Senior Worth

Worth is a Senior this year. He is one year behind Wilson and so ,here we go again. Tom and I have the many files called "Senior" on them from last year, but we are feeling like the seniors! Worth is our planner, our calendar man. He loves the world of precision and perfection. On the football team, he is the punter. Constantly trying to shave a second off his start time, put a second on his hang time,he charts his weekly progress on grids and stats sheets that make me cross-eyed. His goal is to play for a college and he has made it his job. Calling coaches,going to camps, he has worked hard at making this dream a reality. Its not an easy one. Many of these student athletes work hard, put out tapes, go to camp,email and call coaches, and practice hours on the field after everyone else has gone home. It can blow up in your face. But his determination and patience are what have me. He is not waiting on the dream. He is pushing it along like the football on the field,inching it as far as he can,hoping that a school will see that he is their man.
Signing day is in February. Each week at the game,he has Tom film him. He edits and reviews,seeing where he can get better. And each week, as he punts, my heart goes up high in the sky with him,hoping that it is the perfect punt he is hoping for. And in February, I hope he gets to put a college hat on. If not, he has done all that he knows to do. Keep dreaming big Worth.