Post by coachdoug on Aug 30, 2012 9:53:36 GMT -6
We played our first game this past Saturday. This is the first year that San Diego Pop Warner has gone to an unlimited division format with the 11-14 yr-olds rather than Midget (with a weight limit of 160 lbs). We have no upper weight limite and a 105 lb minimum. As such, I really had very little idea of what to expect either from our team or from our opponents. Our first game was against a team that had previously played in the AYF league and just switched to Pop Warner this year. As such, I knew they were used to playing with heavier players and probably had a few of them. I also had heard that they had a really good running back. Other than that, I was going into the game completely blind. I knew that my team is not very athletic with marginal overall talent, but a very good QB.
So, anyway, I was very nervous going into the game, and I was prepared to get waxed. I even told my wife not to come to the game because I thought it might be ugly.
We ended up dropping 6 passes and getting way too many penalties (11 overall, I think, of which 5 or 6 called back major gains), and still managed to win 26-12. We were up 26-6 in the 3rd quarter when we emptied the bench and gave up a cheap score. My QBs #s for the day were 4-17 for 113 yards and 2 TDs and no INTs and no sacks. He also had 3 carries for 86 yards including a 63-yd TD scamper. If we caught all the drops and didn't have two nice completions called back for stupid penalities (illegal formation and illegal motion), his numbers would have been something like 12-19 for about 250+ yards and probably 4 or 5 TDs. We had guys running open all night, we just need to get a little better and making the throws and catches. We ran the ball pretty effectively as well, with a total of 29 rushes for 173 yards - not fantastic, but not bad. Overall, I can't complain, though - it went much, much better than I expected.
So, anyway, I was very nervous going into the game, and I was prepared to get waxed. I even told my wife not to come to the game because I thought it might be ugly.
We ended up dropping 6 passes and getting way too many penalties (11 overall, I think, of which 5 or 6 called back major gains), and still managed to win 26-12. We were up 26-6 in the 3rd quarter when we emptied the bench and gave up a cheap score. My QBs #s for the day were 4-17 for 113 yards and 2 TDs and no INTs and no sacks. He also had 3 carries for 86 yards including a 63-yd TD scamper. If we caught all the drops and didn't have two nice completions called back for stupid penalities (illegal formation and illegal motion), his numbers would have been something like 12-19 for about 250+ yards and probably 4 or 5 TDs. We had guys running open all night, we just need to get a little better and making the throws and catches. We ran the ball pretty effectively as well, with a total of 29 rushes for 173 yards - not fantastic, but not bad. Overall, I can't complain, though - it went much, much better than I expected.
