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CIRCLEVILLE – Ask any coach or player and they will tell you the locker room is sacred ground. What goes on in there stays in there.
Before the game, at halftime, and after the game is a time when they are together as one, and people on the outside rarely get a chance to see or hear what happens on the inside.
Having all-access to the team is something I have asked coaches before, and it is a case where the coach has to have complete trust in you. He is giving you a behind-the-scenes look at his team.
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The Bloom-Carroll football team takes the field before last Friday’s game at Circleville
When I asked Bloom-Carroll coach Jeremy McKinney about having all-access to his team during a road game last Friday at Circleville, he was all for it − even after I explained that I would be right in the mix of everything, listening to their conversations, listening to what kind of music was playing, all of it. I would be right there.
It may not sound like a big deal, but when players and coaches aren’t used to someone from the outside in their locker room, it can be a little daunting. However, it never felt weird, and I never felt out of place. They were all very welcoming, and I appreciate that. It was a great experience.
Bloom-Carroll senior Beau Sherman (29) gave a passionate speech in the locker room last Friday’s game against Circleville to not take them too lightly.
So, without further ado, here is my view on what I took in during the Bulldogs’ 41-7 win over the Tigers, which capped off an undefeated season in the Mid-State League-Buckeye Division.
Before the game
I arrived at the stadium before the players and coaches got there, and soon…
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Author : Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
Publish date : 2024-10-31 08:05:54
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