Life in the Swindle home is BUSY!!!! All three of my boys play football...as I have reported here on occasion, haha. The youth team I coach has our first playoff game this Saturday...against a team we have already beaten in the regular season. But, I never underestimate and opponent and with the prospect of rain the night before...the field could be the equalizer!!!
Okay, I am going to start bragging out loud here....my youngest son is an actor....a for real on TV and movies actor. He has done commercials and an independent film and is in the running for some parts in BIG movies and he just landed a gig on NFL Gameday doing a spoof skit as the guys doing their run down on teams and games that day.....it will air this Sunday...so we are excited!!! It is rather apropos that he is on this....he is the starting middle linebacker on his youth team....so there you go!!
My oldest son has been doing really well this season on his HS football team too...he is a first string wide out and a second string Safety. I know he will continue to do really well if he stays with football...he has speed, great hands and a natural smartness for the game that can't be taught. Plus, he is growing like a weed and I suspect by the time he is a Senior he should be of a size that would interest colleges...I hope, I hope, I hope!!!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Football mania
Last Thursday my oldest son's Frosh team from Camarillo High travelled to Oak Park and whooped up on the Eagles. Josh had several rocking solo tackles on kick offs......it was fun to watch him get down field, shed the blocks and make the hits!!!
Saturday my J2Gold team travelled to Apollo High to play the Simi team...we won 40 to 22. As Defensive Coordinator for our team I was able to start some kids that don't normally play lots. Simi has a losing record and so I was able to put in kids that are second string and play them lots and lots. They rose to the occasion too. One boy I started at corner back had six solo tackles, a couple of blocked passes and one interception.
My boy Joey had a couple of sweet passes he caught and one interception. At Safety I had the smallest kid on our team and he had several solo tackles and an interception too.....so it was a really great day for the kids and they had a ton of fun in the win. We even had a kid who normally only plays noseguard play at fullback and he scored a TD!!!!
This coming weekend we play the first place team....but I think if we play to our potential..we can beat them. The boys will have to really keep up the intensity and their desire to win, but I know they have it in them.
Also, my youngest son filmed an AT&T commercial this week...he was one of the principals. It is a kid and his Dad at a football game and should be out soon....so of course we are crazy excited!!!
Saturday my J2Gold team travelled to Apollo High to play the Simi team...we won 40 to 22. As Defensive Coordinator for our team I was able to start some kids that don't normally play lots. Simi has a losing record and so I was able to put in kids that are second string and play them lots and lots. They rose to the occasion too. One boy I started at corner back had six solo tackles, a couple of blocked passes and one interception.
My boy Joey had a couple of sweet passes he caught and one interception. At Safety I had the smallest kid on our team and he had several solo tackles and an interception too.....so it was a really great day for the kids and they had a ton of fun in the win. We even had a kid who normally only plays noseguard play at fullback and he scored a TD!!!!
This coming weekend we play the first place team....but I think if we play to our potential..we can beat them. The boys will have to really keep up the intensity and their desire to win, but I know they have it in them.
Also, my youngest son filmed an AT&T commercial this week...he was one of the principals. It is a kid and his Dad at a football game and should be out soon....so of course we are crazy excited!!!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
It never rains in California
Well.....not quite true....it's been raining for a couple of days now. Not a big down pour mind you, it is after SoCal, but still...it has been wet. And....I'm loving it!!! Our football fields are soggy and this weekend's games should be a hoot. We need to relish the wetness while we can....October can be notoriously hot and dry and with an early wet down and cool temps....I feel we are probably in for some dry east winds and heat soon.....UGH!!!!
Freshman football tomorrow....Camarillo at Oak Park....should be a fun one!!
Freshman football tomorrow....Camarillo at Oak Park....should be a fun one!!
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