Get Your Head In The Game!

Okay, so Austin has been practicing flag football for about three weeks and the only thing Russell and I have to say to Austin is "Get your head in the game son!" Bless his little heart, he is learning that whether he is playing soccer, football, baseball, basketball or whatever, you are there to play the game and NOT goof off with your friends or be in "la la land"! Russell and I had a BIG talk with Austin last week and told him that he has to give it everything he's got and just do his best. We told him that he has the potential of being a GOOD player...he just has to try. For pete's sake, Russell played football for Texas Tech (until he got sick, that is another story), but that boy has some good athletic genes! Anyways, Austin did an outstanding, phenomenal job today his the flag football game! He finally understood what it meant to play defense (give it all you got to get that flag). Austin got 4 flags today and was a fast and I mean a FAST runner. The opposing team starting having their runner run the ball on the opposite side of the field from Austin. We are so proud of him!! We never expect him to BE the best, we just want him to DO his best and learn to have fun doing it! Way to go Austin! We knew you could do it!