Stepping Foot Into These Players Shoes
By Michelle Rosas, Web Assistant
The majority percent of people going to watch the homecoming game go to watch the plays and see who wins. The focus is more on the ball and field rather than the people who are making everything happen.
As the countdown goes down, the Bearcat football team trains harder and harder everyday to get ready for the homecoming football game. The Bearcat football team trains anywhere between 9 – 15 hours a week.
Thanks to these bearcats, the rest of the football team, and the coaches, the bearcats crushed Pioneer Valley High School with a whopping score of 15 to 6.
Bastiaan Jaureguy
Senior Bastiaan Jaureguy trains as much as he can to get ready for a game.
“I’d probably say I take 15 hours to 16 hours a week, making sure that everything’s set perfect in my own head so I can play my best football”,
Jureguy said.
Jaureguy also says that there’s always pressure when being on the field but he tries his best to not overthink. He says that once you start to get into your head that’s when you start to mess up. As well as training and practicing for a game Juereguy likes to prepare himself before a game by thinking about the plays he’s going to make and taking deep breaths and putting earbuds on.
Jaureguy says he spends six days a week practicing and preparing for games. And he takes Sundays off to let his body rest.
All those days and hours of training are worth it because at the end of the day Jaureguy gets to play on the field.
”All those days and hours of training are worth it because at the end of the day Jaureguy gets to play on the field,”
He said
Dominic Weber
Another player on the team, Dominic Weber says that before a game he mentally prepares himself and thinks about how he can use all of his effort to help his team win the game.
“I try to think about what I need to do. How I can give all my effort what’s gonna happen how I can react. What I need to do to best my opponent pretty much”,
weber said
When it comes to training, Weber spends around 10 – 13 hours a week training for a game. Once Weber steps foot on the field he feels this rush of adrenaline and a small feeling of nervousness.
“For me, I feel a lot of energy, a lot of excitement. I also feel nervous. But for me, it’s just going out there to have a good time”
he said
Brian Ibarra
Player #51 Brain Ibarra has his own way of preparing before a game.
He spends about 5 days a week working and perfecting himself to do his best for a game. Before a game, Ibarra says he imagines himself playing his heart out and giving it his all during the game.
“ I imagine myself out there just playing my heart out of my butt off just to win the game.”
ibarra Said
Ibarra also says that when the team wins he feels a lot of joy and he feels great. But that he will start focusing harder on how he can help his team win the next game.
Thanks to these bearcats, the rest of the football team, and the coaches, the bearcats crushed Pioneer Valley High School with a whopping score of 15 to 6.
Thanks to these bearcats, the rest of the football team, and the coaches, the bearcats crushed Pioneer Valley High School with a whopping score of 15 to 6.
