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I went to a 6 man football game this weekend. I've never seen a 6 man game. I know no one from either team and I'm not rooting for any particular side. The game was a 2 and half hour drive from Denver on a perfect fall day. Eads Colorado (pronounced Eedz) played Peetz (Pronounced Peet's) for the state 6-man high school football championship of Colorado.
In this 6 man game the Quarterback can't run, if he does it's a 15 yard penalty... quarterback's can only throw and hand-off. The point after touchdown is worth 2, not one point, as in regular 11 man football. Running the point after touchdown is worth only a point while a field goal will make you 4 points. Yes, it's American football! Everybody is an eligble receiver and the center had the most receptions on the Peetz team. It's an Alice in Wonderland game... everything upside down, all of it different.
Besides the scoring variations... the parents clapped for both sides. The kids were polite and beautiful. No tattoos that I noticed. No one hollored insults or cursed. Everyone came to attention during the National Anthem. The radio announcer did the play-by-play from the top of a school bus and knew not just the kids names and position but a little story about his younger brother, or dad, or grandfather playing on the same team, next year, twenty years ago, or 50 years ago... Eads won 75-13 and there was no riot, nor bad behavior... nothing but happiness in a game well played. Eads Wins! Eads Wins! Yeah! Eads Won.
With regards; ED OBRIEN
In this 6 man game the Quarterback can't run, if he does it's a 15 yard penalty... quarterback's can only throw and hand-off. The point after touchdown is worth 2, not one point, as in regular 11 man football. Running the point after touchdown is worth only a point while a field goal will make you 4 points. Yes, it's American football! Everybody is an eligble receiver and the center had the most receptions on the Peetz team. It's an Alice in Wonderland game... everything upside down, all of it different.
Besides the scoring variations... the parents clapped for both sides. The kids were polite and beautiful. No tattoos that I noticed. No one hollored insults or cursed. Everyone came to attention during the National Anthem. The radio announcer did the play-by-play from the top of a school bus and knew not just the kids names and position but a little story about his younger brother, or dad, or grandfather playing on the same team, next year, twenty years ago, or 50 years ago... Eads won 75-13 and there was no riot, nor bad behavior... nothing but happiness in a game well played. Eads Wins! Eads Wins! Yeah! Eads Won.
With regards; ED OBRIEN
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