Van Reed Camp Begins

Tonight was rough and tough!!  The Van Reed camp is a lot tougher than the Wilson camp.  It’s run like a boot camp.  Timothy was a trooper though – he kept at it – never giving up – even when he got knocked down MULTIPLE times.  I was so proud of him.  He did great.

Then, at the very end…. When they had to do sprints back and forth, I thought it would never end.  They were so hot and so tired, but the coaches kept making them run.  Timothy made it, but then fell apart when it was over.  He started to hyperventilate and panic. He cried and kept saying, “I can’t breathe right.  I don’t know what’s wrong with me.” 

He got over it really quickly, and was completely okay after that.  He’s still excited about going back tomorrow.  He’s just scared that he’ll have another panic attack. 

He worked so hard tonight – even though he was almost always the slowest AND got knocked down most of the time they were tackling – but he got right back up, kept trying and never gave up!!  Rob told him his motto for football is, "I must continue."  So far, he has definitely done that!

He got his first football bruise tonight.  He said it looks like a Nike swoosh on his forearm.  He's really proud of that bruise!!