Life on the scout team
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September 4, 2009
Ben Edwards
Tyrell Sutton, Ohio’s 2005 Mr. Football, is one of Hoban’s most well known football players. Adam Hamid, on the other hand, is only known by his teammates, family and friends. Welcome to the scout team.
In football, scout teams consist of players who practice against the varsity on offence, defense, and special teams. Scout team members have less experience than varsity players, but since they are typically comprised of sophomores and juniors, they build the younger players for the next year’s season.
“It’s difficult for them, what they do, but the importance of what they do during the week determines what the team does on Friday night,” Head Coach Ralph Orsini said.
The scout team’s main job is to duplicate and create a mirror image of offensive plays and defensive formations that the rival team will run. Scout team players are expected to give it their all – even after being slammed by the likes of David Sutter and Ryland Parnell, two of this seasons’ starting linemen. One fact is certain, a big red target painted on their helmets exists each day in practice
“You get hit a lot,” scout defensive sophomore Tommy Yakobowski said.
While a scout team player may not have the same abilities as a varsity player, they undoubtedly have the same heart. Each day provides a new challenge for the scout team, whether it’s being tackled on kick return, or getting blocked into the slide lines while practicing with the offence.
“They are the unsung heroes,” Orsini said.
One reward of the scout team, however, is the Saturday morning JV game. While some factors change, morning dew replaces the bright lights, and the boastful student section is transformed into a crowd of adoring moms, the intensity of the game never
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