Athlete confidence at rhs
By: Jacob Thomas
News Editor
Confidence.
It is a key trait to success in life.
Not only is confidence important in life, but it is important in sports as well.
For athletes there is no greater mental aspect than confidence and the ability to be mentally stronger than your opponents.
Senior Haley Schweiger has been an important part to varsity athletics at RHS since she has stepped foot in the school. Schweiger has been on the girls’ varsity basketball team all four years and on the varsity volleyball team for three years.
She attributes her success to her confidence she has in herself and her team.
“Confidence is really important to being successful. Confidence gives you a better mentality than your opponents. If you have confidence you will play better and it helps motivate your team,” said Schweiger.
Schweiger considers herself a senior leader for her teams which is one of the reasons why she has been so successful at RHS.
“I would consider myself a confident player because I try to be a leader. Being a leader is important because it helps the entire team be confident,” said Schweiger.
As a senior, Schweiger’s advice to future RHS athletes is to be always be confident in yourself and your team.
“I would tell others to always be confident even when things aren’t going your way because not everything is going to go the way you want. Having confidence only helps yourself do better and gives your team motivation to succeed as well,” said Schweiger.
Sophomores Stefan Fenwick and Spencer Trapiss participate in football, basketball, and baseball at RHS and expressed their feelings on confidence in sports.
“I think having a mentality like being confident makes you play harder. It gives you an edge over your opponents,” said Trapiss.
Fenwick has a similar take to the matter.
“Some people consider being confident like being cocky, but it’s really not the same. You have emotion and you send a message to your opponent,” said Fenwick.
“I think it’s good to have confidence at every level in high school sports. Confidence makes you play harder and compete better,” said Trapiss.
Student-athletes usually have a role model or someone they want to be like. After all, who wouldn’t look up to somebody who is one of the best at what they do for a career?
By now, every sports fanatic has seen Seattle Seahawk’s cornerback Richard Sherman’s post-game interview after a victory over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC conference championship game.
It was an argument on television all week. Was the interview a little overboard or just the heat of the moment and true emotion?
Many believe the act was of poor sportsmanship and was not good for the NFL.
Senior Nick Ottenbacher is a huge NFL fan and provided his insight to Sherman’s interview.
“I thought he may have taken it too far, but I like the passion he has. I think the media blew it out proportion,” said Ottenbacher.
Ottenbacher believes being humble is important in sports, but for the professional game, being cocky adds for a better storyline.
“Humble honestly gets old in professional sports. I think it’s a great thing to have, but cocky athletes make the game more interesting. The media gets more out of cocky athletes. I like professional athletes that put true emotion into the game,” said Ottenbacher.
Out of all the major professional sports, Ottenbacher says football has the most trash talk.
“It’s tough. It really comes down to the NBA and NFL and I would have to say football because you here and see more of it on television. With football they have replays after every play and inside cameras with microphones. Because the NFL only plays once a week, unlike basketball, the media is able to talk about a single story all week too,” said Ottenbacher.
Ottenbacher, a varsity football player at RHS, appreciates trash talk in sports to a certain degree.
There is a lot of trash talk between every play in football. Refs are always trying to separate players and break up arguments. I say trash talk is part of the game but it gets brought out by the passion athletes have,” said Ottenbacher.
Although having confidence is important, RHS athletes do their best of showing sportsmanship without giving too much emotion.
“Sportsmanship is great for sports because it creates character. It makes your team, your coaches, and your school look good,” said Schweiger.
Fenwick and Trappiss also agree.
“You really need to have a middle ground in order to be successful. You have to be able to show emotions but have sportsmanship at the same time,” said Trappiss.
Fenwick says athletes should speak when they are asked to.
“You really should only speak out when you are asked to or when you are spoken about,” said Fenwick.
Schweiger says sportsmanship only makes sports more enjoyable.
“I respect athletes who show sportsmanship. When athletes are respectful it makes the game more fun to play.”
