October 26, 2024 • 14 mins
Ever wondered how athletes manage the mental gymnastics of juggling multiple sports? Join us for an enlightening conversation with our guest, Ben, who shares his personal journey as both a soccer player and a football kicker. Explore the unique pressures faced by athletes like Ben, who are caught between passions and potential scholarships. We dive into the strategic minds of quarterbacks, the physical grit of linemen, and the delicate balance kickers must maintain amidst all the chaos. Ben opens up about his own post-game rituals and meals, providing a raw look at how athletes strive to find joy in the game despite the relentless pressures.
But that's not all—our discussion takes a turn into the digital age, as we tackle the formidable presence of social media in today's life. Platforms like Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok have become woven into our daily routines, making the prospect of reducing screen time a challenging feat. We examine the addictive nature of these platforms and discuss strategies for balancing online presence with real-world experiences. As we wrap up, we leave our listeners with a dose of encouragement to embrace their youth, engage in sports, and truly savor the high school journey while growing and learning along the way.
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Speaker 1 (00:09):
Welcome back to Out of the Mouth of Babes Podcast
For the youth.
So we all play football here,but Ben also plays soccer as our
kicker, so he's a half afootball player.
How's that like, I guess?
Speaker 3 (00:29):
I mean it's fun.
It's definitely fun.
It's just it gets physicallyand mentally draining.
You know, like kicking is a bigmental thing, and then I mean
same thing with football too.
Like linebacker, you playlinebacker right.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
I mean that's a big mental.
I mean that's a big mental Likeyou got to hit somebody coming
out of the pocket Like bigrunning back, you got to hit
them.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
It's like a big mental game.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Yeah, I would say like, I guess just like the
pressure of playing both when,like you, can't give your all to
football.
Yeah, because I know like alarge part of it for me, and
like Lindahl here is like Iguess, like really, football is
your life, but for you you gotsoccer as your life and football
.
So like I guess I was justgoing to touch on that.
Oh yeah, yeah, didn't you saywhat was it?
(01:13):
Oh yeah, if you get an offerfor soccer, you're just never
going to play football again,was that it?
That's a.
I think you told me that lastyear.
Yeah, it's just with soccer.
I don't blame you for doingthat, I've played soccer since I
was three.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
I mean that's been my thing forever.
I mean I love soccer.
I love it with everything Ihave.
I mean it's just with footballtoo.
Football is fun.
I love the surroundings, thepeople in it.
It just makes it really fun.
I mean, if I get an offer forsoccer I might just go straight
to just kicking, maybe because Idon't know if I could quit
(01:49):
altogether, just the team.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
Thank you, ben.
Yeah, okay, I got a question.
What's the hardest position onthe football field?
I can't really talk aboutsoccer, my bad.
Speaker 3 (01:59):
Hardest.
That I think.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
On the football field .
Speaker 3 (02:01):
On the football field .
Middle linebacker.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
This is just a topic for everybody.
Everybody argues about this Onthe football field, on the
football field, middlelinebacker.
I mean this is just a topic foreverybody.
Everybody argues about this.
Speaker 3 (02:09):
He has to say first, I mean from my standpoint
looking at it, I'd probably sayeither like defensively,
probably a safety, because ofthe way they have to like read
things, and then on offense,probably a quarterback because
of the way they have to read thedefense, because they have to
make split-second decisions fromlike just just from scanning
the field, it's like quick.
But then like with defense.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
It's the same thing with the safety like it's just,
it's just between those two.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
It's just like it's two different types, two
different sides of the ball, andit's just two different types
of play so, george, are yougonna be biased and say I'm
gonna be very biased, I think.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
Like I think, where you said like safety is like the
quarterback of the defense, Ithink it is the middle
linebacker and I know like I'mthe jackbacker, you're the mic,
so like you're really thecommander, like the strong side,
and the safety also has to setlike our front, like as far as
coverage.
But I would say, and then Ithink offensively, mentally it's
(03:06):
got to be quarterback, but Ithink physically it's got to be
line.
Yeah, that doesn't make sense.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Line doesn't get enough credit.
That's what I say.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
I say like every position is super difficult, but
for different reasons.
Line, it's the physicality.
Middle, linebacker, it's alsothe physicality and your mindset
.
