I have been trying to come up with a way to explain why it is important for Henderson students to show up to the Reddie sporting events. I have come up with the following:
Think of Henderson as a kingdom. The Kingdom of Henderson. Now with any kingdom you must have a king and Dr. Welch is our king. You also have people who live in the kingdom, and that would be all the students. Finally, a kingdom must have warriors to protect itself from its enemies. So who are the warriors of the Kingdom of Henderson? All of the Reddie Athletes. They are the ones we send out to do battle with the enemies of the Kingdom of Henderson.
Who are our enemies? Other schools. We can think of them as kingdoms as well and every time we face one of these kingdoms in a sporting event we are doing battle against them. Our Reddie warriors are fighting for the Kingdom of Henderson. They go to battle every time they step out on the field or court. Every point scored by a Reddie moves our kingdom one step closer to victory. We have warriors that go out and do battle almost every night of the week throughout the school year.
Now if Henderson is a kingdom, then the goal of the enemy would be take over the kingdom. Now I’m not an expert on the inner working of kingdoms, but I would think that while the warriors were out battling the enemy that the people in the kingdom would be supporting them in their efforts. They would be helping by preparing armor, helping with the sick, and most all they would cheer on their warriors as they fought and welcome them home with cheers and praises. All of those things help the warriors in their battle efforts. For the warriors are not only fighting themselves, but the warriors of the Kingdom of Henderson are fighting for the people of the Kingdom of Henderson.
Like the warriors of old, our Reddie warriors need our support too. They need to feel that they are fighting for more than just themselves. They need to feel as though they matter, that the people of the kingdom are behind them, supporting them in their fight. We can support them by going to the games, by showing them that we care if win or lose, and most of all cheering them on as they do battle. Everyone works harder and performs better if they have support and our Reddie warriors are no different.
So I ask you, are you supporting your Reddie warriors?
The answer for most students would be no. I know this because I go to games and I see the lack of fan support. By support I mean more than just showing up, I mean as fan you should be into the game. You should care if we win or lose. Think of the Kingdom of Henderson, would it not matter if this was an actual battle? Would you not want your warriors to win an actual battle? Of course you would. Why should a sporting game be any different? Sports are the closest thing to a battle that we can participant in without actually going to a war. Sports on a college campus do matter and that is the point of this blog. I want the students of the Kingdom of Henderson to care. I want them to be proud of their school and show their spirit at the games. I want the games at Henderson to be so loud and so fierce that the enemy or the other school are scared to play here. I think Henderson can get this way, but the students here must start caring about their school. They must get some Reddie Spirit. I found this article online about the top 10 college basketball student sections in America, and I thought to myself, how I would love to see Henderson on a list like that. Check it out. Would you not want to be involved in a student section like the ones on that list? I know I would. I would love it.
This will be my last blog for a while seeing how school is letting out, but I will try to update as much as possible.
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