Football

Lucas took a strength-training class this summer in his high school's new 4000 sq. ft. weight room. It was tough going- one hour a day in the weight room and one hour outside. Outside. In Phoenix. In the SUMMER. But Lucas loved it and he caught the attention of some of the school's football coaches. Many of his exercises were restructured to reflect football-style training, such as dragging those heavy sleds across the field and running through tires. He had to run up the bleachers, across, back down, across and back up, again and again- twelve times in a row. Whew- makes me tired just thinking about his weekly routine!


Lucas then tried out for the Freshman team and was chosen first-string Left Guard. When I told him that my dad was a Right Guard in college, he simply said, "Cool."

He's excited about the Guard position. He's been working on the Penn State 35/36 offense (for those of you who talk "football." I don't, and have been Googling terminology for two weeks now.)