When it comes to quarterback,it's mindset.
Receiver, it's your routes.
Nobody can play every positionon the field.
That's my thing.
Nobody can play every positionon the field and be great at
every single position.
Yeah, what's your favoritepost-game meal?
(03:39):
Post-game meal?
Don't throw that on me.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
It just depends on the game.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
I mean like Depends on what happens.
Yeah, it just depends.
I don't know, like, if I getbeat, I'm just probably not
gonna, not gonna eat, oh yeah,but you don't play the full game
, so that's the thing.
Are you talking about, likewhen soccer, or are you talking
about kicking?
Speaker 3 (04:00):
I mean.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
Because with kicking like I get kicking, I mean
because we're kicking like I getlike, why you wouldn't eat, oh
yeah like for soccer.
Speaker 3 (04:04):
For soccer, if I lose , it's just, that's just because
I play the whole game.
So I like read, so I likementally I just relapse what I
did during the game and thenjust like that, just kind of I
just don't eat if I lose if Iwin yeah, literally that's my
food.
That's weird.
Think about it never yeahthat's what.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
that's what me and hanley, that's what me, george
and hanley talked about you gotto remember to have fun you make
everything stressful.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
You got to remember to have fun.
Oh it's fun.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
It's fun winning, yeah, but just have fun playing
the sport.
Be contempt with playing thesport and where you are right
now, you are always so stressed.
You know that.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
You are.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
Yeah.
I guess yeah, not looking at it, yeah, you just always it's a
lot of pressure, like especiallynow.
I feel like I remember likegrowing up it was so chill, like
you just go out there and ball,but now it's like everybody
wants a scholarship.
Actually hold on, hold on.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
Touching back on when you said what's the hardest
position?
Mentally?
Mentally, it's got to be thekicker.
I'm sorry, ment, it's got to bethe kicker.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
I'm sorry, mentally it's got to be the kicker hands
down.
I'll give it to you.
I'll give it to you.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
Mentally, because when you line up for like, let's
say like against Connersville,if we scored it would be up to
me to make the game-winning.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
PAT, if we scored, if we scored, if we scored, it
would have it's whatever.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
Uh, but just mentally though, like physically ed I do
, I do I do get that.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
That's, that's a big part.
That's kind of what I wasasking you like.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
First thing was like because, like kicking is a very
big mental.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
You can have all the physical attributes, but if you
don't have a good mental mindsetyou're not gonna yeah, what do
you do, like when you, whenyou're up to kick a field goal,
you do you just like try toforget, blank your mind, just
blank.
Mind goes blank.
Don't think about anything atall If you think about one thing
you're going to forget aboutsomething else.
Speaker 3 (05:46):
You're just going to jack up the kick.
You've got to breathe andyou've just got to relax.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
That's good, because when it comes to stuff like in
any position.
Really, you've just got to haveyour mind go blank pretty much.
Yeah, Just remember your keys.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
Don't overthink anything.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
That's really what it turns to Instinctual.
That's what I struggle with themost is playing instinctually.
I always have like a roughfirst drive because like I'm
thinking too much.
But once I get into my flowit's like, yeah, it's the flow
zone, it's just how you playyour best game.
And then, yeah, that's myhardest part with sports in
general is just having your mindjust go blank.
You need your mind to go blank,you just need to have fun.
(06:25):
That was my hardest part.
That was especially last year.
Last year was horrible for me.
Speaker 3 (06:30):
Yeah, how was that last season mentally for you
guys?
How did you feel going throughthat whole season?
That was rough man.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
That's when track became my main sport, Really.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
Yeah, I think like from.
Speaker 1 (06:44):
I got my concussion against Jeff and I think from
there it was really downhill forme, because then I came back, I
missed Tech and I playedHarrison and it was like I
didn't practice the whole weekand I played Friday.
Maybe I shouldn't say that, isthat?
Speaker 2 (06:59):
allowed.
We already know what happenedlast year we didn't have any
players.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
It was just a really rough season for us.
I mean, we had like 26 players,I think at the end of the
season, guys, are you forgetting?
Speaker 1 (07:10):
we would have had to forfeit every game last year, I
mean yeah.
Because we were playing peoplewith Fs.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
Yeah, you could say it Anything to lose, though it's
like.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
but yeah, I would say it's definitely rough.