News Editor
Confidence.
It is a key trait to success in life.
Not only is confidence important in life, but it is important in sports as well.
For athletes there is no greater mental aspect than confidence and the ability to be mentally stronger than your opponents.
Senior Haley Schweiger has been an important part to varsity athletics at RHS since she has stepped foot in the school. Schweiger has been on the girls’ varsity basketball team all four years and on the varsity volleyball team for three years.
She attributes her success to her confidence she has in herself and her team.
“Confidence is really important to being successful. Confidence gives you a better mentality than your opponents. If you have confidence you will play better and it helps motivate your team,” said Schweiger.
Schweiger considers herself a senior leader for her teams which is one of the reasons why she has been so successful at RHS.
“I would consider myself a confident player because I try to be a leader. Being a leader is important because it helps the entire team be confident,” said Schweiger.
As a senior, Schweiger’s advice to future RHS athletes is to be always be confident in yourself and your team.
“I would tell others to always be confident even when things aren’t going your way because not everything is going to go the way you want. Having confidence only helps yourself do better and gives your team motivation to succeed as well,” said Schweiger.
Sophomores Stefan Fenwick and Spencer Trapiss participate in football, basketball, and baseball at RHS and expressed their feelings on confidence in sports.
“I think having a mentality like being confident makes you play harder. It gives you an edge over your opponents,” said Trapiss.
Fenwick has a similar take to the matter.
“Some people consider being confident like being cocky, but it’s really not the same. You have emotion and you send a message to your opponent,” said Fenwick.
“I think it’s good to have confidence at every level in high school sports. Confidence makes you play harder and compete better,” said Trapiss.
Student-athletes usually have a role model or someone they want to be like. After all, who wouldn’t look up to somebody who is one of the best at what they do for a career?
By now, every sports fanatic has seen Seattle Seahawk’s cornerback Richard Sherman’s post-game interview after a victory over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC conference championship game.
It was an argument on television all week. Was the interview a little overboard or just the heat of the moment and true emotion?
Many believe the act was of poor sportsmanship and was not good for the NFL.
Senior Nick Ottenbacher is a huge NFL fan and provided his insight to Sherman’s interview.
“I thought he may have taken it too far, but I like the passion he has. I think the media blew it out proportion,” said Ottenbacher.
Ottenbacher believes being humble is important in sports, but for the professional game, being cocky adds for a better storyline.
“Humble honestly gets old in professional sports. I think it’s a great thing to have, but cocky athletes make the game more interesting. The media gets more out of cocky athletes. I like professional athletes that put true emotion into the game,” said Ottenbacher.
Out of all the major professional sports, Ottenbacher says football has the most trash talk.
“It’s tough. It really comes down to the NBA and NFL and I would have to say football because you here and see more of it on television. With football they have replays after every play and inside cameras with microphones. Because the NFL only plays once a week, unlike basketball, the media is able to talk about a single story all week too,” said Ottenbacher.
Ottenbacher, a varsity football player at RHS, appreciates trash talk in sports to a certain degree.
There is a lot of trash talk between every play in football. Refs are always trying to separate players and break up arguments. I say trash talk is part of the game but it gets brought out by the passion athletes have,” said Ottenbacher.
Although having confidence is important, RHS athletes do their best of showing sportsmanship without giving too much emotion.
“Sportsmanship is great for sports because it creates character. It makes your team, your coaches, and your school look good,” said Schweiger.
Fenwick and Trappiss also agree.
“You really need to have a middle ground in order to be successful. You have to be able to show emotions but have sportsmanship at the same time,” said Trappiss.
Fenwick says athletes should speak when they are asked to.
“You really should only speak out when you are asked to or when you are spoken about,” said Fenwick.
Schweiger says sportsmanship only makes sports more enjoyable.
“I respect athletes who show sportsmanship. When athletes are respectful it makes the game more fun to play.”