Golden Hawks welcome Ontario commit to their Class of 2017.
Christopher Brewster, a wide receiver from St. Johnβs College, may not have stepped on the field with the Sir Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks yet, but that doesnβt make much of a different to how the team interacted with him.
βIβm not official on the team yet and I feel like I’ve already bought into the program and the process 100%,β he said. βThe teamβs work ethic is something special. Even at practice, every single player is taking a rep full tilt and they understand that they-re out there to get better. They don’t waste time and I couldn’t wait to be a part of that.β
Brewster had the opportunity to be in the locker room during his visit. The team was taking on the York Lions that day. βI could really feel the energy from each of the players,β he said. βThey were 100% focused from the first man on the dress roster to the last. They were all ready to go out there and dominate.β
It takes time and patience to generate such a culture in a locker room. Brewster credits the coaching staff for such an achievement. βWhat Head Coach Faulds and the coaching staff have managed to produce in a short four years was really amazing. To be honest, I believe Laurier has the best coaching staff in the U Sports League,β he said.
The team had a rough time a few years back, going 1-7 on the season. The next two years, the team found themselves going 4-4. βThis year, beating Western in the Yates is truly something special and shows what not only the players have done, but what the coaching staff has put together,β the potential Kinesiology or Communication Studies student said.
Courtesy of Christopher Brewster.
There was a key factor that Brewster noticed in the Golden Hawk locker room. It was the deep connection the coaches have with the players. βWhen I went on my visit, for a weekend I had sat back and watched how close the coaches and players really were. Instead of having a coach-player relationship, these coaches, off the field, are men these players can look up too and call at any time knowing that they can talk to them about anything,β he said.
The product of Brantford, Ontario, will be given the same opportunity to develop a relationship with the coaches. Standing at 6β3, 205lbs, he has only been playing football since grade nine. He has suited up for the Brantford Bisons (OFL), the St. Johnβs College Green Eagles (Brant County Secondary Schoolsβ Athletic Association) and the London Jr. Mustangs (OVFL). He was also part of the 2015 Ontario Prospect Challenge. In that year, he was an offensive MVP for the Green Eagles.
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β St. John’s College (@SJCEagles) January 30, 2017
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