Crunch Time

 3..2..1...As the clock winds down and the game is too close for comfort, I have always wondered what goes on in the huddle right before. What is the mentality of the team that is about to score and what is the coach telling them? No, I have never been on a football or basketball team in this type of situation, so as a viewer I have always wanted to get inside of an athletes head during crunch time.  The pressure is on but how do these athletes execute themselves in certain situations? I decided to ask some local athletes what their thoughts were in a real life scenario.

Scenario-College Football

Scenario: Your football team is losing by 1 and the kicker has been 0-3 today. You have the ball at the 35 yard line and it's 4th down with 5 yards to go. This will be the last play of the game before the clock runs out. 

Questions: (1)What is your mentality? (2)What would your coach say in the huddle? (3)How will your team execute?

Name: Jon Hays

School: University of Utah

Positon: Quarterback 

1. "We should kick it. The chances of making the kick are way higher than scoring a touchdown. I am always confident in my teammates"

2. "The coaches wouldn't have anything to say because everyone knows whats on the line"

3. "We would execute like we always do."

Name: Richard Wilson
School: Brigham Young University
Position: Tight End

1."I want to take matters into my hands and have the offense out there to run the play."
2. "Coach tells us that we just have to execute like we already have."
3."we will most likely go back to a play that has already been successful before."