Powell knows sports

By: Omar Powell
The Rams Horn
Tuesday, January 01, 2008

“We finished the regular season with a 6-3 victory over Chesapeake placing us in first place in the division. Our record to date is 9-1-1 in our league and 10-2-1 overall,” says Coach K.G., soccer. Their tenacity and disciplined play has gotten the team to the level that they’ve been striving for all season and during the off-season.

Coach K.G.’s creative blend of talent, knowledge, disciple and ability has made the team stronger, and the fact that the team has gelled and established a strong chemistry early on is a good thing. The team looks good going into the playoffs. Coach K.G.’s team is diverse, to say the least. K.G.’s team consists of students who come from around the world.  

“We represent Randallstown High School. We also have a very diverse team that reflects the diversity of Randallstown. Even though many of our students may look the same, they come from diverse religions, economic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. This makes a stronger team off the field, since we all learn from each other. On the field, all of those differences disappear and we play as one unit,” he says. Team members are from Africa, South America, and North America.

Coach K.G. likes what he sees, but there are some things that he would like to tweak and revamp. “Our players need to learn some of the basics of the game. They also need to play the formation that the coaches teach them. If one player is out of position or lost, the whole team suffers,” says Coach K.G.

The team is also big on teamwork. “No one player is more important than the other. The bottom line is that if every player doesn’t play well on the team, [we] will not be successful. Everybody is an important piece to the puzzle,” he says. “The only thing that can slow us down is our attitudes and egos. If those things are in check, nothing will stop us.”