I just I'd like to see a win.
I just want to experience it.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
We'll win We'll win.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
That's the worst part .
Well, like it's just.
It's hard to just like becauseI'm always thinking ahead and
I'm just thinking I'm just like,dude, we couldn't beat Anderson
, and like I'm not going backfor Muncie.
Yeah, that's the rough partAbout injury too Is like Just
watching everybody.
You just gotta stand On thesideline Especially last week.
Man like.
Speaker 2 (07:50):
I would've done anything.
Speaker 1 (07:51):
For us to be in there .
I don't know it would've been.
It could've been Such adifferent game If we had all of
our All of our active players inCould've had.
It was like it could've had me,you it was like it could have
me.
You, skyler gabe.
We're missing our what was likea strong safety.
Yeah, we had to move our strongsafety to our free middle
(08:13):
linebacker we had because me andhim are out, so yeah, we legit
have nobody else.
Because when it comes to ourfootball team, like where we're
at right now is that we have agood starting lineup but we
don't have depth.
That's the thing.
We have a good starting lineup,we have players who will be
good depth in a couple of years,but they're not good depth
(08:33):
right now.
And that's the worst part aboutit Because I know, like once I
got injured, once I found out itwas broken, that's when I
started to worry.
But that's kind of the coolthing too, because like we've
been coaching these young guysand like these, that's been my
favorite part.
Yeah, this is like it's honestlya cool opportunity to get out
there with, like freshmansophomores that are learning or
(08:55):
like new people to that position.
Because we have a lot of guyswhere, like, they're not in a
position to perform because ourlack of depth got like lack of
depth got them moved around.
So, like we have a lot of guysthat have never played
linebacker before that are inthere.
Speaker 2 (09:11):
That's what happened to me last year, like moving out
of position.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
Yeah, yeah, that's what happened to me last year is
because I was running back fora while and I was just the depth
running back, nothing reallyand then I had to switch my
position to tight end because wedidn't have depth and that was
the roughest probably five weeksI think.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
I started getting it down after five weeks, I guess
you could say that's kind ofwhat brought me to linebacker
Switching it.
Speaker 1 (09:33):
You switched all around, bro, yeah, last season I
was Safety middle linebacker,edge rusher, then back to middle
linebacker.
Yeah, like I don't know howthat happens it was fun though
it Like.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
I don't know how that happens, it was fun though.
Speaker 1 (09:42):
But it's cool to play everywhere though.
Speaker 3 (09:44):
Back to saying, like when you guys were coaching,
like at least it's a good thingthat people are stepping up
though.
Speaker 1 (09:48):
Yeah, To like the different positions, Like at
least we're not having peoplethat are like refusing to play
the position Proud of all myyoung guys.
Speaker 3 (09:54):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (10:00):
They really are stepping up.
It's just like being forced toplay varsity.
That's not like, even in like arude way.
It's just like they're not.
They're not developed.
Speaker 2 (10:06):
They're just not.
They're not developed yet.
Speaker 1 (10:08):
And then it just sucks because we like, we have
no choice, we have to put themin and it's just, it's horrible
to see them just likeunderperform and then lose all
their confidence because they'rejust so.
(10:32):
Can we talk about what happenedat Arsenal?
Speaker 2 (10:38):
Soccer game.
Oh yeah, girl, no, you go ahead.
Oh no, okay, my man Okay.
Speaker 1 (10:47):
That's lame.
Other than sports, though Otherthan sports.
Speaker 2 (10:56):
Got a question for you, gentlemen what do you wish
adults or society in generalunderstood better about being a
teenager today?
Speaker 1 (11:04):
What should they?
Speaker 2 (11:06):
Should they understand better about being a
teenager.
I feel like oh that's a goodquestion.
Speaker 1 (11:12):
I feel like just like they're out of touch with like
the modern day, as far as, likethey didn't grow up with like
the stuff we have they relate tous like from their experience
yeah, but it's so much differentfrom now it might be easier to
like have technology at yourfingertips, but it's also kind
of stressful.
You know what I mean.
Yeah, for sure.
Yeah, it's just that's such ahard question to answer.
