Doubles Week

by Allison Wingert '28

Photo courtesy of Brienna Richelle 









Doubles week at Delone Catholic High School is one long week before the first week of school where the fall athletes have two practices a day in the blistering heat of late August. 

The football team prepares for a long week of conditioning, team bonding, and searching for team captains. Sophomore Jack Hamrick says, “there was never any hazing, especially towards new kids; our entire team was accepting of transfer students, freshmen, and new players.” 

Sophomore Madison Snyder says that for girls’ soccer, they battle the heat with their typical drills, but also incorporate time for faith. Snyder says that “In this short time, we all grew together as sisters in Christ”. Boys’ soccer doesn’t have doubles week, but sophomore Giorgio Lima says, “we wouldn’t like it, but we would try hard to get better.” 

Our field hockey team “dreads” doubles week because it is “physically and emotionally taxing and really pushes you to your limits,” says sophomore Maggie Mininger. 

The golf team doesn’t have a doubles week, they just do hitting and putting drills for the first week of practice, according to sophomore Rocco DiFatta.

The cross country team doesn’t do Delone’s traditional “doubles” practice. They call their 8 AM to 4 PM practice “camp.” They do lots of running, stretching, and battling the heat. Senior Samantha Bealmear says, “our coaches really make the whole experience enjoyable, so much so that by the last day, we are usually sad that it is over.”

Delone’s volleyball team doesn’t have to be in the heat, luckily, but they don’t take their doubles week lightly. Sophomore Zoe Gregg says, “we do plenty of conditioning, but we focus on team bonding more.” 

At Delone Catholic, the “tradition never graduates” as our athletes prepare for the season to attempt a domination of our district.


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