Evening star., 1951-09-16
New Football Goals for You
By Kite Turmoil

During football season boys
blaze with ambition to become
great players. Girls feel the foot
ball fever, too, but do not want
to overdo the "hero worship" /"
Parents are proud of their sons,
but want them protected from
strain or injury. IIooting fans
scream to help their team. Foot
balls in the air, everywhere. Even
if you never go near the gridiron
or grandstand, you can talk a
great game"
To answer teen questions often
asked. by players and fans. your
Teen Etiquette editor consulted
football coaches. athletic directors
across the country. This survey
brought back answers as punch
packed as team pep talks before
the big game. Ready for the
"kick-off?"
How can fans help?"
"I don't believe that players are
generally aware of noise during a
game except when it interferes
with signals, but they certainly do
resent booing and unjust criti-
cism," admits Bennie G. Ooster-
baan, University Of Michigan.
while it is very difficult for fans
not to become excited in close
football games, the best sugges-
ton could make is that they do
not crowd down upon playing
fields or get tangled UP in the
exhibitions of rowdyism which
sometimes crop out"
Most players pay little atten-
ton to the crowds. but fans should
and could cooperate by being
good sports" says r. r. Neyland.
University of Tennessee. Loyal
to their own teams. fair to oppon-
ents. They should recognize the
inevitability of eventual defeat
and take it in stride"
For more frank advice to fans,
coaches caution Cd Be silent
when signals or cadence is being
called. (2) Don't cheer the fancy
runner and fail to recognize the
blockers who clear the way. CD
Don't praise the players when
they win but fail to show appreci-
alton when they play hard game
against a strong opponent-and
lose.
How can a girl encourage a
player, without showing silly hero
worship?"
"a girl can help by exerting her
influence at all times. for the boy
to do the right thing in football
and everything else" answers
H. r. (Red) Sanders of the Uni
versity of California at Los An
geles, "But I think any form OF
football hero stuff is silly"
Blind and brainless adulation
contribute nothing to football
player or to a football team. .
snaps Carl G. Snavely. University
of North Carolina. "But the girls
of school, who show sensible and
honest approval of a boy who
trains thoroughly and plays well
provide one of the greatest incen-
tives among influences with a
bearing upon the performance OF
football players.
"A loyal girl should despise a
football player who violates his re-
sponsibility to his team by ignor-
ing or chiseling on the training
rules or who fails to give his best
on the practice field or in the
game. Interest in the welfare Of
the team and a sensible attitude
on the part of the girls Of the
as they 60 through the
daily activities of school life. will
have a more profound effect on
the spirit and play of the team
than all the yelling and cheering
they may do at the pep rallies and
at the games. Girls who are
and emotional will not
WELD a good influence"
so, how do you get to be a real
PLAY organized football under
a competent coach as soon as ply
sically able" answers E. j. Erde-