Instance counter

Question

is there any other to get an instance counter besides telling it the number of instances in each class? here is one of my class, how could i add it and what would i have to put in my show class?
public class Cowboys extends Football {
public int scrimmage () {return passing+rushing+other;}
public void describe (){
     System.out.println(
          "Total yards the Cowboys gained this week is " +(passing+rushing+other) );
public static int counter = 1;
public class Show {........
     public static void main(String argv[]){
          Cowboys c=new Cowboys();
          c.describe();
                                   "The number of class instances in the Cowboys class is ");
          System.out.println(Cowboys.counter); class is ");
}

Answer 1

where am i supposed to plug this into, is it the
Cowboys or in the Show? i tried both and i keep
getting <identifier> expected in the line private static classCounter;.Something smells bad in the original code you posted. It looks like you have a bunch of code floating about that isn't in either class. That is wrong.