Retirement Announcement
Nope. It's not that one ;)
Henry has officially announced his retirement from lacrosse, and by "officially" I mean he told Matt and I. For him to play here in Florida, it would mean that he'd have to join one of two school teams that plays high school lacrosse and Collegiate isn't one of those two schools. He'd be playing with kids he doesn't even go to school. For Henry, the choice was easy. He's done being the new kid in town. He's made good friends at Collegiate and has a social life and he doesn't need lacrosse to fill in any holes.
So, there it is. He played his last high school game as a freshman, earned a Varsity letter and best of all, finished it on the field with his big brother. Those are great memories that he'll always have and a TON to be proud of.
As (selfishly) sad as it makes me to not see Henry play lacrosse anymore, it makes me a thousand time happier to see him totally buy in to CrossFit. He's been at it since January and has made incredible progress. His coaches absolutely love him - his youth, his drive and more than anything, his coach-ability. A few days ago Hen told me that his Uncle Marcus told him, "I think you've found your sport" and he was so proud to tell me that. It's all his and he owns it. Every single day he owns it and I could not be more proud of him!
Henry has officially announced his retirement from lacrosse, and by "officially" I mean he told Matt and I. For him to play here in Florida, it would mean that he'd have to join one of two school teams that plays high school lacrosse and Collegiate isn't one of those two schools. He'd be playing with kids he doesn't even go to school. For Henry, the choice was easy. He's done being the new kid in town. He's made good friends at Collegiate and has a social life and he doesn't need lacrosse to fill in any holes.
So, there it is. He played his last high school game as a freshman, earned a Varsity letter and best of all, finished it on the field with his big brother. Those are great memories that he'll always have and a TON to be proud of.
As (selfishly) sad as it makes me to not see Henry play lacrosse anymore, it makes me a thousand time happier to see him totally buy in to CrossFit. He's been at it since January and has made incredible progress. His coaches absolutely love him - his youth, his drive and more than anything, his coach-ability. A few days ago Hen told me that his Uncle Marcus told him, "I think you've found your sport" and he was so proud to tell me that. It's all his and he owns it. Every single day he owns it and I could not be more proud of him!
CrossFit Open 20.1
Nailed it.
This young man has been coming of age slow but steady, we have to give him a ton of credit for his accomplishments so far and I am sure there will be many more to come in the future.
ReplyDeleteWe as Grandparents see the work we've done with our own children but we are more amazed at the work they have done with their own children and that is so rewarding.
Our congratulations go to Henry on this milestone and to all our grandchildren as well for their accomplishments.
Pablo
Thanks dad. Love you
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