Written by Jenna Sampson
While softball season has come to a close, club members are getting pumped for the mud-flinging, high-energy fun that football season brings.For the next month, social clubs at Harding will go head to head in a frenzy of flags, fumbles and fury, more commonly known as flag football, with each winning club moving toward the championship.Even though football is not known for being the friendliest sport, senior Ben Watson, a member of Chi Sigma Alpha, said it is a great experience.”It’s great for building teamwork,” Watson said. “It also helps with problem-solving strategies.”Teamwork and bonding play a big role in sports and flag football is no exception. Since club football season continues past club week, new members are given the opportunity to start off their membership by joining their club brothers or sisters on the football field. Sophomore Molly Shoaf played for Chi Kappa Rho last season and said it helped her grow closer with her new club sisters.”I really like how it helped me get to know the girls in Chi Kappa Rho better,” Shoaf said. “I even got to know some girls in other clubs, too, which was really neat.”Because of safety reasons, the clubs play flag football instead of the full-contact version, but that does not seem to inhibit the amount of fun that the players have.Sophomore Shantih member Amber Kuhn said that just having fun with her club sisters is great, too.”I think it is a great opportunity for my club to get together and bond while having a blast,” Kuhn said. “It’s a good way to bring unity within the club even if we win or lose.”There are multiple games almost every night, which gives members great opportunities to get together with their clubs and enjoy some healthy competition under the bright intramural field lights.
