sports
From the Bleachers
“Cute Socks Number Ten!”
by Jonathan Allen
On September 10, the men’s
soccer team played what was
to many Montreat fans “the
best game [they’d] ever seen.”
Our guys were all over the ball
leading the Cavs to a solid vic
tory of 5 - 1. The refs made
crazy calls, the opponents
(Brewton-Parker) played hard
yet sucked it up, and we,
the fans, wildly represented
Montreat.
Speaking of the fans, I
believe a quick representation
is in order. The majority of our
dear athletes here at Montreat
spend the better years of their
life practicing and condition
ing for the sport they dedicate
themselves to. However, there
are those of us who are left
with the critically important
goal of supporting our team
honorably, majestically and
frankly, however we deem
worthy. Many accomplish this
goal through conditioning and
practicing the art of “heck
ling.”
The point of heckling is to
get inside the opponents heads
through certain key phrases or
actions. Ultimately, we want
to make the opponents so
focused on the fans that they
Montreal College men’s soccer team applauds the crowd after winning their Saturday, September 10, match 5-1.
get distracted from the game.
While implementing heck
ling we experience very little
resistance from fellow Mon-
treatians, however from time
to time we receive a “Shut
up!” or “What’s the point?”
The point is simply this: the
majority of the players like the
crowd response and encour
agement. It’s also a lot of fun!
In our method of heckling
we look for response from
the adversaries. If they give it
(which they often do) we play
off of their response. We also
expound on details that really
don’t make a difference in the
sport. For example, the title
of this article explains that
we liked #10’s socks, so we
told him - repeatedly. If we
thought someone made a mis
take we kindly told them how
“silly” they looked.
These methods really got
the crowd going and got our
Montreat boys chuckling.
which heightened their spirits
and made the game a more
enjoyable place for every
one (except our opponents
- oops). With all of this said,
everything we do is never to
intentionally anger someone,
but it’s all in good fun while
enjoying healthy competition.
I would like to extend an
invitation to all whose eyes
filter through these words.
Please come support our teams,
even if you wish to do so in
silence. However, all are wel
come to participate with me
and my friends at the sporting
events, whether it’s: wearing
togas to the volley-ball games,
holding up oversized yellow
cards at the soccer games, or
sitting behind center field in
lawn chairs while heckling the
center-fielder at the baseball
games. Finally, know this - you
may take my cowbell, but you
will never take OUR VOICES!
(Scottish accent required).
Sept. 16 - Oct. 7
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Sat 17 Sep
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Thu 22 Sep, 6;30pm
Women’s Soccer Home v Northwood College
Fri 23 Sep, 2pm
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Wed 28 Sep, 2pm
Men’s Soccer Away v. King College
Wed 28 Sep, 4:30pm
Volleyball Home v. UVA-Wise
Thu 29 Sep, 6:30pm
"VBM^ball Home V. Bluefield College
Oct, Ip
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Sat 1 Oct, 2pn.
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Volleyball v. Brevard College
Thu 6 Oct, 6:30pm
Schedule
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