Freshman football is the perfect opportunity to represent your school, play football, and be part of a team with students you will be friends with for life. Freshman football is a no-cut team and 60 kids are on its roster. However, during the whole game only about 20-25 kids play on offense, defense, and special teams. All of these kids have to practice hours after school every day, went to the summer training, and attend all of the games. However, around 35 of them don’t see a snap the whole season. Imagine working incredibly hard for hours upon hours, and unable to show your progress on the field where you can compete. Thankfully, freshman football has a solution. The 5th quarter.
The 5th quarter is a period at the end of the game where all the players that didn’t have a chance to play in the real game, battle it out in a rolling clock for 10 minutes on offense and defense. It’s a great opportunity for the kids who don’t get much playing time to show the coaches their improvement, and a chance to battle against other schools. Although the 5th quarter doesn’t count for the score it is a chance for the players to feel the love from the crowd and to play the sport they love.
“I think the fifth quarter is a good idea because it lets players who don’t usually get to play to feel part of the team, and let them feel like they contributed towards the game”, said Monte Vista freshman player Michael Ard.
“The 5th quarter is a great opportunity for everyone to play on the field”. “It’s cool to play against other teams, and show what we did in practice”, said Monte Vista freshman player Liam Langley.
The 5th quarter is a great solution for everyone who wants to play and it is a chance for everyone to shine. So if you are free, go check out the freshman football home games!
