Timothy is 12 years old and autistic. His journey began in 2013 when he attended the Philadelphia Eagles Huddle Up for Autism event. He became an Eagles fan for life. Just a few weeks later, he was assigned a new behavioral specialist who is also a football coach. He thought it would be a good experience for Timothy to play football. We spent months preparing him to be a part of the football team, and he is surpassing all of our expectations with his hard work, persistence, and dedication.
Monday, August 18, 2014
No Intimidation!
Week #2 of Van Reed Camp began tonight. Timothy jumped right back into the swing of things with a great attitude. Near the end of practice, they all got into a big circle with one player in the middle of the circle. They all had to run in place. The coach would call a player's name, and that player had to run and tackle the player in the middle. They would periodically swap out the player in the middle. It seemed that most kids had had a turn in the middle except Timothy. They asked if anyone hadn't had a turn in the middle, and Timothy raised his hand. I was horrified. The coaches asked him if he was sure, and he said yes and ran right in. He held his own pretty well. He got knocked down a couple of times, but got right back up and took the next tackle like a champ! The other players and coaches were cheering for "Mash"!
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