Archives - Cez Garcia
Professional Sports
Cez Says: Coaches need playing experience to succeed
Whether it is the NBA or your five-year-old daughter’s soccer game, having experience playing the sport makes you a better coach. Knowledge is the key to being a good coach, but unless it has been applied to the sport in practice, it can only be so valuable. Let’s say that you are one of the […]
groundboi
Rocky needs a reevaluation
Can someone please explain to me why our mascot is not a groundboi? Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a mascot as “a person, animal, or object adopted by a group as a symbolic figure especially to bring them good luck.” Who denoted a yellowjacket was the symbolic figure that would bring UR good luck? Or, even worse, […]
Professional Sports
Cez Says: Legitimize e-sports
Electronic Sports, or e-sports, is a growing industry that deserves to be recognized just like any other sport. What defines a sport? Oxford Dictionary defines a sport as “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or a team competes against another or others for entertainment.” E-sports meet every criteria in that […]
Sports
Cez Says: Pay for likeness
California currently has a bill sitting on the governor’s desk that would allow college athletes to be paid for their “likeness,” but is facing a lawsuit from the NCAA. Currently, college athletes receive no monetary compensation for their commitment to athletics while college sports remain a massive source of income for the NCAA, the coaches, […]
Professional Sports
Cez Says: The governors of the NBA
The NBA recently moved away from the term “owner” in favor of “governor,” to refer to the person who holds a controlling stake in a franchise. While I can see why the language is a problem, the change in nomenclature is an overreaction. In a league where approximately three-fourths of the players are black, the […]
Varsity Athletics
Football begins with defeat but first-years promising
If you were on campus a couple weeks before classes started, you’d see what appeared to be hundreds of football players in the dining halls, dorms, and on the field. Turns out that estimation is actually accurate. With 48 new first-year players joining the University’s football program, the team surpassed 100 players in Head Coach […]
Sports
Cez Says: Show no mercy (rule)
The mercy rule detracts from learning the value of losing. It should never exist in professional sports, and certainly not in kids’ sports. The demoralizing feeling that you get after going down by a tremendous amount should be used as a lesson to develop your abilities instead of allowing a mercy rule to cut your […]
Professional Sports
Cez Says: Draft system provides stability in sports
American sports leagues have one major aspect significantly different than the rest of the world: the draft system. The draft allows the worst teams in the league to have the ability to get the top college or high school players. The idea behind this is that if the worst teams get the best young players, […]
Athlete of the Week
Freitag poised to lead Women’s Soccer to success
Senior forward Jorie Freitag plays an important role for the Women’s Soccer team as a captain and one of the most experienced players on the team. Freitag followed a 2nd Team All-UAA performance during her sophomore season by being named an All-UAA Honorable mention this past season. Among other accomplishments, Freitag has been part of […]
Varsity Athletics
Run it back: A fall sports preview
With school soon to be in full swing, the Yellowjackets’ fall sports teams are gearing up. The fall sports include football, soccer, field hockey, cross country, and volleyball. Football is hoping to improve as second-year coach Chad Martinovich continues to build a culture and program at the University. Having previously coached at the Massachusetts Institute […]