(11:34):
Yeah, because I feel like thereare some parents who do know,
like, how stuff works nowadaysand how it all happens, and it's
just hard to think of like howthey could understand us better
yeah, my mom, my mom's hot.
Speaker 3 (11:48):
She was a teacher at uh richmond for a little bit,
then went to hagerstown and justkind of jumped around, but like
she kind of, she kind ofunderstands, that's just like
that's why it's so hard for me,because my mom's like a
counselor at a middle school.
Speaker 1 (11:59):
Like she knows, she knows about modern stuff.
She's not, she's not blind solike it's hard for me to answer
that because my yeah, that'swhat my mom does.
My mom just hangs around andsees everything that happens, so
I don't really have thatproblem with me.
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (12:17):
Next question is what role does social media play in
your life and how do younavigate its positives and
negatives?
Speaker 3 (12:25):
I'm really trying to cut social media out of my life.
Speaker 1 (12:27):
It really depends on the social media.
Speaker 3 (12:29):
It's really just addicting.
It takes a lot of time out ofyour day and just focus.
I get that, it's just.
I get that distraction.
Speaker 1 (12:35):
It's really what it is that's the one it comes for,
because when it comes to stufflike snapchat, that's where a
bunch of my connections are at,so I can't really get rid of
snapchat yeah but then when itcomes to stuff like instagram
nowadays like we have our rhspage posting everything on that
instagram like yeah themes forstudent sections like snow
delays and stuff like that too Iknow it's just it's hard to
(12:56):
it's really.
It's like nowadays, like peoplewant you to cut like stuff out
of your life, but you, just youcan't really do that because,
people are using technologyevery way now, so it's hard to
cut stuff out like that.
I think I like reducing itright now, like I really I don't
be on my phone a lot, but Iwould say like tiktoks and stuff
especially, I mean like that'llliterally get you sucked in,
(13:19):
like if you don't have anythinggoing on, you'll just keep
scrolling and it's like it'saddicting.
Yeah, it really is, but I thinkgenerally like I've been not on
my phone as much, especiallywith that phone policy, like
although I was against it likeI'm really not on my phone as
much.
Speaker 3 (13:36):
I know it's actually it's helping a little bit.
Speaker 1 (13:39):
I will say there's positives to either side.
Yeah, that's my take.
What I just Shut up Take himout, take us out.
(14:01):
Where'd you want to take us out?
Take us out.
Ooh, like the outro, what's a?
Leave us with a quote, george,leave us with a quote.
Oh okay, take it easy.
Soak it in and have fun whenyou're young.
All through high school, playas many sports as you can Enjoy
(14:22):
it, learn new things, do well.
Thank you for watching Out ofthe mouth of babes.
Bye you.
Welcome back to Out of the Mouth of Babes Podcast
For the youth.
So we all play football here,but Ben also plays soccer as our
kicker, so he's a half afootball player.
How's that like, I guess?
Speaker 3 (00:29):
I mean it's fun.
It's definitely fun.
It's just it gets physicallyand mentally draining.
You know, like kicking is a bigmental thing, and then I mean
same thing with football too.
Like linebacker, you playlinebacker right.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
I mean that's a big mental.
I mean that's a big mental Likeyou got to hit somebody coming
out of the pocket Like bigrunning back, you got to hit
them.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
It's like a big mental game.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Yeah, I would say like, I guess just like the
pressure of playing both when,like you, can't give your all to
football.
Yeah, because I know like alarge part of it for me, and
like Lindahl here is like Iguess, like really, football is
your life, but for you you gotsoccer as your life and football
.
So like I guess I was justgoing to touch on that.
Oh yeah, yeah, didn't you saywhat was it?
(01:13):
Oh yeah, if you get an offerfor soccer, you're just never
going to play football again,was that it?
That's a.
I think you told me that lastyear.
Yeah, it's just with soccer.
I don't blame you for doingthat, I've played soccer since I
was three.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
I mean that's been my thing forever.
I mean I love soccer.
I love it with everything Ihave.
I mean it's just with footballtoo.
Football is fun.
I love the surroundings, thepeople in it.
It just makes it really fun.
I mean, if I get an offer forsoccer I might just go straight
to just kicking, maybe because Idon't know if I could quit
(01:49):
altogether, just the team.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
Thank you, ben.
