We were just talking amongst ourselves and wondered out loud if Delhi HS should even be fielding a team with only 15 players. Loosing is pretty much a promised thing at this point. Wouldn't it be better to just practice the heck out of this team while trying to recruit more players? Isn't loosing all the time going to be demoralizing and cause the kids to not want to join a loosing football team? What are your thoughts?
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Should there be a playing football team this year?
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Posted 1 year ago #
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When Delhi High School was new and just starting to organize a football team, the stands were empty. They played games at odd times. The team was small. They lost. They lost pretty much every game. There were a few faithful fans who went to every game. They stayed loyal to the hometown team and still go to games today. I remember being bundled up on a cold, wet, rainy Saturday morning taking photos of one of those early football games. There is always hope.
Personally, I think it would ultimately be more demoralizing and cause more future problems if they did not at least attempt to play the games they have scheduled this year. The team grew and strengthened from a small team everyone expected to lose and became a powerhouse even going to the playoffs. It happened before and it can happen again. I think that saying that they are promised to lose every game is a little too defeatist. On any given Friday night, any given team can win. They may have to work harder than other teams, but I believe they should stay the course. I hope the fans will hang in there with them. We should give our support not only to the players but to the new coaching staff. This team has essentially been abandoned and the new coaching staff came on board and will do their best. That in itself is worthy of our support.
No one ever suggests the Raiders or 49ers call their season because they are assured of a losing season. Professional teams have losing seasons all the time. There are some professional sports teams that are notorious losers and yet, their fans remain loyal. I believe we should do the same.
Go Hawks!
Perhaps this week I will start wearing my Hawk Pride bracelets again to help do my part to show that I support our team and I am not a fair-weathered fan (or reporter). Now, the question is...what does everyone else think and what will everyone else do?
Posted 1 year ago #
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