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All I could do was give very specific instructions to be careful. I did not want
to see basketball players falling off a roof, electrocuting themselves, or otherwise doing something stupid because I knew that I would be held responsible! I wanted to avoid an extremely awkward
conversation with Coach
Platt explaining why Alex was at the hospital in traction, not to mention calling his parents, Ron and Kathie, to explain the same.
We Wish You a Merry Christmas!
Finally, when it was over (sometime after midnight) the last guy climbed down from the
roof and they declared the job complete. I must say they did a fine job, too. I haven't seen anything so delightfully tacky in ages! So before it all gets taken down (or before it falls down), I
recommend you drive by the Forester Village at 2033 Fruit Street and see it for yourself. Nothing like the Forester Christmas spirit.
-- by Michael Albertson
Who's Tending the Kids?
Parents Play an Important Role in Team Support
Have you ever noticed those people bringing bags of food to a game? If so, and
if you're like me, you ask yourself, "Where's the party and why am I missing it?" Maybe you never noticed, but if you did, rest assured; there's no party, it's just the parents tending their kids.
Seniority Has It's ... Obligations
Each year, the senior parents of the team have the responsibility of making new
parents feel welcome and
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organizing ways to support the players during the coming season.
Because Adam is the only senior on the team this year, the duty falls totally on the
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Lynette and Dean Bontreger. In addition, they have the responsibility of taking the "Forester Fans" banner to the away games --
and finding somewhere to hang it. They also plan an end-of-the-season group dinner for the parents, players and coaches.
Foods of Endearment
A major project is providing nourishment for a group of hungry college kids who
have just completed a workout that would leave normal people on oxygen. At home games, this often comes in the form of pizza, but for away games, parents prepare "care packages" that the guys
can dig into during the bus ride home. Parents
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eagerly sign up to take a turn and freshman parents, Tony and Gail Sheckler, have already taken their turn. They provided the "care
packages" for the return trip from the Indiana Wesleyan game, where Doug scored a career high 29 points. (Hey Coach, maybe this is a correlation worth looking into.)
Gail was very complimentary in her observations about the Forester parents group. She said, "It's been a great experience; it didn't take
long at all for us to get acquainted with everyone and feel part of the group."
You Want Socks for Christmas?
directions to each of the away games. The rest of us will just have to settle for travel directions accessed from the "Next Game" page of the
HCHoops web site.
The Famous Branson Pep Rallies
Another tradition has emerged, as a result of our frequent trips to Branson for the NAIA tournaments: it's the parent sponsored pre-game pep rallies.
Last year one rally set a standard that will be hard to match. Proud to say, it was my own mother who decided all the moms should |
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lead cheers dressed up as the "Dixie Hicks." They made quite an impression, but the consensus was they looked more like the "Dolly Hicks."
Several photos of this appeared on the Huntington College web site, one of which is shown above without permission (because I was afraid to ask her).
If nothing else, this shows the love that parents have for their kids; they'll do whatever it takes to encourage them to be successful in whatever they try to do. Thanks parents!
-- by Ryan Thwaits
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