Sunday, August 2, 2015

St Thomas Aquinas High School Football Team

By Jana Serrano


Football is undoubtedly the most popular sport in the United States. It is by far the most watched event in the entire nation, bringing together multitudes of people from all walks of life. This creates a friendly, testosterone driven atmosphere filled with shouts and cheers for their bets to win.

This can be applicable to sports as well. Such is the case of St Thomas Aquinas High School Football Team for constantly winning games in every state. Some may call it luck, but this group of gifted individuals have the skills to win even if it is against destiny itself.

The thing about this game or The Raiders or generally games like this is that there is this pure, unabashed joy of connecting with other fans and indulging in the revelry of rooting for their team to grab the coveted championship. Quite ironically, joining others in a festivity like this brings out not only the competitive nature in each of us. It also promotes a sense of brotherhood and camaraderie that facilitates excellent social relationships.

The Raiders, or the St Thomas Aquinas Team, are no new bloomers. They have claimed victory in numerous states and have proven their longevity in this sport. One good reason for this good chemistry among the players is that they show sincere love of the game and interacting with teammates.

Like everyone else, these players are not perfect. Despite all their victories, they have also admitted to certain areas of improvement in their game play and attitude as a whole. Some verbalized about their complacency and arrogance, specifically in their game against another group early in the season back in 2014. Later on they realized that they have to be more focused and not to take anyone for granted. Such change in behavior paid off and has kept them at the top of the game ever since.

Their football team has conquered all known challenges facing high school teams anywhere and have collected close to a hundred trophies through the years. Quite proudly, the school also maintained a proper website for them. This shows the online world their victories and vast number of student players who turned into world class athletes by the time they graduated.

The Raiders have been through ups and downs, just like everyone else. It goes without saying that they too faced their own weaknesses and bounced right back. With the help of their mentors and the support of the entire school, their players have learned valuable lessons, survived, and prospered season after season of hardcore full contact games.

Opponents can either attack them intelligently and powerfully, or end up reduced to a heap. Quite frankly, some even achieve both. It is still a good thing though because at least the opponent did not lose without a good fight.

The Raiders took on the challenge of football as high school kids. That alone is a great inspiration for people to have more confidence in themselves and at least have a shot of pursuing their passion, may it be sport or another endeavor. It may be just a game to some, but to others it is a life changing and enlightening path to discover your capabilities and test your limits. This true test of character and resilience among the youth has been definitely proven by the St Thomas Aquinas Football Team.




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