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So, as the off-season heated up, the Eagles learned the value of community service. Each week, they set off to the local elementary school and read to the kids. Each player began to see the positive impact that they could have on those around them. In addition, they collected over a thousand toys for children at Christmas. <br>The team s effort in the community was matched by great intensity in the weight-room. A team that initially had no players squatting 300 pounds, no one cleaning 200 pounds, and only one player who could bench press 300 pounds began to see records fall daily as players rallied around each other.<br>Coach Dollar implemented the concept of lifting clubs, where the top 33 players were ranked by the total of the three core lifts (squat, clean, & bench). The three levels are, Berkuts, Golden Eagles, and Eagles. Each athlete was given a t-shirt to wear at every workout to show their  flight status . The number of 250 pound benches went from zero to fifteen, 225 pound cleaners from zero to twenty-four, and 350 pound squatters from zero to fifteen. <br><br>The Second Season<br><br>The second season began with raised expectations for Golden Eagle football. Spirit was high and determination was strong and a huge early season shutout victory at perennial district champion Charlotte paved the way to an 8-2 season. Record-holding seniors like Victor Cabral (Ga. Southern), Rob Richter (Elon), and Brandon Marshall were able to taste the sweetness of success after years of bitter defeat. Their enthusiasm, effort and tempo in the weight room spread to others in the program, and the bar measuring excellence in the weight room continued to rise. <br>As success in the strength program grew, the word spread throughout the school s other sports. The ladies sprinters & jumpers began lifting right alongside the guys. Graduated senior Danielle Jones went from a 29 foot triple jump her junior year, to winning the district at 34 feet after not missing a workout during the summer. Rachel Threlkeld (Jr.) went from long jumping in the low 14 s to 17 feet, while looking to break into the 59 s in the 400m. The throwers also saw gains as Yaisel Aguilar (Jr.) broke her PR in the shotput by 3 feet after being in a lifting class with Coach Dollar. Threlkeld, Aguilar, and Jessica Skower (Soph.) used the added speed and power to lead the volleyball team to a district runner-up spot as well.<br> The summer was filled with all kinds of activities. Senior QB (a Southern Illinois University signee) Stanley Bryant spent part of his summer in South Africa on an Athletes in Action mission trip. Twenty-four lineman went to Down and Dirty camp, while seventeen skill players went to the Bishop-Dulligan passing camp. Five days a week for two hour sessions the Eagles pounded the weights, did plyometrics and box jumping, and worked on foot-speed and quickness using dots, hurdles, and form running. Senior DB, Al Green (Liberty signee) saw his total in the three cores explode almost 200 pounds, while gaining fifteen pounds and shaving two tenths off of his forty time.<br><br>It s Not Over Yet<br><br>Fall 2000 saw another playoff run for the Golden Eagles with a 7-3 season (3 losses