TISDALE聽 鈥� Tisdale residents will see a familiar face this season on the Regina Thunder football team, with graduating Tisdale Tornados team member Austin Wood signed on as their new receiver.
鈥淚 didn鈥檛 know if I鈥檇 ever be able to play football again,鈥� Wood said.
鈥淚t鈥檚 been my dream since I was young. I wanted to play football after high school, so I鈥檓 speechless.鈥�
Wood has been with the Tisdale Tornados since Grade 7 in various positions, mainly focusing on receiving.
While he spent five years with the Tornados, he wasn鈥檛 always considered to be such a skilled player, having been cut from both Team Sask in Grade 8 and 小蓝视频 Sask Selects in Grade 10.
鈥淚 think my experience level got higher, so I knew more about the game, and I didn鈥檛 let it stop me when I got cut. It just made me want to work harder and prove everybody else wrong.鈥�
Wood said that he believes what set him apart from other possible candidates for the Regina Thunder is his work ethic and 鈥渃oachability鈥�.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 give up and I just keep putting in all my effort even when I鈥檓 tired I鈥檓 giving it 100 per cent,鈥� he said.
鈥淚 want to play football as long as I can and I just want to be a main factor to the Thunder now.鈥�
He currently commutes from Tisdale to the practices. Wood said his long term plan is to spend the next year dedicated to football and finding a job in Regina, before going to post-secondary the following year to train with the goal of becoming a paramedic.
鈥淚 have to go to Regina every Wednesday,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a lot of driving for a one-and-a-half hour practice, but it鈥檚 worth it.鈥�
