VIEWPOINT MAGAZINE Volume 5.1 October 2016 | Page 6

Sports

“ Johnny Smith :

New

Belonging ”

Season , by Sarah Lee

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“ Worthy of Worth ?” by Josiah Watanabe -Pg . 17

New Coaches

By SeHyun Kyung

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5 his school year with a brand new sports season , changes have occurred within the soccer team ; the biggest of which are the new coaches . Coach Fosdahl and Coach Leverette , have arrived with strong mindset and goals , aiming to push the teams toward their limit .

Coach Nathan Fosdahl ,

Mr . Fosdahl

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a familiar face at

Mountainview Christian School ( MCS ), has taken the guy ’ s Varsity Soccer team . In 2015 , he had taken the role of assistant coach for the guy ’ s Varsity Soccer team . During the season , he noticed a lack of work ethics in some players ; despite this , he kept it to himself as he was not in the position to do anything about this players . This experience strongly motivated him to become the head coach . With a philosophy of work ethic , he is ready to choose players who push themselves to their limit as the starters of the team . The start of the season was not

“ Italy : Rising From the

Rubble ” by Gen Ha Park

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the best the team could have had . With only 12 players on the team , every single injury on a player was paralyzing . Losing 2 players per practice due to injury , he jokingly declared his goal to end the season to have “ 3 people uninjured with the rest of the people in a hospital .” But despite the injuries , he

Layout by Sneha Kumar wants the players to bring out their best in each practice session and every game , expecting them to look back and be proud of each player ’ s effort at the end of the season .

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On the other hand , C o a c h C h r i s t o p h e r Leverette came to MCS and has taken the girl ’ s Varsity Soccer team this year . He had coached middle school soccer teams in Taiwan for the last five years , so he is familiar with coaching . His love for soccer had driven his career throughout the years ; he enjoys the

Mr . Leverette

development , the strategy and the game itself . With this , he hopes that the players will develop a love for the game , too . He also hopes that his players will stay active , “ being good stewards of the body God has given us .” Coach Leverette wants the players to develop a confidence in their abilities as players and as well as their love for God . As playing sports

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taught him so much about life , he hopes that the players too will be able to learn about life through soccer . Both Coach Fosdahl and Coach by Leverette have started their season Amanda strong , building Angeles up momentum and playing For Him .

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