Today was Reece's first tackle football game. It was a scrimmage and the heat index was at 114 degrees, which prompted the coaches to "call" the game at halftime. 114 degrees, PLUS the ten degrees you have to add for the pads the players had on... that was one hot half!! Apparently, TYFA has no rules and/or guidelines regarding temperature extremes... apparently there are no MOMS in the TYFA administration. Because truly, this is just stupid. I am very thankful that our boys, particularly my own, seem to be okay but Cayce is not. For someone who prides himself on being tough and being able to handle extreme physical circumstances (even enjoying them at times), he is quite miserable even now - 5.5 hours after we left the fields. There is way too much importance and pressure put on youth sports today... but that's a "soap box" of mine for another time!
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