Footballs 4 Family

Do you ever “let up?” in family football and play at less than full speed? The unequivocal answer is no! The key guideline here is the professional teams who never let up in any game. Yes, they may not always use their best players for the whole game in order to rest them for future play. But the best teams do not ease off. They play their best at all times. This article looks at “letting up” on offense and defense and reviews the role of quality equipment.

A good recent example of not letting up was the playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings. The Minnesota team led 17 to 3 at half time and seemed to be control. So did they ease off in the second half? No! They kept playing very hard on both offense and defense and ended the game at 34 to 3. When asked about why they kept the pressure on Dallas, Brett Favre, the Vikings quarterback, replied that they were taking no chances with a win!

This is good advice for family football play. On offense it makes no sense to ever let up. The winning team should keep the pressure on and ensure that the losing team continues to lose ground. This is exactly what happened in the Dallas/Minnesota game. The Vikings kept the pressure on the Cowboys and forced them to make continual mistakes on defense. At no time did the Vikings “let up”. Brett Favre passed for four touchdowns – two in each half. He never gave up at any time; nor did his team. They knew that their offense was going to have to continue to score and they did!

It is even more important to keep the pressure on defensively. Once again it was clear that Dallas was very rattled by an aggressive Minnesota pass rush. The Dallas quarterback, Tony Romo, fumbled three times and never got into his pass rhythm. This game was an excellent example of how an aggressive defense can force the opposing team to make mistakes. And Dallas did.

Good equipment should not be overlooked. This is an official football, quality accessories and a proven tote bag. The very best football is the official NFL football covered in top grain leather. This all leather football plays extremely well under all conditions. It can be a Rawlings football, a Spalding football or a Wilson football. The leather and rubber composite football is the next best. It plays quite well and can be an Olympia football or a Rawlings football. The least attractive and least expensive football is the rubber football. It is the choice of many casual players due to its low cost. It can be a Baden football, a Champion football, a Mikasa football or an Olympia football.

Quality accessories are most important to keep the game going. These include a football pump, pressure gauge, inflating needles and a football repair kit. The ball pump can be the hand operated air pump or the preferred foot pump.

The ball bag or ball tote is another key accessory. It is made of nylon mesh, comes in many colors and has a nylon draw string. This nylon ball bag or nylon ball tote can accommodate up to 10 footballs. It is used to carry football equipment to and from games and to protect unused equipment from theft at these games.

Do you ever “let up” in family football? Never. It is best to play the game all out all the time. This kind of play provides the most satisfaction for the winners and the most grief to the losers!