This year I had the unique opportunity to be a coach for the YMCA Grid Kids Football Program.

What an amazing program!

It was a quick season (as soon as it got started) only 6 games, but to put it into perspective, it was 3 weeks of practice before that. That made the season last a little over 2 months. It truly was a pleasure taking 13 nine year old’s and teaching them all the fundamentals of football. It has its trials and tribulations however. Teaching that many boys how to lose graciously was just as important as teaching them how to win graciously. The YMCA gives it’s coaches (and players) all the tools and information to teach the kids what it means to be a true sportsman. If you have the opportunity to enroll you child in one of these programs or you have a few weeks of your time that you would like to dedicate to the youth of our community then you will find no better program than the Grid Kids YMCA football. Check it out for yourself and you will see what I am talking about.