Yesterday was the annual Cops Vs. Kids touch football game.  It has gone on for around 8 years (I think.)  I asked Mark how long they have played this game and he wasn’t sure.  He couldn’t remember exactly how it got started but just that they all make an effort to play it.

Yesterday was a real effort.  As you can see from the top images the field was in pretty awful shape as in a mud bowl.  Plus the fact there was a steady rain and the temperature fell the entire game.  Mark said his hands were so cold he could no longer feel them.

I was pretty sure they were going to not play, but Mark came upstairs in his football gear and said he’d see me later.  So I put some water proof covering over my D3S and was getting ready to head over to the field when it occurred to me an umbrella might be a good item to have.  🙂

I only had to walk a couple of blocks to get to the field but in that time I was wet, muddy and cold.  I fired off a few shots and was still getting some moisture on the lens.  The young guys had two more players than the Cops, so two had to sit out and then they would rotate into the game keeping the numbers equal.

I have to give the law enforcement guys a lot of credit.  They are older and they didn’t get a rest period like the young ones did.  They played every minute of the game and gave the young upstarts all they could handle.

It was at this point I decided this is enough and so I bid them adieu and headed home.  It was then that a Sheriff’s car pulled up with a deputy watching the game for a few minutes.

Duh!  why not go get the car and watch the game in comfort.  I’m not real quick but I eventually finish the race.  🙂

So I came back in the car and if I kept the passenger window to the field I could shoot without getting the camera or myself wet.  Occasionally the mirror or the window frame got in the way but that was a small price to pay for the comfort of a heated seat and dry shooting environment.

I’ll leave you with this image, which I think conveys the misery they were in.  Mark said they won the game but again the Cops didn’t have any replacements and they were playing against younger players.  Not once did I see any give up and get it over attitude on anyone’s part.  I was impressed.

I hope you enjoy your Monday.  Our company is closed today for the Veterans Day holiday so I hope to get out and take a lot of images.  Thanks for stopping by and be careful.