Page 71 - 2017 Yearbook

By: KATY, SARA, GRACIE
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The beauty that comes with playing sports at Priory is that the mantra of “always we begin again” can apply in various forms. In the case of the football team this year, that means that they have completely flipped the script in their work ethic. Senior Michael Joyce (12) says that “this season is in general, bigger, faster, and stronger, but we also have more of a team.” As opposed to previous years, this year the team has 23 players who are all ready to shed sweat and tears for the sake of holding themselves at a higher level of sportsmanship. The team shows constant improvement by coming to every practice and every game. It also helps that, according to Michael Joyce (12), this year the team is “closer than the team has been in the past, and [he] feels that it has made it easier to communicate on the field. Also, [they’ve] been conditioning a lot more,” which has helped tremendously.
From the point of view of coach Jeff Wise, the team has “a spirit of camaraderie that makes us a whole lot better. Everyone gets along in the best ways possible and you can really tell that they only want to see each other
succeed.” But you may ask yourself, “how has this season improved so much in such little time?” The answer lies within the wise words and teachings of Coach Wise: “strong leadership is always the key to a good team. This year, we have a strong group of Senior and Junior leaders to teach younger players the importance of commitment, discipline, and solid work ethic.” Coach Wise has made it clear that the team isn’t expected to only learn and love the game of football, but they are also expected to learn to become more well rounded members of society.
But it’s not all work and no play, Michael Joyce (12) tells us that the team has a “team dinner at the beginning of the season (and another at the end) as just a chance to hang out. [They] also meet on Saturdays without coaches to go over film and discuss [their] performances as players, which usually ends up being a chance to have fun and relax.” The team has made it clear that the secret ingredient to having a successful comeback as a strong team, is balance between working hard and playing even harder.
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