By Ren Angelo Elevera
(Vol. XXVII No. 12, Editorial Cartoon)
(Vol. XXVII No. 12, Editorial Cartoon)
A challenge
Recently, Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) Tigers Basketball Team competed for the Negros Oriental Inter-Collegiate Basketball League. The Tigers landed on the third spot after knocking down the St. Paul University-Dumaguete (SPUD) Saints.
Settling on the third place is not an easy victory for the Tigers. Having only four veteran players, they found it difficult to win over the Saints whose members are mostly veterans. Aside from that, the fact that they also lack proper training due to lack of facilities and equipment needed for their practice also mattered.
With a lot of rookies in the team, it is understandable that the team would not be as strong as it was a few years back. These rookies, who are supposed to be trained well before playing at the court and competing with other players of the different university teams in the city, are not getting enough practice. How can they practice well when they do not have the needed facilities and equipment? In short, they lack proper training.
Looking back, NORSU Tigers was once considered as one of the strongest basketball teams in the city. Tigers used to compete for the championship in Inter-Collegiate basketball tournament which always bring excitement to the NORSU community. It used to be the center of attention of Norsunians, especially in the months of September where the Negros Oriental Intercollegiate Basketball League takes place.
But what has happened to the former spirit brought by the Tigers to the NORSU community? Where has it gone?
The fact is: we no longer feel it. Before, the whole NORSU community was really updated as to when will be the next game of the Tigers, what team will be their next opponent, and the like. But now, it seems that Norsunians no longer care about it. It seems that they have been abandoned—by the students and the administration.
The Tigers, being the basketball team of the university, plays an important role in uplifting the NORSU spirit. In every game they play, they bring with them the name of the university—they bring with them the name of NORSU. If they do well in court, they do not only get the praises for themselves but also for NORSU. The same goes with the criticisms. Whatever criticism they get, NORSU also gets it because in every game they play, they represent our school. It is the name of NORSU which is at stake. Therefore, the university must answer the call for the needed facilities and equipment of the team for them to improve.
Since it is the goal of the Student Government to uplift the NORSU spirit, why not start on this one? After all, the NORSU spirit was once uplifted by the Tigers because of their victories which made Norsunians shout on top of their lungs the name of the university. Their cheers just showed how proud they were of their school because Tigers defeated other university basketball teams. And Tigers even made it to the championship in some tournaments that they participated.
On the other hand, the team should also do its part. The lack of equipment should not be the reason for the team’s losses. They should not also reason out that because most of the members are rookies, it is just okay to lose. Everybody knows that it is not; thus, they should make it a habit to always do their best in court for them to be the victor.
Even with the lack of facilities and equipment, they should show it that they can win over other teams. Because it is not only the equipment and facilities that matter but also the commitment and the hard work of the team members.
Though they made it to the third spot in this year’s Negros Oriental Inter-Collegiate Basketball League, we can still say that it is not enough to gain back the spirit that was once felt by every Norsunian every time the Tigers play. Everyone knows that the Tigers can do better than that. Thus, they should try their best to make it to the championship game next time. Who knows? Perhaps, it would be one way of recovering the spirit that this university is slowly losing.
This is a challenge to the Tigers!
Settling on the third place is not an easy victory for the Tigers. Having only four veteran players, they found it difficult to win over the Saints whose members are mostly veterans. Aside from that, the fact that they also lack proper training due to lack of facilities and equipment needed for their practice also mattered.
With a lot of rookies in the team, it is understandable that the team would not be as strong as it was a few years back. These rookies, who are supposed to be trained well before playing at the court and competing with other players of the different university teams in the city, are not getting enough practice. How can they practice well when they do not have the needed facilities and equipment? In short, they lack proper training.
Looking back, NORSU Tigers was once considered as one of the strongest basketball teams in the city. Tigers used to compete for the championship in Inter-Collegiate basketball tournament which always bring excitement to the NORSU community. It used to be the center of attention of Norsunians, especially in the months of September where the Negros Oriental Intercollegiate Basketball League takes place.
But what has happened to the former spirit brought by the Tigers to the NORSU community? Where has it gone?
The fact is: we no longer feel it. Before, the whole NORSU community was really updated as to when will be the next game of the Tigers, what team will be their next opponent, and the like. But now, it seems that Norsunians no longer care about it. It seems that they have been abandoned—by the students and the administration.
The Tigers, being the basketball team of the university, plays an important role in uplifting the NORSU spirit. In every game they play, they bring with them the name of the university—they bring with them the name of NORSU. If they do well in court, they do not only get the praises for themselves but also for NORSU. The same goes with the criticisms. Whatever criticism they get, NORSU also gets it because in every game they play, they represent our school. It is the name of NORSU which is at stake. Therefore, the university must answer the call for the needed facilities and equipment of the team for them to improve.
Since it is the goal of the Student Government to uplift the NORSU spirit, why not start on this one? After all, the NORSU spirit was once uplifted by the Tigers because of their victories which made Norsunians shout on top of their lungs the name of the university. Their cheers just showed how proud they were of their school because Tigers defeated other university basketball teams. And Tigers even made it to the championship in some tournaments that they participated.
On the other hand, the team should also do its part. The lack of equipment should not be the reason for the team’s losses. They should not also reason out that because most of the members are rookies, it is just okay to lose. Everybody knows that it is not; thus, they should make it a habit to always do their best in court for them to be the victor.
Even with the lack of facilities and equipment, they should show it that they can win over other teams. Because it is not only the equipment and facilities that matter but also the commitment and the hard work of the team members.
Though they made it to the third spot in this year’s Negros Oriental Inter-Collegiate Basketball League, we can still say that it is not enough to gain back the spirit that was once felt by every Norsunian every time the Tigers play. Everyone knows that the Tigers can do better than that. Thus, they should try their best to make it to the championship game next time. Who knows? Perhaps, it would be one way of recovering the spirit that this university is slowly losing.
This is a challenge to the Tigers!
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