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Leading OffMost days, husband and father, Tom Adamo, can be found on the court—playing, coaching or

officiating. The kids, Andrew (football and tennis player) and Adelaide (tennis and softball player),

are never far from a field. But all of that changed last year when each suffered a knee injury.

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It’s fairly easy to find a football players with lengths of hair flowing from their

helmets these days.

But Hannah Phillips isn’t making a fashion statement.

The Landrum freshman and junior varsity kicker is making a statement of a different kind.

“I know I can kick and even though this is a guys’ sport, I think a girl can play, too,” Phil-lips said after a narrow early season loss at Polk County.

Phillips, who began playing soccer at the age of 4 and is a standout on the Landrum girls soccer team, said the reaction to her presence on the field has been mixed from opponents, but her teammates have stood beside her from the beginning.

“At first, there was a lot of talk that I was just wanting attention,” she said. “But I have faith in myself and the guys believe in me. The guys are like my big brothers. They won’t let anybody hurt me.”

Of course, chivalry only extends so far from the other sidelines. Opponents often try to get into the head of kickers and in that regard, Phillips is no different.

“I get -- I guess you’d call it ‘catcalled’ a lot,” she said. “But I just ignore it and keep on going.”

After years of soccer and the accompanying bumps, bruises and worse, Phillips said she doesn’t worry about injuries either.

“They’re both contact sports, but I think I could get hurt more in soccer than in foot-ball,” she said.

Phillips, a die-hard Pittsburgh Steel-ers fan, said she has the full support of her football-loving family.

“My dad (Kelvin) actually has always pushed me to do my best. He has really want-

ed me to be a kicker,” she said. “He doesn’t believe in “I can’t” and knows I’m just as good as any high school football kicker if I put my mind to it. My mom (Jennifer) was happy for me that I’m doing what I love and juggling soccer and my school work. I have to keep my school work up to be able to do what I love. And of course, I have two brothers -- one 18 and one 11 -- who are obsessed with football and loved that we have a third football player

in the family.” She also has the support

of JV head coach Deon Brice and varsity head football coach Russell Mahaffey, who agreed that Phillips will work as hard as she can on her new sport.

“She has all the poten-tial in the world to become a great kicker,” Brice said. “We’ve got confidence in her. We know she can make (the kicks). That’s why we keep sending her out there.”

Phillips’ first two extra-point tries were blocked, but Brice said that was more of problem with protection after the team suffered several in-juries along the offensive line, including two long snappers.

But Phillips hasn’t been discouraged.

She plans on continuing to work at her position and play at the varsity level.

“The most important thing in football that I’ve learned over these past weeks is that it’s not just a one person sport,” Phillips said. “We’ve all got to work as a team to win as a team.”

But she is also learning the nuances of kicking a foot-ball rather than a soccer ball.

“The toughest adjust-ment I’ve made in being a kicker is all the weight that’s on me including the pads and stuff while kicking,” she said. “Also, I kick differently in soccer than I do football. I’ve messed up my foot before in a game and it’s not been the same since. So football is

really building up my strength.”In addition to her family, Phillips said she

has gotten support and tips from fellow kicker John Martinez, who shares kicking duties with her on Landrum’s JV team.

“The whole team in general -- whether they’re a star player or not -- loves each and every one of us and that’s what I call a team. It’s like being a family,” she said.” n

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Eight years ago, when Eric Cummings took over as head coach of the boys cross coun-try team at Riverside High

School, he could squeeze all eight of the runners into a minivan.

Those days are long gone as Riverside boasts a roster of nearly 100 runners on the boys and girls teams this fall.

At a September practice, a slew of run-ners were competing for the final “seats on the bus” for an upcoming meet. In running, numbers breed competition.

As the season got under way, the War-riors girls team was ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 4A and No. 1 overall, while the boys team was ranked No. 4 in 4A and No. 5 overall.

“This is the biggest team I’ve ever had,” Cummings said. “I’ve had track teams smaller than this. . . . Some of them come out because of friends, and they’re still here six years later. We’ve been increasing our num-bers and increasing our position in the state.”

The girls took second at the Eye Opener in Spartanburg and won the Bob Jenkins Coaches’ Classic in Columbia to start the season. The boys finished fifth in both meets.

Cummings is now the coach of both the boys and girls teams -- he took over the girls five years ago -- and has 53 runners on the girls roster and 43 on the boys roster.

A minivan just wouldn’t cut it anymore.“If the kids want to come out and run,

they know they can,” Cummings said. “They know they’re going to get out of it exactly what they put into it.”

Senior Allie Arsiniega, who is ranked No. 4 individually in 4A and No. 8 overall, has been among the team’s top runners since joining the team as a seventh-grader and said the attraction is both competitive and social.

“It’s an individual sport, so you get to see how far you can push yourself both physi-cally and mentally,” Arsiniega said. “The team is so big, it’s easy to make friends. . . . It’s just fun to be out-side and run around with your friends.”

Arsiniega, a team captain, plans to join several other program alums in the college ranks. She irecently received a recruiting letter from South Carolina and is consider-ing Appalachian State and Georgia Southern among others.

“You tell your friends and they come out, and then they tell their friends and it kind of goes from there,” said runner Karly Howell. “It’s kind of like a big family.”

Like Arsiniega, boys captain Dan Castel-lo is looking to continue his running career, possibly at the College of Charleston where

he plans to take an official visit this fall.But in his role as captain, Castello is

enjoying watching younger runners develop quickly, but also wants to see the team re-mained focus and live up to its lofty rank-ings.

“We’ve worked hard all summer,” Cas-tello said. We’ve got to keep working hard and let people know we’re here to run.”

Having a large number of runners helps in training, said junior Evans Harrison.

“Everyone always has someone to run with,” Harrison said. “You never have to try and find someone. . . . I think it’s good that everybody is active and trying to stay in shape.”

Second-year runner Emma Spencer said the daily competition among runners trying to earn those seats on the bus helps everyone improve.

“It makes you want to improve,” she said. “It helps you get better times.”

Freshmen first-year runners Cate Am-brose and Abigail Smith... said they have both enjoyed the “family atmosphere” that has been created by the runners and coaches.

Harrison recalled his first year on the team as a seventh-grader as not being easy, regardles of the atmosphere, but he per-severed to become one of the team’s top runners.

“I was very good my seventh-grade year,” he said. “But it shows that if you’re not in very good shape, you can come try and get in shape and if it works for you, you can pos-sibly become a very good runner.” n

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Spartanburg High’s football offices are in a relatively new addition to the school, but the ghosts are all over

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Framed jerseys. Old photographs. Past championship reminders.

So, maybe it is no coincidence that head coach Chris Miller’s return -- he was an assistant on the staff of Doc Davis’ last championship team -- has Vikings fans abuzz after a fast start and entry into the Class 4A state polls.

“The key has been being hungry,” Miller said. “It’s been hard on (the players), but

they’ve responded. They’re hungry and they want to win. They just didn’t know how. It’s been good to come out and have some good things happen to us and give us some confidence.”

And maybe it’s no coincidence that Spartanburg, which has a history of produc-ing very good and occasionally great run-ning backs, appears to have found another in sophomore speedster Tavien Feaster.

After three varsity games -- all of which the Vikings won -- Feaster received his first collegiate scholarship offer from Clemson.

In the world of football, some players are called “difference makers,” and the term can be applied to Feaster, who won Spar-tanburg County track championships in the 100- and 200-meters as a freshman.

“We’ve had different players every team I’ve been on -- a guy like that who is a

gamebreaker. Tavien is one of those guys,” said Miller, who left the helm of powerhouse Byrnes to take over at Spartanburg this past spring. “I haven’t seen anybody close to him when he gets in the open. He’s just one of those who just pulls away. . . . He can kick it into another gear that I haven’t seen before.”

The football landscape is littered with track stars with stunning numbers on a stopwatch who never became complete football players.

But Feaster was a football player first, and a homegrown one at that.

“I started playing when I was 9,” Feaster said. “I played at Crescent Hill and then at McCracken. . . . I started track and that helped me add more speed. I was OK in little league, but after that my vision got better and I could get separation to get away from people.”

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Spartanburg RB Tavien Feaster (28) picked up a scholarship offer from Clemson after his third varsity game.

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Feaster said he worked hard in the offseason to prove to the new coaching staff that he deserved a shot.

“If I got he opportunity, I wanted to show them what I could do,” Feaster said.

Though only 15 with still much to learn about the nuances of the game, he quickly proved his point with a volatile mixture of speed and desire.

“When he touches the ball, if he’s on the 1, he wants to go 99. He wants to go the distance every time he touches it. He’s got that inside him,” Miller said, pointing to his own chest.

Growing up in Spartanburg, Feaster has heard the stories of Davis, who went on to play at Auburn and for several NFL teams,

and Carnie Norris, who had starred for the Vikings and then at Georgia a generation earlier.

But he also understands that he has many yards to go before his photo goes on the wall next to them.

“They had the size the speed,” Feaster said. “It’s an honor just to bring my name up in a conversation with theirs. . . . I need to keep working and keep listening to the coaches.»

The goal, he said, for the next two-plus years is the same as Miller›s -- to put the Vikings back in the state title hunt.

“I want to win championships,” Feaster said, “and bring this program back to the way it was in the 1990s.” n

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The American Dream didn’t always include a golf course and a chip-in from just off the green.

In 1981, Tom and Karen Chanthaphaeng immigrated from Laos at the urging of an uncle who wrote to them, telling them stories of unfamiliar freedoms and opportunities in the United States.

“It was scary,” Mrs. Chanthaphaeng said. “We had no jobs and we couldn’t speak Eng-lish, so no one could understand us.”

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She started playing golf at the age of 5.“Anna always wanted the little plastic golf

clubs and balls,” Mrs. Chanthaphaeng said. “So, we knew early on that she wanted to play golf.”

Younger sister Angel, who is now in the seventh grade at Boiling Springs Middle School and in her first season as a member of the varsity golf team, followed Anna to the course at the age of 8.

What began as a childhood fascination with colorful toys for Anna has turned into a family passion for the Chanthaphaengs.

“Dad is crazy about golf,” Anna said. “I

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an official swing coach Mr. Chanthaphaeng works with his daughters on their games as do other members of the golfing family.

“We usually learn from each other. We don’t really have a swing coach. We just try to help each other,” Anna said. “If we see something wrong, we try to fix it. . . . After me and Angel started playing and started getting good, we got all our family into play-ing and now they’re all getting good, too.”

While Mr. Chanthaphaeng and other members of the extended family in Charlotte come to the game, Mrs. Chanthaphaeng said she is content to be a “golf mom” and sup-port her daughters at tournaments and high school matches.

“(Golf) means a lot to me and the fam-ily,” she said. “But we try not to push the girls to be what we want them to be. We want

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Anna, 15, continues to work on her game with Boiling Springs head coach and former Spartanburg Methodist golfer Kyle Scruggs, hoping to add length as she grows older and stronger.

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“I can’t hit as far as some of the other girls right now, but my irons are good and my short game is doing good, so I feel OK,” Anna said.

“I’ve been hitting really consistently lately. There have been some careless mistakes, so I feel like I can do better.”

Meanwhile, Angel is getting used to playing high school golf after playing local junior events over the

past few summers.“When I was trying out (for the team), I didn’t

really know anyone,” Angel said. “Just my sister, but it’s OK now. I don’t care who I play with. I like meeting new people.”

The sisters said they are very close off the course and watch one another on it.

“It’s nice to be able to play with my sister,” Anna said. “I’m able to see her play and it reminds me when I was younger like her. It’s just nice to see her come out here and try her best and get used to playing

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what she now hears on a regular basis.

“Literally, people come up to me—coaches, officials, parents—and tell me, ‘Your team’s amazing. The girls you have on your team, these three in particular,” Bailey says.

“These Three” -- Savannah Duke, Jacey Bagwell and Ruriko Nakashima—are not your

average high school swimmers as they have overcome physical obstacles that could have sidelined them from sports altogether, not to mention participation on a team as large and competitive as Dorman.

Savannah, a seventh grader at Dawkins Middle School, has only one leg, the left hav-ing never developed in utero due to cancer. Chemotherapy treatments and surgeries within her first year of life removed the tumor and she’s remained cancer-free.

Jacey is an eighth-grader whose battle with Ewing Sarcoma in her right leg is more recent. Diagnosed with the cancerous tumor when she was 7, Jacey has been through numerous chemotherapy treatments and other procedures to remove the tumor in her knee. Today, there’s

NO EXCUSESDorman trio inspire teammates, foes alike

“People make excuses and don’t try different things.

These three are here because they aren’t making excuses. They’re not afraid of failure or adversity, and that, to me,

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no evidence of cancer, but she still travels to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston to deal with complications from the hip-to-fibia prosthesis she received in April.

Ruriko, 18, has Down’s Syndrome and lately has been spending her time out of the water watching old tapes of the Olympics, particularly the swimming events. That’s where Ruriko is getting her inspiration as she looks forward to competing in the 2014 Special Olympics USA National Games next spring.

Others are getting their inspiration from Ruriko, as well as Savannah and Jacey.

“People make excuses and don’t try different things. These three are here because they aren’t

making excuses,” says Scott Duke, Savannah’s father. “They’re not afraid of failure or adversity, and that, to me, is most inspiring.”

Jacey, who undergoes three physical therapy sessions a week, could have skipped a recent Monday afternoon practice after the long weekend trip to Houston for adjustments on her prosthesis, extending its range of motion and fine-tuning the mechanical parts. Instead, she chose to work out with the team at the Converse College pool for the two-hour practice.

“I want to be active, and swimming is the one sport I can do,” Jacey says. “I don’t want to lie around on the couch.”

The low-impact of moving in water permits

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT…SAVANNAH DUKE

What She Does Before a Swim Meet: Eats a Bologna sandwichWhat She Likes About Swimming: Being in the waterHobbies: Plays pianoFavorite Subject: Social StudiesWhen She Grows Up: TeacherPets: Charlie the dogWho She’d Take to Lunch and Where: Tim Tebow to The Olive GardenWhat Her Coach Says: “Savannah is competitive, hard-working and does not want special attention,” says Coach Amy Bailey. “They way she propels on one side and maintains her body position is pretty awesome

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT…JACEY BAGWELL

What She Does Before a Swim Meet: Listens to loud musicWhat She Likes About Swimming: “It keeps me active and I don’t get tackled.”Hobbies: Sings in chorus Favorite Subject: EnglishWhen She Grows Up: Doctor or a VeterinarianPets: Callie the dog, Kirby the cat and Yankee Survivor the horseWho She’d Take to Lunch and Where: Carrie Underwood to Long-horn SteakhouseWhat Her Coach Says: “Jacey has incredible determination and has a great attitude,” says Coach Amy Bailey.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT…RURIKO NAKASHIMA

What She Does Before a Swim Meet: Eats bowl of rice, a Japa-nese traditionWhat She Likes About Swimming: Being part of the teamFavorite Subject: Physical Educa-tionWho She’d Take to Lunch and Where: Her brother, Tommy, who is away at college, to any place..she just loves to see himWhat Her Coach Says: “She has a good sense of humor and says a lot of funny things,” says Coach Jim Raymond. “She’s very good at her strokes and enjoys being part of the team.”

From left, Savannah Duke, Ruriko Nakashima, and Jacey Bagwell take a break after practice.


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Jacey to swim without causing damage to her leg, but it is still a demanding sport, according to Dorman’s Boys’ Coach Jim Raymond.

“I’ve coached a lot of sports, and swimming is by far the hardest sport for anybody to practice. You’re swimming back and forth, and there’s not much down time.”

For Savannah, the challenge is holding her body in the cor-rect position in the water using only one leg.

“It’s incredible what she does in the water. It’s truly amaz-ing to see her race,” says Bailey. “Savannah doesn’t say, ‘I can’t do that.’”

Jacey’s mother, Holly Bag-well, would not have thought five years ago when she was first diagnosed with cancer that her daughter would compete on the Dorman Swim Team.

“She’s gone through so much without complaining or asking for pity,” Bagwell says. “She has shown me the true meaning of

fight. She’s my hero.”Swimming is a big part of

Ruriko’s life and provides an inclusion opportunity, according to Koge Nakashima.

“The coaches create a warm atmosphere here,” Nakashima adds.

Wendy Duke, Savannah’s mother, echoes Nakashima’s words saying that she ap-preciates the way the coaches treat her daughter simply as a

teammate.“It could be easy to be self-absorbed, but they realize that are part of something much bigger than themselves,” says Wendy Duke. “I get choked up watching the girls at a meet, and the team is cheering them on and they are cheering the team on. It’s encouraging to watch all that teamwork.”

Teammates are there for Ruriko during practice to help her stay on task when needed,

Raymond says.“She’s has quite a few girls

on the team who look after her,” Raymond says.

Being accepted as teammates and not receiving any special treatment is paramount for These Three—Savannah, Jacey and Ruriko.

“I know, particularly, when Ruriko is in the water, there are no handicaps,” Koge Nakashima says. n

ThREE SwIMMERS / from page 19

From left: Scott, Wendy and Savannah Duke; Kogeand Ruriko Nakashima; and Holly and Jacey Bagwell.


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RG 3, Adrian Peterson, Derrick Rose and Mari-ano Rivera. What do

they all have in common? Besides being professional athletes, they all have experienced an anterior cruci-ate ligament (ACL) tear in one of their knees. Over 150,000 of these injuries oc-cur each year in the United States. Sur-prisingly, approxi-mately 70 percent of these injuries are non-contact events.

These non-contact injuries usually happen during landing or making a sharp cut. Contact injuries, like the ones the Marcus Lattimore suffered, account for the remaining number of injuries.

At the time of the injury the knee is usually almost fully

extended but with an inward caving of the knee in the direction of the other knee. This ‘col-lapse’ places a strain on the ligament, and if the forces are great enough, the ligament tears. The question being posed is can we prevent these injuries?

Recent research suggests that we can prevent or at least reduce these injuries through proper training methods.

The goal of a prevention program is improve control over the knee to prevent the inward collapse of the knee. Technique is everything with every exercise.

More than just going through a program, having a coach to

provide cues to the athlete while performing the exercises is criti-cal to the success of a prevention program.

There are three types of exercise training methods that should be included in any athletic performance training program. These include single leg strength training, balance exercises and plyometric activities.

Single leg strength training is used since most athletic activi-ties including running, cutting and often jumping are done with only one leg in contact with the ground. Exercises such as lunging, single leg squatting and single straight leg dead lifts can produce the power necessary to help pre-vent the inward caving movement of the knee. Again proper align-ment of the leg should be main-tained during any exercise, i.e. preventing the inward collapse.

Balance training can help ‘teach’ the athlete to maintain the correct knee position. Balance training is more than just stand-ing on one leg. I include cutting and change of direction exercises such as ladder drills in this type of training. Again technique is critical to the success of training. Many trainers use standing on unstable surfaces and this is ok.

In my training programs I try to mimic sport specific movements such as shuffling,

rapid change of direc-tion moves and decel-eration exercises while teaching the athlete to keep the knee in correct alignment. The use of resistance bands can be used to pull the athlete in the direction we don’t want them to go so they have to respond and push against the band to ‘teach’ them how to avoid making a mistake with their leg alignment.

Training always begins with controlled, predictable changes

of direction and moves toward increasing speed and difficulty as the athlete masters each level of training.

Plyometric activities include jump training exercises. These are important to prepare an athlete for the forces that their body will encounter while making sport specific moves. Jumping onto boxes is frequently used and is a very good tool to prepare athletes for more intense training later in their program. I like single leg box jumps while focusing on the landing portion of the exercise. Again care must be taken to ensure the athlete lands with the knee in the proper position with every repetition performed.

Many of these exercises can be seamlessly integrated into practice and even used as a warm-up to prepare for the practice session or game day activities. The key is consistency of the exercises while adhering to proper technique. Fortunately these exercises can help reduce the chance of injury while improving athletic perfor-mance. n

Ken Finley is a physical thera-pist and certified youth speed and agility specialist. To learn more about his youth athletic develop-ment programs you can contact him at [email protected].

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A Father’s Story: ACL injury hits too close to home

He was having the game of his life as he had already amassed over 220 yards total offense

and had scored on a 51-yard touchdown run. As I watched him cut back to the right, I saw him go down the ground and I immediately knew it was bad by the way he landed. I had watched him run a thousand times and he had made that vintage move successfully so many times. This time, however, he blew his left ACL and meniscus and the dream season came to a close.

As they carted him to the locker room, I remembered the look that he had in his face as he looked up at me lying down on the bench. He knew it was bad, but we all hoped for the best. In the locker room, Dr. Mi-chael Hoenig was summoned to administer some tests to issue a preliminary diagnosis.

As I stood beside my son, Eli, I think that we were all hoping for a sprain, or something very minor, when Dr. Hoenig looked straight into Eli’s eyes and said, “Eli, It’s bad, you have torn your ACL. I will need to repair it, get you fixed, and we will have you good as new in about 6 months.” Those words sent shock waves through the room and I climbed up on the table to wrap my arms around my son to hold him as he began to shake and weep.

He had trained for years for this moment, and in the first game of the season, a dream was temporarily put on hold. I looked over and saw his younger brother Micah drop his face in his hands in disbelief and my wife Robin began to silently weep as she watched Eli struggle with the news. I gathered everyone

together in training room to pray and before I did, I told Eli, “Son, God is not freaking out in heaven right now trying to figure out what he is going to do with this injury. He must have something very special in store. Let’s pray right now and turn this situation completely over to him.”

I immediately called my oldest two sons, Jacob and Caleb, who are students at North Greenville. Jacob is a senior football player at North Greenville University and they were to honor the seniors that night in front of the student body. When Jacob heard the news, he went to his coach and asked to be excused from the event and Coach Farrington agreed that family comes first. So he and Caleb started on the way home unbeknownst to Eli.

We gathered in our den at home and we were talking about the event again when Jacob and Caleb walked through the door. As they walked in, tears filled my eyes as I saw Eli’s face light up to see his big brothers. We gathered in a circle to pray around Eli and I looked at our gathering togeth-er and thought to myself, what a blessing…yes….what a blessing. In the midst of crisis, the things that matter rise to the top! Faith, Family, and Friends!

Through this journey, There are several passages of scripture that have become critical to us. One of those is one that I read right before I prayed over Eli and Dr. Hoenig before surgery. “And we know that all things work together for the good of those who love the Lord and for those

who are called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28)

There are things that hap-pen in our lives that are totally unexpected and are definitely not part of the script that we have put together. Of my four boys, my wife and I have already walked through four sports related surgeries with the oldest three. Through those times of adversity, we have learned so much that have made all of us stronger and our faith grow deeper.

On the night of Eli’s injury, I received a text from a close friend of mine, Danny Cash, who quoted Ron Brown, as-sistant coach at the University of Nebraska, “In the midst of dark times-whether during a game or in a life situation- understand that God created you specifically for that moment, no matter how out of control it might seem. He wants to use you to reveal the most im-portant news of all- the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the source of all great comeback stories- for the whole world to be inspired.”

It is in adversity that we dis-cover what matters most, and for my family, we have learned that in Jesus Christ we have found THE Anchor that will hold in the midst of life’s storms that hit when you least expect it. n

The Rev. Seth Buckley is minister to youth at First Baptist

Church of Spartanburg. He is a former football player at the

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Dorman’s Eli Buckley had amassed 220 yards total offense and scored on a 51-yard touchown run when he suffered an ACL injury during a recent ninth grade game, abruptly ending his dream season.


Playing second string creates first team character

All around our country there are thousands of athletes who at-tend every practice.

They’re at every conditioning. They watch, study, and learn from the greatest athletes in their field. They hone their skills and sacrifice endless hours trying to be the very best…and they’ll never make it on the field. While the game stars do their thing each game, they faithfully stand on the sidelines, playing the part of second string.

So why is there a second string? Second string provides

depth for the team, acts as an instant backup for injuries or a lack in the first string, and as an investment to hopefully build the first string in years to come.

It takes a lot of character to play second string; to be patient, always prepared to step in at any moment and perform to the best of your ability, but without knowing if that moment will ever come. It takes determina-tion to work out every day, with-out knowing if you’ll ever put those muscles to use. It takes honor and humility to listen day after day to the names of first

string super stars being called, and to see them on the pedestal.

Our lives are full of second string opportunities where we are called on to faith-fully prepare and serve as others get the glory and “play time” as it were. We represent Christ best as we humble ourselves and push through these times faith-fully (take a look at Philippians 2 if you don’t believe me). So how do we do that? Try these sugges-tions:

• Remember that every-one starts somewhere. While it is true, the natural talents of some will thrust them into great-ness, most great people gradu-ally build their skill, step by step.

• Get yourself to the point where you can be at peace with the fact that simply the task of preparing yourself for the things you are seeking after is reward enough.

• Focus your life on bringing attention to others. The Bible clearly teaches us that when we do that, he will lift us up.

• Focus your skills on others. Somewhere behind you is someone on third string…whether on the field, at your job, in your home, or even in the grocery store line. They need to know second string is possible, so invest in them.

• Give thanks in every circumstance. If you’re play-ing second string to someone at work right now, focus on what God has blessed you with (a job, a mind, the skills to work, etc.), and work hard to show yourself faithful.

• Try to focus on living today. When our focus is con-stantly on what is next, bigger, and better, we can sometimes miss the greatest blessings, right under our noses. Maybe second string in the world’s eyes is first string in God’s plan for your life?

• Remember, above all, your attitudes, emotions, and re-actions are all your choice. You get to choose every day what to do with the “second string” mo-ments you’ve been given. Don’t waste them.

Take time to identify today the pieces of your life where you’re being asked to play second string. If you want to advance to starter, then work your tail off to get there, but be content in the journey, even if you never reach the end you hoped for. Sometimes the great-est joy is found not in reaching the goal, but in knowing you’ve made yourself and the world around you better because of the struggle to get there.

Check out my blog at www.buckyrogers.net for more helpful tools. n

Bucky Rogers is the Pastor of Stu-dents and Worship Arts at theMill in Spartanburg SC where he and his wife Julie have served for the past 7 years. They have 4 children and plan to adopt many more. Bucky leads IgniteSpartanburg, is on the advisory board for the International Center for Youth Ministry, has writ-ten curriculum for Student Life and Nav Press, speaks at various camps and retreats, is the author of ‘Rooted in the Ancient Words’, and blogs at www.buckyrogers.net

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many golfers hear the saying that they need to

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this incorrect move tends to make a golfer come over the top of the ball. other golfers start chunking the ball thinking they have driven the ball when all they have actually done is scooped the ball. i call this trying to help the ball up. many senior adults, juniors, and women often have this move into the ball.

olivia Widenhouse from Dorman High school has been working on correcting this move of scooping the ball recently. in pic a, you can see olivia has lost her spine angle and has fallen back. this move makes it very hard to hit the ball solid and with any power.

Her contact with the ball is

generally bad when she makes this move. What you can learn

from olivia is how she is correcting this tendency by maintaining her spine angle. in pic B, you can see how i am forcing her to stay on her left side and keeping her spine angle over the ball instead of falling back. maintaining spine angle is crucial to drive the ball with any consistency.

if you are having trouble driving the ball,

try putting a bit more weight on your left side (right- handed golfer) and maintain your spine angle and you will be able to drive the ball more to create the feeling of compressing the ball. also in pic B, you can see there is a foam noodle 18 inches from the ball. the goal is to swing above the noodle going back and over the noodle coming down into the ball. Happy Golfing! n

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Golf student Olivia Widenhouse, above, has lost her spine angle and has fallen back. This move makes it difficult to hit the ball solid and with any power.

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The Chapman High School Athletic Depart-ment was recently award-ed the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) Sportsmanship Award for Region 3-AAA at the South Carolina High School League office.

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