Smattville: Switzer's Sidelines

Monday, October 23, 2006

Switzer's Sidelines

A word from the coach…

Hey all, and welcome to Switzer’s Sidelines.

With a collective sigh of relief it seems like this last Stubble Bowl weekend has gone by without any major problems. And what a weekend it was. Our day was filled with everything from the beginning stages of a snow storm, to a tiny ounce of sunlight, to a little bit of glory and a whole lot of fun and laughter. The Storm really came out to play this weekend, and with a little bit of blessing from above, we even came away with a trophy and some much needed rest.

We began our tournament off by playing a great team that comes every year, a team that is made up of alumni from the past years. We came out a little slow in the first half, which eventually caused us to come a touchdown short of the win. Next we moved on to play Beechy, who brought out an army worth of players from all over. The story was almost the same as Alumni, we came out slow in the first half, and a lot of mistakes were being made. But with a rousing speech at half time, and a little miracle running by our very own Greg Moore, we beat Beechy and made ourselves a proven threat to the rest of the tournament.

The next game was our biggest game; it was the semi-finals against our archrivals, Saskatoon, which proved to be a heartbreaking game. Not because of the loss but because of the lack of integrity and sportsmanship that was shown by the Saskatoon squad. It seemed that every play and everything the Storm did as a team was complained about and put under a microscope. And even worse yet, they were very chippy and cheap, tripping or pushing our players when they couldn’t reach our flags, and throwing our flags back in our faces when they could reach them.

I told our players this and it stills holds true, I see us, the Storm, as the winners over all. Not because of the way Saskatoon carried themselves, but because we held ourselves to a level that was honorable, and even though we didn’t attain first place, our shear heart and character makes us the true winners, and will continue to make us the winners in the future.

I am going to go get some rest and regenerate myself, stay tuned for the next Switzer’s Sidelines regarding our success in PAC league Volleyball. So until next time, keep yer chin held high, may the best coach win, and don’t tell me what to do!

Coach Switzer

posted by Matt @ 12:09 PM

1 Comments:

At 5:23 PM, Anonymous said…

great job this weekend guys, I was watching and I agree with your thoughts, keep up the good charater

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