HS student time usage: unscheduled leisure

katwkittens
Wed, 29 Dec 2004 20:51:26 +0000

Carolyn,

I am so glad to hear your son’s football experience was so rewarding. I have found that my boys have benefitted in so many ways. Oldest is now playing college ball and has found again why he loved it so much when he was younger. His senior year of high school ball was hard with a team headed to state championships. It was a team that had been groomed for 4 years to win and pressure was intense. They lost to their cross town rivals in the semi-finals. It was a huge let down and soured many of the players for football. But he was welcomed with open arms to his new team and moved from D line to O line. And he saw a lot of playing a time. And was hit a lot. A lot.

Same as high school, football table in the cafe, jerseys and suits on game day, laundry done for him…He loves it again. I hope I get the chance next year to go and watch a game. Some are televised but I would love to go. He’s in MN.

We have a weight bench in the garage and it is used daily. I have a hard time during football season, worse in wrestling season, hate all those crunching bones…but they definately work in the off season. DS#2 went from heavy weight class (wrestling)to 170 lb from one year to next, made the football coach crazy!

That CS is nasty (at least for my boys), i tell them little toys for little boys! Keep him in football and encourage another sport, also have the boys in Key Club and Science Honors Club. Current hs junior is an officer in NHS now so there is NO TIME for comp games, or video games. Also have them tutoring others, so no rest for the wicked!!!

I so miss attending the games for my oldest, don’t miss the hurts, but miss him and his charisma (he was team captain). His younger bro has big footsteps to fill. The self-esteem and confidence all the boys have gained have served them well and taught them to handle some tough situations. And for some reason even though DS#2 is #1 in his class with a 5.2 GPA with 13 APs under his belt, he is NOT seen as the smart geeky kid, but a varsity football player. Crazy, but interesting.

I wish your son the best next season, and you a great seat in the stands!!!

Kat