Learning about football

I have been attending a lot of football lately. I have three grandsons who have been playing. Two of my grandsons play for Arkadelphia and one plays for Gurdon. I am learning a lot about football. I like watching my grandsons. I was not able to watch my grandson Kyle who plays for 7th grade but figure I will next year when he plays for eighth grade.

I guess a lot of people know that when a player is injured that all the other football players go down to one knee until the injured player walks off the field. Everyone claps when the person is able to walk off the field. The first time this happened at a game I was surprised because of everyone clapping especially since it was a player from the other team. I thought that was wrong, what would the other team think? Did they think that we were clapping because one of their team was hurt? My daughter explained that no they did not think this. That they knew that we were happy that the player was okay. She said this is a football tradition.

As I said I am learning a lot. I know some things but there is so much more to know. My grandson that plays for the Arkadelphia Badgers is Cody Whittle. He is a sophomore. He is a starter and he is first string. I do know that means he is one of the first to play. He is acting as Center some also. His team has won all their games so far. They are playing Malvern this friday. I know that will be a tough game. I probably yell to loud when I am at a game. My husband use to get tickled at me because I would yell when we watch the Arkansas Razorbacks and Dallas Cowboys. He would tell me that they could not hear me, especially when I was telling them what to do.

My grandson that plays for Gurdon is Chris Howell. He is good too. I am proud of my grandsons. I would not have the nerve to play football. Watching someone coming at you full force would unnerve me. They however do what they are suppose to do. The Gurdon Go-Devils and Arkadelphia Badgers are both in the playoffs. I know that this is not just because my grandsons are on the teams, but I know that they had a hand in it. They are good team players. I am looking forward to several years of watching football. I think I am going to get me a book so I will know what the referee means when they start doing signs. Hey! I do know what they mean when they mean when we get a touchdown. I just do not know what some of the other sign mean.