Tues.-Weds., August 9-10, 2022
No one said that learning to play American football was going to be easy.
This became abundantly clear to young Jacob on Tuesday night at his Camarillo Stingers practice.
The gathering before
the opening whistle
Coaches setting the tone for the
night which was simply,
"BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!"
This is the one essential part of the game that Jacob still has a lot to first experience and then learn.
Dusted
Jacob, on Defense on the far side, painfully learning the first Law of Physics that states, "Low Pad WINS!"
I love Coach Anthony who is
bending over Jacob
He clearly understands that Jacob has been struggling the last two practices with the hitting part of the game and can be seen here offering Jacob positive encouragement in a calm demeanor.
At least he stayed on his feet on this play.
Jacob was the ball carrier
on this rep
An Open Field Tackle means
get the ball carrier down
any way that you can
After all of these drills, he still had that smile on his face. I think that in large part that was due to Coach Anthony who tutored him throughout a tough day.
Going out for a pass
The defender made a great
play on the ball on this one
There is Coach Anthony again
Coach Anthony continues
encouraging Jacob
On Wednesday, Laurie and I
went to Brophy Brothers for a fine
seafood dining experience
Lots of sea gulls at the
Ventura Harbor today
I am happy to report that the Wednesday night Stingers workout was a better one for Jacob, if nothing else he is proving to be resilient. Most of all, I believe that he is simply happy to be part of a positive team of fellow players and coaches.
Jacob being a patient RB but as
of yet still not thrilled about contact
Jacob blocking on the left
doing a MUCH better job
staying with his man
Needing to improve GREATLY
on getting off on the snap
At the TE spot to the right in
an Offense vs. air drill
Jacob on the TE Reverse
Working the Out route
out of the break
The complete route but the two
receivers seem awfully close to each other
A 10 year old boy is allowed
to dream sometimes
This might have been my favorite play of the day.
Jacob at Nose Tackle
Finally Getting Off the Ball
In a previous video of a one-on-one drill, Jacob got pushed around because he did not move his feet at the snap. Here he does and gets solid penetration that helps disrupt this play.
On an earlier play in the scrimmage, he did the same thing and got to the ball carrier just as he got the handoff. He was able to rip the ball away thus recording both a Forced Fumble and a Fumble Recovery on one play.
Good Times!
Reading Is FUNdamental!
Just another dive into the
depths of Nordic Noir
This is the second book of a soon to be trilogy that must be read in order. I had read the first installment, The Golden Cage, about a year ago. It started slow but really picked up in the last half of that read.
Having read The Golden Cage made this book a great read from start to finish. By the way, the finish of Silver Tears left the door wide open for a third tome in what is referred to as the Faye's Revenge series but it has yet to be published.
You can bet that I'll be all over that book when it finally comes out.
By the way, our heroine, Faye, has now revenge killed five people in these first two stories. She drowned two boys who raped her, strangled her brother who also raped her, burned to death her ex-boyfriend and electrocuted her pedophile husband.
Now, that's a Nordic Noir heroine for you!
Over the last dozen years, I have now read a total of 63 dark, depressing Nordic Noir novels from authors writing about the seedy side of life in their native countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
This is all because in 2010, just before leaving to coach Sweden's Hässleholm Hurricanes, our friend Michael D'Antuono handed me a book and said, "Here, read this Stieg Larson book The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, I think you'll like it."
I am easily led astray by nefarious characters like Michael as it turns out.
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