Football Tryouts!
Hello, Well, I went ahead and did it! I signed up for football tryouts! I always wanted to play organized football! Manchester, NH actually has a tackle women's football team. I just signed up to try out on November 12th!
You can check out more info @: http://www.manchesterfreedom.com/home . It's gonna be fun!
I am nervous and really excited at the same time. Nervous because what if I don't make the team?? What if I am too slow? Excited - well, because I can challenge myself, meet new people, hit people!, relieve stress and basically just have something that I am passionate about.
I love football! I am aggressive, fairly athletic and very stressed! This will work for me. Originally, I thought tryouts were in Janaury - to which I was relieved that I had another 4 months of getting in tip-top shape! However, luckily I checked the website and discovered that the tryouts are earlier than last year. So, one month of intense targeted training to get ready for the try-outs, and then 3 months of working out to get ready for regular practices. The season starts in April, so by then - I will be a lean, mean hitting machine! I want to play Linebacker of free safety!
Drew is going to help me get ready. There are things that they test you on during the try-outs. We are going to get a baseline test tomorrow... and then see how I progress the 1st month, and then each month thereafter.
Here is the form the coaches use:
Coaches Section
40 Yard Sprint Time: ______________________
Sit-ups____________________ (2 Min) Push-ups: ______________________ (2 Min)
Passing Drills: Accuracy__________________________ Catching _______________________________
Linemen Drills: Footwork: Excellent_____Good_____Fair_____Needs Work_____Poor_____
Punting Drill: Longest on 2 Attempts_______________________________________________________
Kicking Drill: Longest on 2 Attempts ______________________________________________________
Notes: ________________________________________________________________________________
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I will post my beginning number tomorrow, and keep track of my progression... and chart and post it!
WISH ME LUCK! I am SOOOOOOOO EXCITED!