Picture of Sawyer Davis Often when new sports programs are started, its questioned if the outcome of the season is related to things such as the new program, coaches, and budget. Or if its more heavily related to a teams old win loss ratio and how other teams and an outside environment view them. All of which are not directly related to the athlete's ability to perform their best especially with new sports like lacrosse. But with being a new team it can be hard for other teams to judge the Bears playing abilities. With there being no previous seasons to base them off of, which might affect wether they play better or worse. As for the new Bear River lacrosse program, this question is still very real. The new program has been in place for its second season as of this year, and is still very young. With a win-loss rate of 3-5, as of the writing of this article, while this record has space for improvement it's still not sure whether the team was playing below their best when they lost or if the team simply hasn't had a lot of seasons to play together.. Sawyer Davis, a senior on the Bear River Lacrosse team, has been playing lacrosse for 4 years. Three of which have been on the sanctioned Bear River team. When asked what the team generally thinks about playing against other teams that have been sanctioned longer he said “if anything it lowers team confidence”. This lack of team confidence may be normal for it being the first couple seasons of the program. It makes it harder for players to play at their best with odds stacked against them like this. Not only can it be hard to play at full capacity, but getting players in the first place can prove to be an issue. Not long before the start of the season, the team was still looking for a goalie. This can also be normal because it could be hard for a player to join a team when they don’t have any basis on things, for example team culture or past playing records. All things considered the team still has some time left to gain experience this season and with seasons to come.
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