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i—FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS—WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1985
Coach’s corner
Football is valuable
as character builder
By RONNIE JACKSON
Forsyth Co.
Head Football Coach
“Football is only a game, isnt it?”
I’ve heard that said all my life. If it
is true, then why does it have such an
impact on so many people’s lives?
I know what football has done for
me, as a player and coach. As I
thought about this question, I decided
to ask someone who at the time knew
nothing about the sport.
My wife Lory had never been
exposed to athletics, having been
raised in the Southwest, where horses
were the past ime. The following are
her statements about football.
“I used to think football was only a
game, even a silly game. Twenty two
people pushing, shoving and tackling
each other to gain possession of a
funny looking ball.
What I have learned over the past
fifteen years of living and working
with a coach, is that football is
anything but just a game.
It offers an opportunity to kids
which is very hard to find in this day
and age. It offers the chance for a kid
to test himself both physically and
mentally.
Today most kids grow up without
the physical challenges they had a
century ago.
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classroom, or in front of a T.V. set or
maybe stand behind a counter
serving hamburgers so he can sit
behind the wheel of a car. How does
he ever prove himself physically?
How does a kid ever learn how to
work with others to acheive a
common goal and take pride in the
acheivements gained by people
working together? ,
How can a young man test himself
mentally to learn and execute a job
given him? A job in which the success
of others depends upon.
Where can he find the experience of
being on his own with no one else to
blame for mistakes. Where can he
gain confidence, maturity, and a
sense of self-worth and pride in a
short period of time—the football
field.
All sports offer opportunities and
positive experiences to kids. What is
so special about football?
It is physically more demanding.
Sacrifices must be made. As a kid
watches others fall by the wayside,
and he perseveres; as he runs that
last wind sprint even though
everything in him says he can’t, he
learns something about himself.
He learns he is special, a member
of a very special group. He is a
football player.
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“because it makes you get out there
and learn about how the deer acts by
actually being around them.”
The extra skill needed in bow hunt
ing comes from the need to get in
much closer range of the animal than
is necessary when hunting with a gun,
“Most deer are shot with a bow
within 15 feet,” Hice said, “aAd few
are shot at a distance longer than 20
yards. So an archer has to be a better
hunter to get that close.”
Besides the hunting skill, the bow
hunter must be able to hit his target
when it appears.
“A bow hunter should stay in prac
tice year round,” Johnston said,
“You should shoot weekly to stay
sharp.”
Hice was even more adamant about
keeping in practice, saying that hunt
ers should shoot every day.
“To be a good bow hunter, you need
to know what range you can be accu
rate in,” Perry said, “to know that
range you have to practice with the
bow “
Another attraction to bow hunting
is the fact that the season is held
before the opening of gun season.
All four men stated that being able
to hunt earlier when the foliage was
still green, and being able to hunt
without the woods being crowded
with other hunters was another at
traction to bow hunting for them.
“Being able to get out in the woods
sooner when there is no pressure on
the deer from hunters, definately is
something that makes bow hunting
enjoyable.” Perry said.
Learning about the deer seems to
bring much of the enjoyment of the
hunt to Perry.
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