Playoff Football

I was asked to help out on the sidelines for some high school playoff games this weekend.  There were three games today and three games tomorrow.  That is a lot of football.  I didn't make the first game today because I had a test that was happening at the same time and I needed to do well on the test.  I managed to get a 90% on it which is great.  I was surprised that I did that well and gladly take it.  Anyhow, in the first game the teams were Rich and Diamond Academy.  I was on the Diamond Academy sidelines and have to say that I was thoroughly impressed with the coaching staff and the discipline of the team.  One of the things that tends to happen on the sidelines is a lot of swearing.  Players, coaches, whoever, it seems to come from all angles.  This team did not swear.  The coaches did not swear.  They were passionate about the game and they were definitely in to it but they did not use foul language. I was impressed.  I also noticed that on every play these players helped up their opponents.  There wasn't a lot of show boating or self aggrandizement going on. They just went out, played hard and played smart football. They won decisively.  It appeared to me that at least three of the coaches were brothers and part way through the game their father joined them on the sideline.  I really liked what I saw there today.

The latter game was Juab and Juan Diego.  I was on the Juan Diego side of the field.  They are apparently a Catholic school.  Let's just say they didn't have the same discipline as Diamond Academy and I heard some very colorful language from the top down.  They were a good team, they played a great game and they look very strong.  For the guy on the sideline that moves the first down marker, I much prefer the discipline of the Diamond Academy team.  It didn't make them any weaker as a team, they won their game convincingly.  I don't, it was refreshing is all I can say.  We'll see how things go tomorrow.