Football

I've never actually understood football. I've seen my dad watch it on TV, and I've gone to school games where my sister was playing in the marching band, but I was never able to figure it out, even after multiple people attempting to explain it to me. I've said that, for me, watching football is similar to watching a movie in another language- I see it, I pay attention, I know something is happening, but I'm not exactly sure what's really going on. I just cheer when other people cheer. However, there are two things I understand- touchdowns and field goals.

Yesterday I was invited to a friend's house to watch the Jets game with her and her family, a bunch of die-hard Jets fans. I understood what I could and knew it was a good game, but most of it was advanced level Spanish. After the Jets won, I was invited to watch the game with them again next week.

So, I have created another goal for myself. Not a goal for the year, but a goal for the week. I am determined to understand football by 3:00 on Sunday. [For fun, let's call it a "field goal"!] My dad explained downs, but I still couldn't grasp the concept. It seems a visual helps, so I searched YouTube and came across this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr7Pu-Zw0Ow
It's pretty much a 4-minute, no-nonsense guide to the basic rules of football. I actually caught myself going "Oh!" a couple of times. Maybe this is all I need; I'll just have to watch and study it a few more times.

In due time, people, in due time.