Football has been a big part of my fall season ever since I started high school my freshman year.
Starting freshman year, fall meant attending MV’s Ram Football games every Friday.
This consisted of sitting in the Khaos Kage and talking to my friends, not paying any attention to the football game that we were all there to see.
As a freshman, I was also introduced to Fantasy Football, where my friends and I would get into a fantasy league and draft the best team we could, competing against each other every week to see whose team could score the most points.
Since I had never played or cared much about football prior to this, I didn’t know much about the game. But playing Fantasy Football with my friends brought my understanding of the sport to a higher level because I was being taught about what the basics of each position were.
Being in a fantasy league also gave me a reason to watch NFL games, watching the teams that my players were part of, hoping that they would score as many points as possible to better my drafted team.
I didn’t do the best in fantasy Freshman year because it was my first year and I was still trying to understand the game
Moving into my sophomore and junior years, I continued to go to see the Rams play Which was more exciting because of how good the team was these years, winning lots of their games.
With a better understanding of the game, and how much better we did compared to prior years, I enjoyed the games a lot more than I did freshman year
I also played fantasy these years, doing better each year as my knowledge grew about the sport.
As senior year approached I decided to give being a part of the MV football team a try.
Being on the football team has brought such a higher meaning of the sport to my life because it is so cool to be up front or on the field during the games celebrating with each other every time we score a touchdown or have a big play.
Having a coach like Coach Mings makes me enjoy the practices and everything about the game because he has taken the time to make sure I know what I am doing on the field putting me in positions where I will strive and be the best player I can be Allowing me to pour everything I have onto the field every time I have the chance to.
Being a part of the football team,I also get to be part of the team dinners the night before game day where we have eaten at JJ’s, the Ringside Buffet, and Logan Street so far and will be eating at Joe’s next Thursday.
When someone is not on the football team, they might hear some things about team dinners, but they don’t comprehend how special it is.
Team dinners truly are a sit-down meal with your team/family, preparing to go to war together the next day.
Also as a part of the Rams, I get to go to Ohio to see the football hall of Fame and to play a high-ranked team in the nation.
As a senior, I am also participating in another Fantasy Football league. I am doing great, because of the experience I have gained through high school whether it is from my friends watching football with me or the Fantasy football I have done, or from my experience on the football team as a Ram.
