TaShawn Palacio and Ty Tindall earn “Special Teams” and “Practice Player” honors for Week 5
BY JIM BEERS
The Chester High School Football Program presents two weekly special player awards throughout the football season. The first award is the “Special Teams” player of the week and the other is the “Practice Player” of the week.
Head Coach Billy Belton started this program several years ago to recognize players for exemplary dedication, service, and performance. He especially wanted to recognized and reward two areas that sometimes do not get much special attention throughout the season.
The first award is the” Special Teams” award for a member of the Special Teams unit. Special Teams players are often not featured in the spotlight. Such players deserve recognition for performances that “stand-out” on the field in games, especially when those performances make big differences in the success of those games.
The second weekly award is the “Practice Player of the Week” award. This award recognizes and honors a player who works the hardest in practice and further works to makes his teammates better. Such players sometimes do not even see playing time during varsity games, but make key contributions at practice to make the YellowJacket Football Program better and more successful.
Award selections are announced each Thursday at the end of practice. Criteria from the previous week’s game and practices are used to assist in the selection of the current week’s honorees.
The awards selected based upon recommendations of the coaching staff. The awards are sponsored by two local businesses, Korando Heating and Cooling and Knight Hawk Coal. Honorees being recognized receive both an official “Player of the Week” T-shirt as well as recognition in both the local media outlets and over the public address system at home games.
The Korando Heating and Cooling “Special Teams Player of the Week Award” for Week 5 was: TaShawn Palacio.
TaShawn Palacio is the Chester High School Football “Special Teams” Player of the Week for WEEK 5. Photo provided by Coach Billy Belton
TaShawn is a senior, 6’1”, 195 Lb. Wide Receiver and Defensive Back for the YellowJackets. He is the YellowJacket’s top receiver and also runs the ball occasionally. On defense he is quick and effective. Against Sparta TaShawn helped complete a fake play in which he threw a touchdown pass and he also caught a pass that completed a 2-point conversion for the Jackets. Those two plays helped win the game against the Bulldogs, 35-28.
The Knight Hawk Coal “Practice Player of the Week” for Week 5 was Ty Tindall.
Ty Tindall is the Chester High School Football “Practice Player of the Week” for WEEK 5. Photo provided by Coach Billy Belton
Ty Tindall is a sophomore, 6’1”, 165 Lb., wide receiver and defensive back for both the CHS JV and Varsity Football Teams. Ty is one of the hardest working players each day at practice. His hard work helps make his team much better each week and makes him a better player when he is put into varsity games. He is a key player on the JV roster too, thus making him a very important component of the entire Chester Football Program.