Creating a new Chiefs fan
 

I could use a little advice. My girlfriend's son is 9 years old and I guess his father was never much into sports. The other day I got him to go out with me and throw the football. He showed no real interest in it until I started throwing it with him and now he's interested.

So now I am thinking about brining him into our misery as Chiefs fans. What kinds of things have you done to spark a young child's interest in football? I know it is ultimately up to him but I want to make Sunday's kind of special for him and I.

A solid chair and duct tape.

LMAO might need it, I have yet to find a chair he will stay or sit properly in.

Take him to a game, show him a good time and how passionate Chiefs fans are about our team. Most importantly, be a good role model to him. If he looks up to you, he will want to be like you and the rest will come

Read that as "My girlfriend is 9 years old." I was going to say, just convince her to be a Chiefs fan the same way you convinced her to like creepy old dudes, but...

Buy the kid some Chiefs gear and take him to a game. A lot of kids that age never get to experience something like that...I know I didn't. Not only will he love you, but Arrowhead will instantly turn just about any kid into a Chiefs fan for life.

Problem is I live in MD. I would love to take him. To be honest, I haven't even been to Arrowhead.

Haha. Thats one thing I was thinking, get him a Berry or Hali jersey. If I can get him to enjoy defense I've got him hooked in the sport.

Watch games on TV. Talk with him about football. Play in the backyard, taking turns against each other on offense/defense. Get him on a flag team this fall and be a coach. Take him to a game at Arrowhead. I've got more ideas if none of this works.

Buy him a Jamaal Charles jersey.

Or Berry like you said.

Yea I was thinking JC, but the life of a RB is a mysterious thing, I want to get him the jersey of a player he can grow up watching for some time.

NP, watch the games with him wherever you can. The most important part to a young boy is feeling wanted. Spending time with him builds trust and respect, that's what it's all about.

Go to the closest Chiefs away game?

Just make sure you warn him about our ugly ass cheerleaders. You don't want to scare him away.

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Could but I need to turn him before his Ravens fan mother tries to capitalize on the homefield advantage.

Teach him the intricacies of the salary cap. It sucks a person in.

ROFL brilliant! I knew this was the place to go for advice. The ol' curve ball. He'll never see it coming.

Just watch the games with him on TV if you can't make it in person. If he looks up to you and sees you getting excited, he'll become even more interested. Take time to explain the rules of the game as it's going on so that he can pick up on them. My mom talks about my dad yelling "Where's the flag!?" while watching the Chiefs when I was three and I brought him a toy pirate flag from my room. haha...

I shaved my son's head bald and used the hair to fashion him a goatee. Now he knows what it's like to be a real Chiefs fan.

Don't let him become a "true fan."

That is awesome! I'll bet that stuck with your Dad. I'm truly pumped for this season. It's pretty cool to try to share this with him. Hope it sticks.

Pump him full of alcohol and barbeque and then have another neighborhood kid come over and pick on him while wearing Raiders gear.

Right? No worries he'll only be allowed to swear if Cassel shits himself.

introduce him to pawnsmoker

he'll kill himself, then you won't have to worry about it

FYP :thumb:

make a big deal out of opening day, and pray to god we beat atlanta. Have a party foryou and him, where u bust out the chips and sodas and throw the ball at half time.

Maybe watch a pre season game with him or a espn classic game to go over some basic rules.

**** yah bro

Tell him playoff wins don't mean shit.

Another thing i was thinking is getting my favorite food and his favorite food, kinda make a tradition outta Sundays.

show him some of setsuna's posts where people clownhim then comeback in week 8 after the jags are mathematically eliminated and let him talk shit to setsuna

Just let the kid pick his own team. Making a Chiefs fan is horrible and will probably land you answering some questions from CPS.

You just became a father didn't you? I think I recall a post of yours along those lines. Or i have a terrible memory.

yah man....he is 4 months old

edit:

and i am torn on whether to push chiefs or not (mama is a niners fan, niners is closest for me....**** the raiders)

Show him this video.

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ROFL LMAO ROFL LMAO ROFL

Dude I have thoroughly enjoyed your posts lately. And we'll be eliminated by week 4, trust me.

right on bro....

I'm sure my heart will get broken AGAIN this year....

