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Today’s Blog Post
WOW! Last night was amazing! Much celebration and am I ever proud of our Granddaughter Emma!
For the past two months she has faithfully attended practices with her Football Team, rain or shine… and well into the dark at the end of each night. Hot or cold she has been there with her team.
Yes it is Football – like the CFL in Canada and NFL in the USA. And Yes, she is a GIRL! And she is the only GIRL on her team. There is one more girl in the Kinsmen Minor Football League playing on an opposing team.
This is her first year on the Senior Steelers Football Team where she has played 'wide receiver' and ‘kicker’ for the converts following a touch down.
This year the Sr. Steelers won the Championship for the Kinsmen Minor Football League.
Last night all the players and coaches met along with the Parents to give out the medals and the Trophies for the Awards that are presented each year. It was great fun cheering for each player that won.
Towards the end of the evening the “Sussex Engineering Trophy” for Most Valuable Special Teams Player was announced. All the names were announced and then the winner declared.
There on the program list were ten names listed – and in that list was “Emma Lindsay”.
“And the winner of the Sr. Teams Most Valuable Special Teams Player is… Emma Lindsay!”
That was when my wife and daughter went ballistic… I thought they were both going to come out of their seats and do cart wheels. But so was Grandpa Lincoln as he jumped to his feet and bellered – “Way to go Emma! Wahooo!!!!”
Was Emma the best kicker? Did she always get every kick?
Her percentages were high… getting many the over the cross bar with her kicks. The ones that she missed was a result of a bad snap from the center… or a missed catch by the holder of the ball, and a bad job of holding.
At least that is the way that this Grandpa saw it!
I think that I have told some of my friends this inside story… but here goes again.
On the last game when they were down to the close finish, the kicker can make or break the game. Emma wanted her team to win.
She was not at the practice just before the Big Game. Another boy practiced kicking that night and got the ball well over the end zone upright.
Emma told her coach that maybe the other boy should try to kick the ball. He was good at what he did and she wanted her team to win.
For an 11 year old to be able to stand aside for her team to win… shows maturity beyond her years. This was true sportsmanship. All she did and thought about was her team. Her personal feelings were not the most important thing for her.
Not only did Grandma, Mom and Grandpa cheer with amazing gusto… Emma’s team jumped to their feet and erupted like an explosion. They loved their Emma… all the boys did! And Emma’s dad, Bruce was sitting right in the middle of the Team!... just another Big Kid at Heart.
Emma certainly deserves the award… she is the best! And I know so… because I am a Grandpa and Grandpas know everything!
~ Murray Lincoln ~
http://www.murraylincoln.com/
Emma with her Dad Bruce
Emma receiving the “Sussex Engineering Trophy” along with the Jr Player
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