“You know, he’s put in the work, he’s bought into the program and has done what he’s needed to do to get where he’s at to move on beyond high school football, possibly to the college ranks. was 1980 when Jack rehearsed the role of Inspector Bidet in my play Curse. “Extremely proud of Damyn,” said Jack Smith. I saw a lot of Jack Smith during a period when I was basically a speed freak. So, it’s been a plan and I don’t break promises to myself. I promised myself I would make it to the next level at some point. It’s been a dream for a while and I know it’s going to be tough but I can work through that. “After senior year I want to go into college to study mechanical engineering,” said Damyn Smith. Moores flock of nine Suffolk sheep, a distinctive feature of the original Bartley farm, will graze in the open play field near the playground area. He’s been gaining interest from several colleges to play at the next level. Seeing my progression since then has been insane.”įast forward to today, Damyn has developed into a force on the line for the rockets and an undoubted leader for the team. “I would be there five times a day for 2-3 hours every day just pushing myself to my absolute limits. “I started hitting the weight room as frequently as possible,” said Damyn Smith. “He got it in his mind that he was going to play football not only in high school but beyond and he made himself a good football player with the help of coaching.” “He worked on his footwork, he grew in size, he was in the weight room every day,” said Jack Smith. Smith returned to school and during the summer entering his sophomore year and promised himself he would fully commit himself to football. But right there it hit me that wow, I couldn’t imagine my life without this sport.” Before that, I could kind of care less about the sport. That’s when I first realized this is the sport I love. I remember that just hitting hard and surrounding me like I was their family. I was told I wasn’t allowed to play football because at that point I was home-schooled. “It was our last playoff game before the championships. “It was right before our snow game of 2018,” said Damyn Smith. “My Freshman year I could barely stand my ground against another freshman,” said Damyn Smith.īut what led to smith’s turnaround? Damyn said the switch flipped after his freshman year when football almost got stripped away from him. Little to no knowledge of the game and just was uncoordinated as you can get.” “He started as a 7th grader with zero footwork,” said Jack Smith. Jack Smith LTA Accredited+ Level 3 Tennis Coach LTA British Junior U18 Ranking: Top 100 UK (Career High) LTA Player Rating: 2.2 Played: Mens British Tour &.

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