headed to the team room for a meeting with the coach. Here we got a chance to chat with George O'Leary himself as well as members of the offensive and defensive coaching staff. This helped me understand what is going on down on the field a bit more.

After the coaches meeting, we headed out to the practice fields. This was my favorite part of the night. We got a chance to catch, kick, throw, run ladders and do all kinds of fun stuff on the field. I almost felt like I was a real football player, well maybe not a real player, but it was fun to be on the field.

As E would say, "I got it."

Throwing with players

Shoes for feet bigger than mine.

After this clinic, I am so ready for some football!

Charge On!