When I began this quest over a year ago,
it was as a friend of a prospective player and one of the team’s
biggest fans. I followed them everywhere they played last year.
This year I am still a friend of the same player, a big fan, and now
I have the job of the team’s staff writer.
Last year I knew only a few players on
the team, this year, I am part of the team. When the year started
and I was asked to do some writing, I went to practice and sat and
took notes while watching.
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The first Tree Town Spitfire fundraiser for the 2008 season is
officially underway, and we invite you to participate in the
fun. Win money while supporting your favorite
team!!!
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more details and to purchase tickets online...
I am a Spitfire
rookie preparing to play my first year of full contact football,
but that initial or introductory phase didn’t last too long.
Although the rookie label still applies, there has been little
“taking it easy on the rookie” since the second weekend of
tryouts. I’ve been shot-gunned into “THE quarterback” role. I
went from walking the sidelines and trying to find my footing,
to diving head first into the end zone! I am, though, slowly
learning how to slide and go feet first to keep from getting too
banged up, but it’s felt like a constant 2-minute drill!
I’m also
beginning to find my voice on the field, not just with the
endless questions I ask every practice (thanks Coach!), but with
my play-calling, encouraging my teammates, and those frequent
apologies for having a brain malfunction while in the middle of
play execution! There’s a split second right after the ball gets
snapped that by brain goes comatose, so I’m still waiting for
that QB instinct to take charge of my brain!
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PLAYER
SPOTLIGHT:
Danee
"Skittles" Moore
By Erin Throneberry
Daneé Moore is a four year
veteran, mother of four, wife of a coach, and executive assistant
who puts her heart and soul into everything she does. Her greatest
strength in football is that she is “mentally and physically tough,”
says Coach Val. Daneé’s
football career began while the team was in Toledo and she loves it
as much as she did her first season.
How does she balance football, family
and work? “Time management is essential.” As an executive assistant
in one of the top performing printing companies, I’m guessing she
has picked up some good skills. Being a mom, Daneé
says, is her biggest life accomplishment. She loves her large
family and couldn’t live without “the hugs, cuddles and kisses.”
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Special thanks to the
EMU Athletic Department!!!
THREE
AND OUT -
FOOTBALL THE COACH TED WAY
By Ted Moore
Practices have been getting better every
week. There is new talent coming and the competition for positions
is growing fierce! Once everyone is able to get their schedules
worked out so that they are able to attend all the practices, we’ll
really start learning, improving and becoming a championship-caliber
team for 2008.
This time I will discuss the different
positions of the defensive line. Let’s start with the basic
four-man front. The first player is the Strong Side Defensive
End – their main responsibility is to achieve outside
containment. When the tight end stays back for pass blocking, she
should be able to defeat the double team. This player is big and
fast.
Strong Side Tackle
– her main responsibility is to clog the middle up to shut down the
running game. She should be able to occupy two offensive linemen on
every play. This player is the biggest defensive lineman and should
be very strong.
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