Good morning,
When my son signed up to play Upward Flag Football through the College Church of the Nazarene in Olathe, his team the Buffalos needed a coach. I volunteered and then wondered "what have I gotten myself into". Well, 7-weeks and 4 games into the season, I am so glad I gave it a try. The first and second graders that make up our team are the greatest bunch of kids a coach could ask for. Everyone of them is eager to learn, eager to play different positions and above all, they display great sportsmanship. The Upward Sports Mantra is "Every child is winner". The league is designed to give kids of equal playing experience and ability a chance to match up and most of all have fun. At this young age, we don't keep score. (Not supposed to anyway, but I know the kids are keeping it in their heads, they keep asking if we won.) We're not focusing on the outcome, but on developing basic skills. Its a great program. I also have two great dad helping out as assistant coaches, Brent Driggers and Clint Sprague. They are patient, give great instruction and are both having as much fun as me. Thank you Brent & Clint. Anyway, here is a picture of me in action this past weekend, right before our offense was about to run a play.
Our playbook is really simple, but in case you are wondering---No. All of our plays are not named after weather terms, but imagine...running plays called the blizzard or short passing routes called Gustnadoes, or an all out blitz called the "Tornado". Come to think it, maybe we'll work on something for this Friday night's game.