Happy Thanksgiving To Our US Friends!!

For many Thanksgiving is simply a holiday having the luxury of spending time with Family and Friends enjoying a festive holiday but the tradition goes far beyond that.

It was first started in 1621 where a group of Pilgrims held a harvest feast in Plymouth Massachusetts which was attended by members of  the Native American tribe called theWampanoag who helped them learn their new way of life.

Unlike today the feast lasted for three full days and if you fast forward to 1789 it was the First President of the United States who officially proclaimed it a national day of thanksgiving to celebrate the adoption of the US Constitution.

In the US it wasn’t until 1941 that the US congress made the holiday to be celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.

Now it has become more of a day in which to  enjoy Family and watch NFL games both during and after Thanksgiving dinner.

We have the luxury of covering various sporting events which we are grateful to cover along with the official photography crew working with Sportswave.

I would be remiss if I failed to mention the ones behind the scenes who are Laird Allan, Mark Steffens, Wes Shaw along with Jagraj Lalli who is the newest addition to the team.

As with our mandate, play within the rules, play safe, keep any aggressive and negative bullying out of the game and above all if you’re young and starting out listen to your coaches.

If you are an up-and-coming young official don’t get discouraged by all the negative comments from the “peanut gallery” better known as the parents.

While their intention is good, many are there to cheer on their Son or Daughter which we applaud but a note from the wise “Let them be kids and have fun at a young age and always offer positive thoughts – encourage rather than discourage.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving from the Sportswave crew and if you have a sport in your area you want to promote feel free to let us know about it.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!