Nor’easter football continues to prepare for the 2020 season
BIDDEFORD, Maine (BVM)- Even though the 2020 season has been postponed, that doesn’t mean it’s time to slack or give up on a season. The Nor’easters have reduced their practice hours but are still meeting to discuss plays, create new ones, and rewatch old films from previous seasons.
With 77 players returning, they are saddened by the lack of action on the field, but they are also relieved at the lack of sprints head coach Mike Lichten is making them do. From the player’s perspective, coach Lichten is an all-around guy, as he tries to teach the boys any life lesson he can. On multiple occasions, he has gone out of his way to help players out.
Although the team may not have practice every day, the boys’ relationships made off the “Big Blue Turf” is just as strong. With such a large group and many new faces, the squad is just as comfortable with each other, as they can joke around in the locker room and on the field.
Brandon Narciso, a senior of the team, explains that the energy from the team is unmatchable. Every single player on the team brings something different to the field. It is allowing the team to have the best outcome possible. Especially on game days, where every single person that steps on to the blue turf, brings an energy that can’t be matched.
“It is harder for the team to maintain their usual high energy and enthusiasm when the team is split in half,” Nick Scarfo, a senior on the team said. “It has been a once in a lifetime experience to be able to watch the team grow from the ground up. It’s a cool thing to have been able to watch the culture that my teammates have helped instill to be passed down to the younger classes.”
As many of the boys feel the same way, especially because there are so many of them. It is difficult to keep up with the other half because they are on opposite schedules, and unable to see them during practices, and harder to see each other on campus with COVID restrictions in place.
Jack Ferguson, a sophomore on the team, said that practices aren’t as focused on the physical aspect of the game as in previous years but more focused on the mental aspect of the game.
“It is hard to be able to play your best game when you are not mentally set on the game,” Ferguson said.
The group has agreed that this year they are not trying to take the time they have for granted, and are excited to see the future open up a bit more.
“Most importantly we are just trying to make the most of the time we have in the weight room and on the field to make us better players in any way possible,” Ferguson said.
