2021 COACH'S BANQUET HIGHLIGHTS
It was such a pleasure to serve and honor our coaches with an Appreciation Banquet on May 2nd, 2021. They were able to enjoy a nice meal and hear from some special guests about how their lives have been impacted by FCA. Along with some photos of our coaches below you will also see photos of our guest speakers; Ben Pollard our guest speaker, possesses more than two decades of experience working with major college programs as Assistant Director of Athletics for Speed, Strength and Conditioning. He currently serves the Dallas area with FCA. Then we have Bella Groves. Bella is a senior at Rider High School. She has serves as class president, takes all AP classes, is in National Honor Society, ACAP and varsity choir, varsity soccer, PALS, student council and serval other organizations. She is also one of the FCA huddle leaders at Rider. Next we have Avery Stone, a senior at Holliday High School. She lettered in track all four years and lettered in volleyball and cheer for two years and in softball for one year. She’s captain in volleyball and cheer and a leader in track. Avery has been president of FCA all four years in high school. Last but not least, we have Nathaniel Nicolas from Miami, FL. He is the senior defensive lineman on the MSU football team. Nathaniel has completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Sports and Leisure and is currently in the Master’s program.
"He must become greater; I must become less."
As competitors, we always dream of something Greater. We train tirelessly to reach our potential,
seeking approval from teammates, coaches and fans. The promise of a trophy or praise pushes us
to succeed. Our identity becomes about our performance—how well we play, not who we are.
The pressure to succeed fuels our purpose to compete every day. But what happens when our
season ends, or we don’t perform well? What does it say about our potential or our purpose? The
world will say we’re not good enough—that we’ve failed.
But Jesus Christ says differently.