December 15, 2007 -
Monday Night Football has nothing on SPITFIRE Football at Bowen
Field House! A recent Monday night practice was HANDS-DOWN one of
my favorites. Although there were fewer team members than we had
hoped for (as always seems the case), we did have a new player drive
an hour and forty-five minutes to join us! We went long past the
scheduled 9pm end time, and some people did have to leave, but those
of us who lingered could have made it last until midnight for sure!
The defensive unit was giving the
offense a chance to “feel the pressure” and learning to communicate;
receivers were running better routes; running-backs seemed faster;
and everyone knew the SPITFIRE squad was in the house! I got a
chance to play defense and can see why people are so intense about
doing so. If I lose my QB spot I have no problem joining you guys
on the defensive side of the ball! Some of you may have to fight me
to the ball and the QB.
Ok, enough of that; Defense was
awesome, but don’t worry, I’ll let you guys have your fun! I do
have one thing to say about the QB spot to all of you (teammates)
who just found out, RED means NO TOUCH! I wore the brightest red
Ohio State Buckeyes shirt I had to indicate “QB NO TOUCH ZONE”,
guess that memo got lost somewhere for some of you! I can’t wait to
put on full gear and really get a sense of the game. It’s tough to
hold back when not in pads on the field – there were a few
collisions – but you can’t tell me you didn’t want to go back for
more!!
For those of you who haven’t had a
chance to experience practice (even with the new conditioning phase)
like this as a SPITFIRE player, all I can say is “buckle up, it’s
going to be an amazing ride”. SPITFIRE is in the house and I can’t
wait until every player can’t sleep at night because they want to
get back out there for one more play, one more down, one more chance
to move those sticks down-field to another 1st and 10!
From inside the (tackle) Box,
hoping your line protects you ‘til next time!
~The Rookie Quarter-Boyce
