First of all thank you for all the coaches, parents, support staff, and most of all the young men playing the games…salute !
Scrambler8 probably summed up HS football a bunch of years ago on this site but only a few would remember but here goes.
Over the many years I have participated in viewing this great game and listening to all the nonsense that goes along with it I am concerned about respect and sportsmanship as it exists today. I know welcome to society.
Turning in the equipment hits home especially for those who play the game but the real hurt is for those who turn the page. Memories galore and friends for life from the HS game is the best prize. The trophies are great but the life lessons are better and how you carry yourself is the real number one.
How do you all deal with this end of season events? Not easy at all.
In the LWE family you have a head coach who is wrapping a season with two of his young men who he lives with, who dealt with injuries and could not leave it all on the field for that last HS game. That hurts. Injuries are a part of a physical game and believe me there are many more very talented athletes at both LWE and schools across the state in the same boat. Look forward friends and reach out and thank these athletes we watch weekly, monthly, and yearly as they develop into men.
Communities need these individuals and the inspiration they give to the youngsters in return is enormous.
Too old to take this all for granted but people like Edgy, WJOL, the crazy Joliet Catholic and Providence Catholic communities have really laid the groundwork for what we have in the immediate areas. Seeing once proud communities on the south side as programs erode is depressing for sure but we need to keep pedaling friends!
Sorry for the length of this one. Take care…and thank the Lord we have MS4Ever and Crossbones!
Scrambler8 probably summed up HS football a bunch of years ago on this site but only a few would remember but here goes.
Over the many years I have participated in viewing this great game and listening to all the nonsense that goes along with it I am concerned about respect and sportsmanship as it exists today. I know welcome to society.
Turning in the equipment hits home especially for those who play the game but the real hurt is for those who turn the page. Memories galore and friends for life from the HS game is the best prize. The trophies are great but the life lessons are better and how you carry yourself is the real number one.
How do you all deal with this end of season events? Not easy at all.
In the LWE family you have a head coach who is wrapping a season with two of his young men who he lives with, who dealt with injuries and could not leave it all on the field for that last HS game. That hurts. Injuries are a part of a physical game and believe me there are many more very talented athletes at both LWE and schools across the state in the same boat. Look forward friends and reach out and thank these athletes we watch weekly, monthly, and yearly as they develop into men.
Communities need these individuals and the inspiration they give to the youngsters in return is enormous.
Too old to take this all for granted but people like Edgy, WJOL, the crazy Joliet Catholic and Providence Catholic communities have really laid the groundwork for what we have in the immediate areas. Seeing once proud communities on the south side as programs erode is depressing for sure but we need to keep pedaling friends!
Sorry for the length of this one. Take care…and thank the Lord we have MS4Ever and Crossbones!
