Helping with the stacking

[deck2]

Spent Sunday splitting and stacking. My 9 yr old son asked if he could help, he then asked if this would help him get stronger for football and I have him convinced that stacking firewood will make him a better football player I hope to keep him interested at least till he is 12, his older brother has no interest in being in the woodpile or anywhere near a piece of firewood.

 

[Woody Stover]

He should go out for the shot-put team!

 

[mtbmike]

it surely can't hurt his football skills. work is good!

 

[Reckless]

Get that boy some gloves

 

[basod]

It's amazing how much real strength and endurance you get performing real work as opposed to lifting weights

 

[JrCRXHF]

Just because the older one does not want to be by the wood pile does not mean he should not help heat the family home.

 

[Lumber-Jack]

Spent Sunday splitting and stacking. My 9 yr old son asked if he could help, he then asked if this would help him get stronger for football and I have him convinced that stacking firewood will make him a better football player I hope to keep him interested at least till he is 12, his older brother has no interest in being in the woodpile or anywhere near a piece of firewood.

Tell him it no doubt will help to make him a better football player, but more importantly, it will make him better MAN!
It might not be too late to explain that to his older brother as well.

 

[TimJ]

Tell him it no doubt will help to make him a better football player, but more importantly, it will make him better MAN!
It might not be too late to explain that to his older brother as well.

You got it right..........................all this stuff is suppose to build character not muscle
and character wins football games not muscle

 

[Backwoods Savage]

For sure handling firewood will help with the football. Working those muscles, especially for a good time does much better than lifting weights in a gym. And as stated before it will help to build character too and character does matter a lot.

 

[Dix]

“Sports do not build character. They reveal it.”