Abbotsford native Micah Logan’s road to joining UBC Thunderbirds football team
ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia — Micah Logan is an 18-yr-old with a promising future. At 6’3”and 300 lbs., he is an imposing figure on or off the field. Always big for his age, Micah’s parents insisted he be involved in two sports a year instead of sitting inside playing video games. He chose swimming and football.
Micah swam competitively with the Abbotsford Whalers Aquatic Club for almost seven years and did well enough to compete at Provincial Champions.
He made football his other choice because he figured it meant less running than other sports. When he was nine, he started with the Abbotsford Falcons. His coach had him playing offence, but he had trouble with it because his learning disability held him back. He didn’t enjoy it at all, even though he still persevered.
At 12, his coach put him on the defence line and his enthusiasm for the game grew. Tackling allowed him to release his frustrations. When he turned 13 in Grade 9, he joined his high school football team, the Panthers at Abbotsford Senior Secondary. After two games he was pulled up to the varsity level for the rest of the season, as the biggest kid on the team! Micah played for the Panthers through to Grade 11, but Covid put a stop to games in Grade 12, though he kept up with his conditioning.
Micah started getting recruited in Grade 10 and attended camps in the US. He received several scholarship offers. Micah finally accepted an incentive-based one from the University of British Columbia to stay closer to home rather than living in the US during Covid.
Micah not only plays sports, but he is a big fan of movies and enjoys all types of music. Over a three year period, his singing has earned him one first place and two second place wins in his high school talent contests. He really cherishes friendships and he loves the brotherhood he has found in the sport of football.
To prep for a game, he plugs in his headphones and listens to music. That, plus visualizing his job on the field, is what gets him ready.
Being a team player, he knows no one can go it alone. He has been told “Once you make it, you can’t let anyone take it.” In other words, always do your best so you can keep the position you’ve earned. Don’t dwell on a mistake. Learn from it and move on right away—even during a game.
His dream is to play professionally, but he wants to get his degree in speech sciences. He is into his third year learning American Sign Language, and his teacher is Nigel Howard, signing interpreter for Dr. Bonnie Henry. Micah just wants to help others, especially those with the same learning disability he has. This gentle giant is following the best advice he ever received: “Get your education. Use football; don’t let football use you.”
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