Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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ff-season, preparing for the long haul BONE-CRUNCHING tackling, dirt flying, sweat pouring, and muscles aching. It ' s America ' s favorite sport- FOOTBALL !!! But this isn ' t the glory of a game. In fact, it will be months before the first game is played. This is off-season football, where players train to get ready for next season. Optimism and en- thusiasm are the feeling of the athletes about the upcoming season. Our players have the best attitude that I have seen since I have been here. They are working really hard and have put out a great effort, said Coach Lee Barnard. Having goals makes it easier to make im- provements. Each athlete has his own goals to try to reach. To develop a positive attitude and the desire to set and reach Ralph Escalante; pitcher, warms up his arm before prac- tice. The players will make the difference, said Hodie Garcia. positive attitude and the desire to set and reach goals makess this easy to accomplish. Team goals are also of major impor- tance. The athletes need to develop pride in our program and in our team- mates. They need to develop enthusiasm and become goal-oriented, according to Coach Harry McClusky. I am very optimistic about next season, a nd off-season is helping us to prepare for it, Shawn Delgado, junior, said. Since G.I.L. ruling to work after school much of the work has to be done on their own. There has to be the determination to work and to try to be the best you can. Off-season is usually the most overlooked part of football, but it is the most important part, said Coach Lee Barnard. Next year should be a great season with this kind of enthusiasm. n Jijtis ' ' ' S:.}itk . Part of off-season training in foot- ball is working out with weights. Thanks to the new weightroom. the players have a chance to work on strengthing themselves. Assistant coaches Lee Barnard, and Kenneth Parker, go through practice drills with members of the football team. Practices were held during fourth perod athletics because according to OIL rules, they weren ' t allowed to practice after school. Spring Training 137

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It ' s located to the right of the athletic fieldhouse and it ' s brand new. It ' s something that coaches talked about and is finally a reality. It ' s a brand new building that will be the new home to all sports and P.E. classes, including the drill team. The new athletic facility includes an in- door workout area on the first floor; the se- cond floor will house the Raider Belles ' equipment and pro- vide a practice area as well as be home to girls athletics. It also has storage room for tennis and golf teams. Lifting weiglits. was something you had to do on your own time. Byron Sturm, practices after school to gain more strength in eightroom provides useful facilities The new weight room enables us to work more and harder, said John Coyle, football player. According to Coach Harry Mc Cluskey, the weight room is much needed and will be added to. In time, more weights will certainly be added to the small collection (of weights), he said. It ' s a great facility to have and we have to improve on it to make it the best in the state, Coach Mc Cluskey said. When lifting weights, one should have someone around just to make sure you don ' t drop them on yourself. Getting help from someone else also enable you to try to lift your maximum weight. Weight Room 136

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Grace Bartera. Anchor Club mernber, pafnts a youngster ' s face at the annual Food t air, spon- sored by the HEAR Foundation at the end of August, Anchor Club participates in many ser- vice projects throughout i.year. At the fall concert. Choir rTiemljers perform- ed routines from their ' 50s Day repetoire. The concert featured the Super 16 ensemble as well as individual soloists. Organizations Division 138