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Ethan Whidden Is i9 Sports Feature Player of The Week

The Nativity Catholic School student has participated in flag football for two seasons

Ethan Whidden, age 8, is this week's i9 Sports flag football player of the week.

Ethan, who attends Nativity Catholic School in Brandon, has participated in the flag football league for two full seasons. He admits he enjoys playing football with his friends every Saturday.

I asked Ethan what he likes most about playing, and he said, "I enjoy playing on offense, especially wide receiver because I like to catch the ball."

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As I was speaking to him, his coach stopped by to congratulate him on his great play.

"I like my coach because he lets us all play different positions. He also runs a lot of drills in practice that are fun," said Ethan.

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In the future he says he wants to play football in high school and maybe beyond. His favorite positions are: running back, quarterback and wide receiver. He is also an avid Florida Gator and Tim Tebow fan as well as a Buccaneers fan.

You can watch athletes like Ethan and many others playing flag football every Saturday morning at St. Stephen Catholic School in Riverview as a part of the i9 Sports program.

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