Fisher Football Team Puts Bye-Week To Good Use
Several members of the St. John Fisher College football team used the bye-week to work with some of the area's youth football programs.
Nearly 20 member of the Fisher football team traveled to Spencerport on Tuesday evening to work with members of the Junior Rangers flag football teams, whose members are between the ages of 5 and 7.
The Fisher players not only helped with some of the drills, but participated in some of the light-hearted activities as well.
On Thursday, members of the football program also went to Webster to work with their youth program.
"We've done this a few times over the years and it's a great opportunity for our young men to go and interact with these young kids," says head coach
Paul Vosburgh, who has been Fisher since 1991. "The kids really look up to our guys, and our players realize how fortunate they are and understand the importance of being positive role models, not only on the playing field, but in our community and on our campus."
Fisher, currently ranked No. 9 in the national D3football.com poll, opened its season last week with a 36-14 win over visiting Otterbein University. The Cardinals, who are off this week, will return to at 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 20th and will play cross-town rival College at Brockport in Courage Bowl X.
The Courage Bowl helps to raise money for Camp Good Days and Special Times.
As part of the game,.Camp Good Days selects boys, all of whom are campers in Camp Good Days' programs and are dealing with cancer, to serve as Honorary Coaches, with each team. The Honorary Coaches attend a practice with their team; meet their team for the pre-game meal; are in the locker room with their team; lead their team on to the field; are at midfield for the coin toss; and coach from the sidelines during the game.
Camp Good Days also selects girls, also campers who are dealing with cancer, to serve as Honorary Cheerleaders, with each squad. The Honorary Cheerleaders attend practice with the squad; meet the squad for pre-game preparation and cheer with the squad during the game.