Nelson Riemenschneider - Football Player
My son Nelson went out for Freshman Football at Liberty High School this year. He is a good kid, but has struggled with school and sports in the past.
However, this year he is doing very well. It looks like he will be starting when they play the first game in a couple of weeks. At 6'1" about 250 lbs he is playing left tackle. He has wrestled for the last 3 years and I think it has helped him. The conditioning hurts him a lot and I think he is the slowest kid on the team, but he keeps going and does not quit. I suspect that if he keeps it up in years ahead it will pay off good for him.
As a dad I have pushed him and prodded him in sports, even when he was doing poorly and wanted to quit. It is hard to know the balance between when to back off and when to make them keep going. (He latter thanked me for making him play baseball.) Watching him succeed and enjoying himself I feel like I the rewards of being a parent are starting to come in. I know there is a lot of hard work ahead for both of us.
This year he seems to be doing good in school and taking responsibility for things. He was elected to Student Government, even though he came from outside the district and does not know a lot of the kids.
I love football, and really look forward to the NFL season, but this year I am really looking forward to 5:00 PM on Thursdays when the Liberty Lions Freshmen take the field.
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