This is Alpha, the first-born, when he was 2YO.
This is Beta, the second-born, when he was about 2YO.
This is Gamma, the third-born, when he was about 18MO.
Defensive Schemes for Parents
Jun
21
2011
Since we’re in the sports doldrums (between hockey and football seasons), there’s a lull in the play-calling world. I know baseball is being played, but there aren’t many different defenses you can have in a baseball game. But enough about baseball – don’t get distracted from the main topic…
To fill the void of play calling during the summer months, I present to you Defensive Schemes for Parents.
You can look at this in at least 2 ways:
- You’re a parent who wants to understand sports lingo, or
- You know sports but don’t know how to handle the number of children you have
Guide to Football-style Diagrams: O is for offense (children in this case) and X is for defense (parents in this case).
I haven’t quite figured out what’s analogous to the goal line. But whatever it is, I have to make sure my kids don’t get there.
Transcript:
For a two-parent family,
1 child = double team
2 children = man to man
3 children = zone
4 children = prevent
Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense.
Acts 22:1
This little article thingy was written by Some Guy sometime around 11:03 pm and has been carefully placed in the Sports category.
June 22nd, 2011 at 11:37 am
Remember, though, that the prevent defense serves only to prevent defense.
June 22nd, 2011 at 8:09 pm
I think the better analogy is a 5-on-3 power play. You stay closer to the goal and play differently than a 5-4 power play. You have no choice in that situation, as opposed to the “prevent” defense in football, which is a choice.
June 23rd, 2011 at 12:59 am
Being a baseball guy, zone and numbered defenses always confused me. I can handle man-to-man, but other than that, I’ll just give up and watch from the bench. At least that’s what I did in the one horrible season I played basketball.