Speech about the MVP of Molloy Rugby

This year’s Most Value Player is a player who is by no means the biggest or even most naturally talented player, but he is a flat out workhorse.  I’ve never seen him not win a sprint, and you can guarantee that he will never miss a practice despite his extremely hectic schedule.  He emerged his freshman year as a talent in our offense, but he struggled with tackling and defense.  He realized what he needed to do to get better and put on what seemed to be about 30 pounds of muscle.  Suddenly this little boy running with the boy was now a man.  Last year he became one of our best defensive players, completely altering his situation from the year prior.  He also earned the coveted Molloy Fly-half position, which is not an easy position to take over.  This year he was able to put it all together, to become both our best offensive and defensive player.  He is proof that with hard work all things are possible.  He stepped in a captain this season and he is a phenomenal leader and role model to all players on the team.  Everyone should look up to this player, and if they take after him we will be alright I promise.  It is players like him that will keep this great club going.  There is certainly no one more deserving of this award.  Congratulations to the 2014-2015 Most Valuable Player Scott Jones.

Vocabulary

Workhorse noun one who works hard and tirelessly

Despite prep in spite of;

Hectic adj crazy, busy

Altering verb changing

Coveted adj to wish to have very much

Fly-Half noun a position in rugby similar to that of a quarterback in football.

Phenomenal adj amazing or extraordinary 

Vocabulary Activity

Write a short story using these new vocabulary words.  It can be about whatever you want, but it must include all of these words!

Grammar Point

Pronouns- words that can take the place of nouns or noun phrases. Since this speech is written about Scott, I am speaking about him a lot.  It would be extremely repetitive for me to keep say Scott, Scott, Scott.  For this reason I replace the proper noun Scott often times through out the speech with the pronouns he and him.

Grammar Activity

Go back to your vocabulary activity and replace all of the nouns and noun phrases with pronouns.