Yeah, okay, I got a question.
What's the hardest position onthe football field?
I can't really talk aboutsoccer, my bad.
Speaker 3 (01:59):
Hardest.
That I think.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
On the football field .
Speaker 3 (02:01):
On the football field .
Middle linebacker.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
This is just a topic for everybody.
Everybody argues about this Onthe football field, on the
football field, middlelinebacker.
I mean this is just a topic foreverybody.
Everybody argues about this.
Speaker 3 (02:09):
He has to say first, I mean from my standpoint
looking at it, I'd probably sayeither like defensively,
probably a safety, because ofthe way they have to like read
things, and then on offense,probably a quarterback because
of the way they have to read thedefense, because they have to
make split-second decisions fromlike just just from scanning
the field, it's like quick.
But then like with defense.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
It's the same thing with the safety like it's just,
it's just between those two.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
It's just like it's two different types, two
different sides of the ball, andit's just two different types
of play so, george, are yougonna be biased and say I'm
gonna be very biased, I think.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
Like I think, where you said like safety is like the
quarterback of the defense, Ithink it is the middle
linebacker and I know like I'mthe jackbacker, you're the mic,
so like you're really thecommander, like the strong side,
and the safety also has to setlike our front, like as far as
coverage.
But I would say, and then Ithink offensively, mentally it's
(03:06):
got to be quarterback, but Ithink physically it's got to be
line.
Yeah, that doesn't make sense.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Line doesn't get enough credit.
That's what I say.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
I say like every position is super difficult, but
for different reasons.
Line, it's the physicality.
Middle, linebacker, it's alsothe physicality and your mindset
.
When it comes to quarterback,it's mindset.
Receiver, it's your routes.
Nobody can play every positionon the field.
That's my thing.
Nobody can play every positionon the field and be great at
every single position.
Yeah, what's your favoritepost-game meal?
(03:39):
Post-game meal?
Don't throw that on me.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
It just depends on the game.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
I mean like Depends on what happens.
Yeah, it just depends.
I don't know, like, if I getbeat, I'm just probably not
gonna, not gonna eat, oh yeah,but you don't play the full game
, so that's the thing.
Are you talking about, likewhen soccer, or are you talking
about kicking?
Speaker 3 (04:00):
I mean.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
Because with kicking like I get kicking, I mean
because we're kicking like I getlike, why you wouldn't eat, oh
yeah like for soccer.
Speaker 3 (04:04):
For soccer, if I lose , it's just, that's just because
I play the whole game.
So I like read, so I likementally I just relapse what I
did during the game and thenjust like that, just kind of I
just don't eat if I lose if Iwin yeah, literally that's my
food.
That's weird.
Think about it never yeahthat's what.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
that's what me and hanley, that's what me, george
and hanley talked about you gotto remember to have fun you make
everything stressful.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
You got to remember to have fun.
Oh it's fun.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
It's fun winning, yeah, but just have fun playing
the sport.
Be contempt with playing thesport and where you are right
now, you are always so stressed.
You know that.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
You are.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
Yeah.
I guess yeah, not looking at it, yeah, you just always it's a
lot of pressure, like especiallynow.
I feel like I remember likegrowing up it was so chill, like
you just go out there and ball,but now it's like everybody
wants a scholarship.
Actually hold on, hold on.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
Touching back on when you said what's the hardest
position?
Mentally?
Mentally, it's got to be thekicker.
I'm sorry, ment, it's got to bethe kicker.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
I'm sorry, mentally it's got to be the kicker hands
down.
I'll give it to you.
I'll give it to you.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
Mentally, because when you line up for like, let's
say like against Connersville,if we scored it would be up to
me to make the game-winning.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
PAT, if we scored, if we scored, if we scored, it
would have it's whatever.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
Uh, but just mentally though, like physically ed I do
, I do I do get that.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
That's, that's a big part.
That's kind of what I wasasking you like.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
First thing was like because, like kicking is a very
big mental.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
You can have all the physical attributes, but if you
don't have a good mental mindsetyou're not gonna yeah, what do
you do, like when you, whenyou're up to kick a field goal,
you do you just like try toforget, blank your mind, just
blank.
Mind goes blank.
Don't think about anything atall If you think about one thing
you're going to forget aboutsomething else.
