fter working hard all week balancing sports and school, most students want to sleep in on Saturday morning, but the Bishop Gorman varsity football team wakes up early to help with something bigger than themselves. 

As mentors and coaches for the Junior Gaels flag football team, the players give up their free time to help the next generation of players. What began as a simple act of service has taught all of them a deeper lesson in kindness and sacrifice.

Talent is often seen as something that is personal but Jacob Fotu ‘28 states, “that by sharing my God-given talent I also get to share my love of the game with them, hoping to inspire them to chase dreams of playing football.” 

True leadership isn’t about telling others what to do, it’s about setting an example and putting others first. Aizen Torres ‘27 states that, “kids want to be coached by a friend and someone that will sit there and be patient with them,” showing that there needs to be substance to a title. 

Kids are very honest and they notice everything. You can always tell a lot about a person by the way a kid talks about them. It’s not the drills that stick with them, it’s how their coach made them feel. Davin Hickman ‘29 hopes that when all is said and done the Junior Gaels say that he is “humble, nonchalant, and inspiring.” 

When the Gorman football players understand that younger players look up to them it pushes them to work harder. They want to show these younger players what a role model really looks like. Gavin Honore ‘27 says “we get to work hard to show them what it takes to follow their dreams and no matter what to trust God’s timing through it all” showing that there is some sacrifice to service. 

The Bishop Gorman football team is putting their faith into action. Sometimes the strongest testimony comes from a group of boys on a football faith sharing their talent.