Football 101
by Kevin
Are any of the ladies out there confused and trouble by football? Do you feel left out when your husband/boyfriend/significant other wathces the sport? Well, the University of Syracuse has the answer: ‘Football 101′:
The school presented its second annual clinic for women called “Football 101.” About 175 women took advantage of the crash course in football run by Syracuse head coach Paul Pasqualoni and his staff.
The coach admits this is not just a problem for women:
“I suspect that if we gave a clinic for guys, it would fill up just as fast,” he said. But after laughing at his response, he said, “We’re just doing one.”
I learned most of what I know about football during one telephone call – I watched a Green Bay Packers game on television with a guy friend via telephone while we were in different states. The advantage was he knew going in that conversation was the point, so he didn’t keep telling me to shut up like guys usually do at a sports event. Every single thing that happened, I was saying, “What’s that about?” I even asked him why the referees wore such thin white pants if they were going to tuck yellow flags down into the waist, it really looked tacky. He did have to keep drawing my attention back to the action in the game whenever Brett Favre was on the field. Mmmmmmm….
I read an article once giving advice to men about how to interest their women in the sports they like, and I thought it was brilliant. The advice was: Women are typically into relationships, not so much the technical aspects of the game. Take the time to tell your wife/gf in detail about each player on your favorite team – marriage status, childhood history, struggles here and there, that he loves his mom. She’ll watch with you but the conversation will go like this:
You: Look! John Hotshot has the ball and he’s dodging everything on the field! Look at that footwork, look at Mark Tackler dive for him! Awesome!
Your wife/gf: John Hotshot? He’s the one who’s wife filed for divorce and took the children just when he learned his mother had pneumonia! Go, John, go! I want you to have a touchdown!
Yes, I know some women are hugely into the technical stuff and very knowledgeable. But for most women the details are about as interesting as quilting is to most men. Personalizing it brings them into the spirit of it.
Of course, Brett Favre in tight pants doesn’t hurt. Go Brett go!
I involed in a youth football program. There are a few mother out there that don’t have a clue what going on.If I could have some info on football 101 and could set up a class for next year in my hometown. please email me thank you.