Speaker 3 (05:46):
You're just going to jack up the kick.
You've got to breathe andyou've just got to relax.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
That's good, because when it comes to stuff like in
any position.
Really, you've just got to haveyour mind go blank pretty much.
Yeah, Just remember your keys.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
Don't overthink anything.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
That's really what it turns to Instinctual.
That's what I struggle with themost is playing instinctually.
I always have like a roughfirst drive because like I'm
thinking too much.
But once I get into my flowit's like, yeah, it's the flow
zone, it's just how you playyour best game.
And then, yeah, that's myhardest part with sports in
general is just having your mindjust go blank.
You need your mind to go blank,you just need to have fun.
(06:25):
That was my hardest part.
That was especially last year.
Last year was horrible for me.
Speaker 3 (06:30):
Yeah, how was that last season mentally for you
guys?
How did you feel going throughthat whole season?
That was rough man.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
That's when track became my main sport, Really.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
Yeah, I think like from.
Speaker 1 (06:44):
I got my concussion against Jeff and I think from
there it was really downhill forme, because then I came back, I
missed Tech and I playedHarrison and it was like I
didn't practice the whole weekand I played Friday.
Maybe I shouldn't say that, isthat?
Speaker 2 (06:59):
allowed.
We already know what happenedlast year we didn't have any
players.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
It was just a really rough season for us.
I mean, we had like 26 players,I think at the end of the
season, guys, are you forgetting?
Speaker 1 (07:10):
we would have had to forfeit every game last year, I
mean yeah.
Because we were playing peoplewith Fs.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
Yeah, you could say it Anything to lose, though it's
like.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
but yeah, I would say it's definitely rough.
I just I'd like to see a win.
I just want to experience it.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
We'll win We'll win.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
That's the worst part .
Well, like it's just.
It's hard to just like becauseI'm always thinking ahead and
I'm just thinking I'm just like,dude, we couldn't beat Anderson
, and like I'm not going backfor Muncie.
Yeah, that's the rough partAbout injury too Is like Just
watching everybody.
You just gotta stand On thesideline Especially last week.
Man like.
Speaker 2 (07:50):
I would've done anything.
Speaker 1 (07:51):
For us to be in there .
I don't know it would've been.
It could've been Such adifferent game If we had all of
our All of our active players inCould've had.
It was like it could've had me,you it was like it could have
me.
You, skyler gabe.
We're missing our what was likea strong safety.
Yeah, we had to move our strongsafety to our free middle
(08:13):
linebacker we had because me andhim are out, so yeah, we legit
have nobody else.
Because when it comes to ourfootball team, like where we're
at right now is that we have agood starting lineup but we
don't have depth.
That's the thing.
We have a good starting lineup,we have players who will be
good depth in a couple of years,but they're not good depth
(08:33):
right now.
And that's the worst part aboutit Because I know, like once I
got injured, once I found out itwas broken, that's when I
started to worry.
But that's kind of the coolthing too, because like we've
been coaching these young guysand like these, that's been my
favorite part.
Yeah, this is like it's honestlya cool opportunity to get out
there with, like freshmansophomores that are learning or
(08:55):
like new people to that position.
Because we have a lot of guyswhere, like, they're not in a
position to perform because ourlack of depth got like lack of
depth got them moved around.
So, like we have a lot of guysthat have never played
linebacker before that are inthere.
Speaker 2 (09:11):
That's what happened to me last year, like moving out
of position.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
Yeah, yeah, that's what happened to me last year is
because I was running back fora while and I was just the depth
running back, nothing reallyand then I had to switch my
position to tight end because wedidn't have depth and that was
the roughest probably five weeksI think.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
I started getting it down after five weeks, I guess
you could say that's kind ofwhat brought me to linebacker
Switching it.
Speaker 1 (09:33):
You switched all around, bro, yeah, last season I
was Safety middle linebacker,edge rusher, then back to middle
linebacker.
Yeah, like I don't know howthat happens it was fun though
it Like.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
I don't know how that happens, it was fun though.
Speaker 1 (09:42):
But it's cool to play everywhere though.
Speaker 3 (09:44):
Back to saying, like when you guys were coaching,
like at least it's a good thingthat people are stepping up
though.
