It's Time

It’s started. You can hear the shouts of men and whistles being blown at your local practice fields. The smell of freshly cut grass watered by the sweat of young men joining together in the pursuit of one goal, a championship, pounds the senses.

Football season has begun. Voluntary workouts are giving way and soon the annual rite of two-a-day practices will once again usher in a new season of hope. Nothing is as difficult and as rewarding as joining together with other like-minded people to achieve a common goal. The sweat equity and hard work of the coming weeks will pay off in November, December, and January.

Of course, many have been working for this fall season since the last season ended. Usually, it ends in disappointment. Only one team wins the championship. But after the tears of broken hearts have dried, reflection casts a warm glow on the spirit of teamwork. The common effort of giving your all every week, regardless of the outcome results in a sense of pride and accomplishment.

No individual sport can give that same feeling. A team must rely on each other to succeed. The team may have one or two superstars but they will fail if all members of the team do not equally contribute every ounce of their energy, skill, and devotion to the cause.

Yes, football season is here. Hallelujah!