The Pioneer football team lost its bid for a perfect season last friday in an interleague matchup against the Vikings of River Valley High School. Despite the absence of two senior captains, Trey Pugh and Andrew Koenig, the loss was a massive upset as Alder was ranked as the number four team in Division IV in Ohio’s latest AP poll. The Pioneers fell at a score of 18 to 14. When asked about the outlook on the rest of the season, senior captain Austin Fooce replied, “We still have a lot to play for. We are really looking forward to week 10 and playoffs.” Alder started the game off strongly with a defensive stop and an ensuing offensive drive ended in an Austin Fooce touchdown. The Vikings then responded with a touchdown of their own. The Pioneers
The Varsity team lost to the JV team because they did not work together as team. Though the Varsity team consisted of high performing individuals for speed, strength, and endurance but together they lacked the cohesiveness to perform as a single unit. Also among them there were a lot of internal conflicts cropping up like blaming each other, lack of trust and confidence in the ability of others etc., which were not identified, or resolved at appropriate time. Each one did not believe he was working as a part of the team; rather they tried to maximize their individual capabilities alone. In addition the Varsity team lacked a strong leader, mostly people were disruptors.
There have been many historical moments with the University of Dayton Flyers Men’s Basketball team, but Mark Weaver recalls of the one that meant most to him. It took place on March 24, 1967, in Louisville’s Freedom Hall for the Final Four of the NCAA (National College Athletic Association) tournament against the highly favored North Carolina Tar Heels (Collett 228). This was the third straight NCAA tournament appearance for the Flyers, but their first ever Final Four (Collett 228). It turned out that the Flyers smashed North Carolina, seventy-six to sixty-two. Don May hit a record thirteen straight field goals and scored thirty-four points (Collett 228). Mark Weaver, a lifetime fan said, “I remember that game like it was yesterday, it almost brings tears to my eyes. I have never seen UD party like we did the night of that game. I have been following Dayton basketball since the mid-1960s and I have yet to witness the team getting a greater win than the one over the Tar Heels.”
Between Grinnell and Newton, there had been 35 meetings between the two schools in high school football between 1950 and 1985. The two towns, which to this day are very stereotypical high school athletics town, formed one of the fiercest rivalry in Iowa sports. This matchup was talked about for months in advance, stores would close, the visiting town would vacate to occupy the hosting one, and even those with no affiliation to either town would show up for the game. If you ask any of the Grinnell players from that era, the greatest part of their career, was playing under the lights for record crowds every time the Newton game came around. After 1985, a redistricting occurred, after which Grinnell and Newton were no longer on each others
Varsity sports play one of the largest roles in the modern school system. They can one of the most influential parts of a youngling’s experience. However, with that comes great challenges and sociological issues embedded into the sports that show conflict and adversity in certain times. After reviewing some of these issues the true structure of varsity sports may be identified, and possibly reviewed.
In the movie Remember the Titans, you follow an integrated football team in the 1970’s. In this time period, racism was an issue that many people looked the other way about. Only towards the end can you see that the team is truly integrated. If it weren’t for the team coaches who inspired teamwork within them, perhaps the movie would’ve ended so bittersweet. On any note, there’s a lot we can take from the team effort in this production.
I am a college football coach. The reason I chose this is because the money is very good. I want to go win a National Championship. I want to work my team to be the best. I want to coach the best players in the country. I want to have a good coaching career record.
All four years of high school I worked behind the scenes on and off the football field. From handing out jerseys and pants, measuring boys constantly for belts, adjusting helmets, patching minor cuts, along with trying to keep our ever so famous title we created as “H20 Technicians” by meeting all of the teams hydrating needs. So, from this angle I saw and heard everything. Even the things boys would not typically share with girls. That is one of the many “perks” of being one of four football managers. When I graduated high school and came back to Putnam County for my first Cougar football game since last season, I realized I had never actually watched a football game. Therefore, I decided to watch the game from a fans point of view. A much more muted version of the game. Watching the game as fan was like holding season tickets with sideline seats for the last four years and on the fifth year watching all the games on a dingy old black and white TV.
Sports contributed to making the 1960's a decade of fun excitement. One of the most
I was going back and forth of what to tell you guys of what got me through my high school years. There were three words that came to mind that I felt helped me get through my years of high school. For the young ones listen up for the older ones take notes for the grown-ups reflect.
I would not recommend and do not believe that it is a good investment to buy publicly available shares in the Green Bay Packers. There are only a limited number of shares that are obtainable and the sale of the shares only happens on occasion. The Green Bay Packers sold the stock in order to raise money to make renovates to Lambeau Field. The shares are also not traded publicly on the market so, in essence, people buying stock in the Packers receive a piece of paper saying they are part owner of the Green Bay Packers. The shares in Manchester United FC are publicly sold and traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the stock has done very well and the price has even increased.
These men will push themselves in the off-season and summer in ways that do not seem humanly possible. They will sacrifice their time that could be spent with family, friends, or studying in order to practice for each game. They will live and die by the results of their efforts on the field every Friday night, with a win creating an exhilarating feeling of invincibility, and a loss leaving behind the feeling of letting down your closest family member.
There is a very small risk that some of the data I collected could be
It was very hard moving to a new town in the summer of 1996. This event meant having to attend a new middle school and re-establish myself in a new environment. Even though I had moved a couple times before, that did not make this time any easier. I still had to make new friends and ground myself all over again. Yet I had no idea the positive impact this move would have on me.
As a student of the Leading Teams in Organizations class at Lipscomb University, I’m required to answer questions regarding the Harvard Business School Case titled “The Army Crew Team”. The case write-up describes a coach’s dilemma regarding an underperforming Varsity Crew team. The Varsity team is consistently losing to the Junior Varsity (JV) team forcing its coach to consider taking drastic actions four days before the National championship. The coach is considering the following three options: switching the Varsity and JV teams, switching individual boat members, or intervening to improve the Varsity team’s performance (Snook & Polzer, 2004). The coach should switch the Varsity and JV teams and allow the more cohesive team to compete as the Varsity team in the National championship. The following are questions and answers regarding The Army Crew Team Case.
My internship spends as a football coach has really been an eye-opener for me; especially sacrificing at least 15 hours per week of commitment. Being a football coach showed me that you need to be at nearly every practice, rain or shine, sick or healthy, job or no job. The biggest thing as a high school coach and teaching as well estimate between 30-35 hours a week. For college, as a full-time coach, think somewhere between 60-80 hours a week. I chose this lifestyle because I wanted to work in a field which I’ll love to make progression in. Moreover, coaching sports period gives me thrill to help another student-athlete excel at another level. This internship being an assistant football coach was an offer to help out as an unpaid assistant