Lets have a beer together when that happens 8-( and commiserate

Congrats man. Thats kind of what my situation is; his mom is a Ravens fan, I'm a Chiefs fan. I feel I won't be passionate enough to get him interested in anything but the Chiefs, his mom is a casual fan since her family is a bunch of Ravens fans. I would teach him football better making him a Chiefs fan, but that would make him a Chiefs fan. Tough call.

Deal. Ebony and Ivory....:thumb:

Same here exactly. I am not passionate at all about the niners....I mean I root for them in the NFC but I do not own anything of the niners, BUT we could go to more niner games ......

ALthough I really prefer watching games on the High Def so that isn't too big of an issue for me. I just hope I don't inflict like 20 years of sadness on a child, like the last 20+ years has been for me..(yes some fun moments too...)

If he does become a Chiefs fan, prepare him for a lifetime of disappointment.

..show him the video they played on the jumbo screen before the MNF game against the Chargers..it's easy to find.

Clay, your videos rock. Without a doubt I'll be (blindfolding him for parts of it, but...) showing him some of your gifs. Most show legit football intricasies, others show your bias o:-)

hall and oates....?

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Which one to i get to role play

Seriously, why would you knowingly do that to someone you love? The Chiefs are a curse, not a blessing.

Good idea, that was epic.

The way I am leaning is if it gets him into sports and its something we can share, who cares about the other stuff.

Here tis.

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What can I say? We love to hate them.

Thanks.

My kids didnt really get into watching a full game until at least 11...they knew I was a chiefs fan and now are forever tainted with being said fans. My kids only know frustration from 2003 forward...they have no idea what Ive witnessed since the early 80's and of course my father who was at the Christmas Day game.

At any rate, he will gravitate to your team...sorry.

As a lifelong Chiefs and Royals fan, im going to have to advise you to steer him towards becoming a Yankee, Lakers, Patriots and Steelers fan,.

LMAO I can't stand bandwagon fans or anyof the teams you just mentioned. I'm a Chiefs, Orioles, and Mavericks fan, the child is screwed.

I can't wait man.

This is the best way to go about it. If he sees you treating football like an event, he'll start to see it as an event. Cheer the big plays, jump up on the scores. Making it something more than just a tv show is what draws a kid's interest.

As for who he roots for... Pray the Chiefs are good. No kid wants to hear how his team sucks from kids at school. When he gets older, maybe he associates the enjoyment with those days watching KC with you.

When he sits with you for an entire game, it's a milestone....you'll be so proud. Hopefully, Cassel wont be behind center.

Yea, he is a very competitive kid too when it comes to video games.... :hmmm:Maybe I could utilize Cassel's level of suck to show him he doesn't have to be perfect to get 63 mil.

My two eldest, now take the ribbing as a sense of pride...my oldest boy had a KC backpack, on the east coast, mind you. Of course, mostly, Redskin and Cowboy fans around here, so the smack was limited.

I definitely need to remember to keep things in perspective like this. I can't allow myself to want this more than he does.

Where are you from?

Originally, KC...;)...live in Richmond, VA now.

Will sound strange but born in Williamsburg. My brother was actually born in Henrico County. I miss parts of VA after living in MD.

I'll bet you do...MD's no picnic.

:)

sounds like you want to ruin his sundays permanently...

There isn't a black person in that picture...

It's his girlfriend's son.

Maybe it's an evil step father kind of thing.

Really good advice.





but so was Milkmans.

that's good, me and my boys do nachos every game

Damn

Ok

Wait you're black too or are you just talking about me?

I am negro. Yes.

picture of us?

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Setsuna = Afrika, MY MMA coach?

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Adequate.

ROFL I prefer the other picture to that. LOL wow.

have him play Madden since he is 9 and show him from an animated perspective how the game is played and what to expect.

Take him to a Chiefs game after buying him a copy of Madden.

i would just go with the team i root for. Its just easier, plus my basketball team is pure winners, so that takes some of the sting off the Chiefs being a dud. lol

IT would be alot more fun to cheer with him then against him when the 2 different teams play.

I dunno, thats what i would do.

A playoff win.

Tell him the Superbowl is just a Myth

Rules of Chief Fan...

Rule #1 - Matt Cassel sucks

Rule #2 - First learn rule #1

Wow didn't think if this... great idea.