Waterloo high school senior football team benched for season due to lack of coaches, players
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St. David Catholic Secondary School in Waterloo has pulled the plug on its senior football team this fall because of a lack of credible coaches and interested players.
St. David Catholic Secondary School in Waterloo has pulled the plug on its senior football team this fall because of a lack of credible coaches and interested players.
“We looked at every opportunity for what else we can do, and in the end it was a time situation and a safety situation where we couldn’t commit to a senior team,” St. David principal David Jaeger said.
“Thankfully, at least a junior team will be playing.”
Jaegar said they need at least 40 players to safely field a team, and some coaches backed out due to other commitments.
Grade 11 student Owen Schill, who would have played on the team this year, launched a petition in hopes of rallying enough support to make the season happen.
“The hope was to just kind of raise awareness that this was happening and see if we could get any coaches to come last minute,” Schill said, adding they were able to secure a few more players but still not enough.
