Reminder

Two A Day Sights

Match the pictures with these captions.
He is NOT praying.
Learning new plays.
Smiling when the day is over.
More Running.
Giving instructions.

Two A Days

Yes, even in this heat, the process begins. Will it be worth the work? There are several teams that will be looking for the opportunity to be playing in December in Abilene. Some teams will only dream while others will set it as their goal to win it all. In the end, talent, coaching, luck, and fate will decide what four teams make the finals.

Between Monday and December the 10th, there will be lots of football. That is great for us as fans. During that same time there will be wins and losses. There will be goals achieved and dreams shattered.

It takes a special group of kids to come out that first day of practice and devote themselves a hundred percent plus to the challenge of being champions. No less difficult will it be for some teams whose kids that will commit to a season knowing full well they might finish the season without as much as a single win.

So approximately 130 schools start laying it on the line in the dreaded two a day workouts and after the district games there will be 62 teams that advance as district champions or as the runner up of their districts and we play on and we finish with four finalist and eventually two Champions and a lifetime of memories.

Good Football To You!!!!!!!!

Don Hardin
Abilene, Texas
Is and will be “Six-Man Central”

http://lonestarfootball.net

Follow me on Twitter @sixmancentral

donhardin1@gmail.com

WEEK ZERO CLASSICS

If this doesn't scratch your itch, nothing will.
DISCLAIMER: Dates and Times are subject to change.

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WEEK ZERO and the Classics

8th Annual HICO SIX-MAN SUPER SATURDAY
FIVE GAMES ALL IN ONE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 27, 2011.
10 am Strawn v Calvert
12 noon Motley County v Garden City
2 pm Throckmorton v Valley
4 pm Ira v Follett
6 pm Walnut Springs v Rising Star

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8th Annual JAYTON GRIDIRON CLASSIC
THREE games all on Saturday. Home team listed first.
1:30 PM Lueders-Avoca vs.New Home
4:30 PM Loraine vs. Miami
7:30 PM Jayton vs. Aspermont

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4th Annual TRENT “RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE”
SIX GAMES spread over THREE DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Home teams are listed first.
THURSDAY August 25th, 2011
7:00 PM Highland vs. Bryson

FRIDAY August 26th
7:30 PM Trent vs. Moran

SATURDAY August 27th
10:00 AM Saint Jo vs. Abilene Christian
1:00 PM Lohn vs. Greenville Christian
4:00 PM Veribest vs. Newcastle
7:00 PM Knox City vs. Crowell

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2ND Annual ZEPHYR “BULLDOG BONANZA”
FIVE GAMS SPREAD OVER 3 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THURSDAY August 25th, 2011
7:30 PM Zephyr vs. Woodson

FRIDAY August 26th
7:30 PM Richland Springs vs. Avalon

SATURDAY August 27th
12:00 NOON Lometa vs. Penelope
3:30 PM Jonesboro vs. Rochelle
7:00 PM May vs. Milford
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2nd Annual McCAMEY Kick Off CLASSIC
FIVE GAMES ALL IN ONE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Home teams are listed first.
August 27th, 2011
10:00 AM Eden vs. Buena Vista
12:30 PM Grady vs. Sanderson
3:00 PM Water Valley vs. Blackwell
5:30 PM Robert Lee vs. Fort Davis
8:00 PM Rankin vs. Borden County
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GO WATCH YOU A GAME SOMEWHERE!!!!!!!

Don Hardin
Abilene
Six-Man Central


http://lonestarfootball.net

http://sixmancentral.blogspot.com/

@sixmancentral

donhardin1@gmail.com

65 years!!!

No I am not talking about my age! Close but no cigar. Today, I am in Lubbock at the 65th Annual Texas Six-Man Coaches Association clinic and All-Star Games. Say that three times as fast as you can.

Things seem to be off number wise or at least from last year. Maybe it is just me. I stand corrected. I am being told around 300 coaches have registered and a large group will be in around 3:00 PM possibly pushing the total over 4oo! Regardless, I am having a great time seeing old faces and new faces. The renewal of friendships past and the dawning of brand new ones I suppose is what keeps me coming back.

I am not a coach, never have coached, and never will coach. Nothing against the coaching profession. Six-Man coaches are the finest folks in the world. Several vendors are set up in the exhibit area. It is a happening place.

I am registered once again paying dues to be a associate of this wonderful group. I was here early and still was #54.

Don Hardin
Abilene, Texas is and will be Six-Man Central

http://lonestarfootball.net

http://sixmancentral.blogspot.com/

@sixmancentral

donhardin1@gmail.com

Let's be friends!!!

Know your audience, let the audience know you. You know my name, Don Hardin. You know I live in Abilene, TX and you know I refer to Abilene as Six-Man Central which I named my first blog after.

You could easily guess that I have a fondness for the sport we call Six-Man football. I have chosen to title my blog on Blogger S.E.E. Six-Man News in honor of Dr, Stephen Edward Ephler who invented Six-Man football.

I was born in Stamford, TX in 1951 on October 5th. Then and to some extent now, Stamford was/is a football town. Both of my parents were hard core football fans. The saying “the nut doesn’t fall far from the tree” would certainly apply with me. My brother played on the last State Championship team that Stamford produced. That added fuel to the fire so to speak.

I played Six-Man my senior year at Lueders-Avoca. I WAS HORRIBLE as a player. That being said, I loved the game then and I LOVE THE GAME NOW 40 PLUS YEARS LATER.

I married my childhood sweetheart and together we raised three children girl, boy, girl. We have been blessed with 5 grandchildren so far along with various grand-dogs. Our children live near San Antonio, near Waco, and in Spearfish, SD.

I have worked four real jobs in my life. 1)Oil and GAS, 2)Telecommunications, 3)HealthCare 4) Insurance. My job now as a field videographer/photographer in the area of insurance is one that I enjoy immensely and allows me to remain close to the wonderful sport of Six-Man.

Six-Man is more than a hobby but less than a job with me. I see games every year usually starting with all-star games, then maybe a scrimmage or so, then pig out in Week ZERO seeing as many as 8 games in three days, then at least a game a week through the State Championships. Now the only real problem I have is I want to go to many games each week being played the same night and sometimes hundreds of miles apart. I usually see public schools rather than private schools. I am gaining an appetite to watch or at least learn about Six-Man teams in other states such as NM, CO, WY, MT, NB, and even Canada.

My dreams are I would like to see several web sites combine into a SUPER SIX-MAN SITE. I would love to see a Six-Man Hall of Fame built in Abilene, I would like to see a ESPN type of network for Six-Man, and I would like to see a Six-Man stadium built in Abilene near the S-M HOF that would play host to the State Championship on a permanent basis.

I thank you for reading and I appreciate your feedback or comments.

Don Hardin
Abilene, Yexas
Six-Man Central

http://lonestarfootball.net

http://sixmancentral.blogspot.com/

@sixmancentral

donhardin1@gmail.com

2011 Summer Vacation Road Trip

Hulett WY looks like a beautiful place to play Six-Man Football!!!!!