Your team’s fans cheering for the opposing team? Most of us wouldn’t think of it except for giving a polite round of applause to an injured opponent as he or she was helped off the field. However, that is exactly what Coach Kris Hogan of Faith Christian School from Grapevine, TX asked his team’s fans (the Faithful) to do. Cheer for the other team. In a football game against Gainesville State School, a correctional facility, Hogan had an unusual idea. He thought, “What if half of our fans—for one night only—cheered for the other team?” He sent out an e-mail asking the Faithful to do just that. Some people were naturally confused. One Faith player walked into Hogan's office and asked, "Coach, why are we doing this?" And Hogan said, "Imagine if you didn't have a home life. Imagine if everybody had pretty much given up on you. Now imagine what it would mean for hundreds of people to suddenly believe in you."
Even if you could never imagine yourself cheering aggressively for an opponent, we certainly need to examine how much we cheer aggressively against them and what damage it can cause in our relationship with them. One thing that I have always tried to encourage our fans to do is to cheer positively for their team and not negatively against their opponent. Why not try implementing this cheering philosophy at your school? Or even try something like what Faith Christian did for Gainesville for a school on your schedule that might be in a similar situation. It will do wonders for everyone involved!
Even if you could never imagine yourself cheering aggressively for an opponent, we certainly need to examine how much we cheer aggressively against them and what damage it can cause in our relationship with them. One thing that I have always tried to encourage our fans to do is to cheer positively for their team and not negatively against their opponent. Why not try implementing this cheering philosophy at your school? Or even try something like what Faith Christian did for Gainesville for a school on your schedule that might be in a similar situation. It will do wonders for everyone involved!
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