Speaker 1 (09:48):
Yeah, To like the different positions, Like at
least we're not having peoplethat are like refusing to play
the position Proud of all myyoung guys.
Speaker 3 (09:54):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (10:00):
They really are stepping up.
It's just like being forced toplay varsity.
That's not like, even in like arude way.
It's just like they're not.
They're not developed.
Speaker 2 (10:06):
They're just not.
They're not developed yet.
Speaker 1 (10:08):
And then it just sucks because we like, we have
no choice, we have to put themin and it's just, it's horrible
to see them just likeunderperform and then lose all
their confidence because they'rejust so.
(10:32):
Can we talk about what happenedat Arsenal?
Speaker 2 (10:38):
Soccer game.
Oh yeah, girl, no, you go ahead.
Oh no, okay, my man Okay.
Speaker 1 (10:47):
That's lame.
Other than sports, though Otherthan sports.
Speaker 2 (10:56):
Got a question for you, gentlemen what do you wish
adults or society in generalunderstood better about being a
teenager today?
Speaker 1 (11:04):
What should they?
Speaker 2 (11:06):
Should they understand better about being a
teenager.
I feel like oh that's a goodquestion.
Speaker 1 (11:12):
I feel like just like they're out of touch with like
the modern day, as far as, likethey didn't grow up with like
the stuff we have they relate tous like from their experience
yeah, but it's so much differentfrom now it might be easier to
like have technology at yourfingertips, but it's also kind
of stressful.
You know what I mean.
Yeah, for sure.
Yeah, it's just that's such ahard question to answer.
(11:34):
Yeah, because I feel like thereare some parents who do know,
like, how stuff works nowadaysand how it all happens, and it's
just hard to think of like howthey could understand us better
yeah, my mom, my mom's hot.
Speaker 3 (11:48):
She was a teacher at uh richmond for a little bit,
then went to hagerstown and justkind of jumped around, but like
she kind of, she kind ofunderstands, that's just like
that's why it's so hard for me,because my mom's like a
counselor at a middle school.
Speaker 1 (11:59):
Like she knows, she knows about modern stuff.
She's not, she's not blind solike it's hard for me to answer
that because my yeah, that'swhat my mom does.
My mom just hangs around andsees everything that happens, so
I don't really have thatproblem with me.
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (12:17):
Next question is what role does social media play in
your life and how do younavigate its positives and
negatives?
Speaker 3 (12:25):
I'm really trying to cut social media out of my life.
Speaker 1 (12:27):
It really depends on the social media.
Speaker 3 (12:29):
It's really just addicting.
It takes a lot of time out ofyour day and just focus.
I get that, it's just.
I get that distraction.
Speaker 1 (12:35):
It's really what it is that's the one it comes for,
because when it comes to stufflike snapchat, that's where a
bunch of my connections are at,so I can't really get rid of
snapchat yeah but then when itcomes to stuff like instagram
nowadays like we have our rhspage posting everything on that
instagram like yeah themes forstudent sections like snow
delays and stuff like that too Iknow it's just it's hard to
(12:56):
it's really.
It's like nowadays, like peoplewant you to cut like stuff out
of your life, but you, just youcan't really do that because,
people are using technologyevery way now, so it's hard to
cut stuff out like that.
I think I like reducing itright now, like I really I don't
be on my phone a lot, but Iwould say like tiktoks and stuff
especially, I mean like that'llliterally get you sucked in,
(13:19):
like if you don't have anythinggoing on, you'll just keep
scrolling and it's like it'saddicting.
Yeah, it really is, but I thinkgenerally like I've been not on
my phone as much, especiallywith that phone policy, like
although I was against it likeI'm really not on my phone as
much.
Speaker 3 (13:36):
I know it's actually it's helping a little bit.
Speaker 1 (13:39):
I will say there's positives to either side.
Yeah, that's my take.
What I just Shut up Take himout, take us out.
(14:01):
Where'd you want to take us out?
Take us out.
Ooh, like the outro, what's a?
Leave us with a quote, george,leave us with a quote.
Oh okay, take it easy.
Soak it in and have fun whenyou're young.
All through high school, playas many sports as you can Enjoy
(14:22):
it, learn new things, do well.
Thank you for watching Out ofthe mouth of babes.
Bye you.
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