We are playing a very quick and very physical team this Wednesday night and the game plan is simple. Control the tempo of the game and no matter what... Do NOT let their runners get to the outside! My team has some pretty quick players and I don't doubt that we can score on this team. The issue is going to be getting those 1st year gitters out of my players heads in time. I just need to explain to them that all they have to do is attack and as the cheerleaders say, Be Aggressive!! Be Be Aggressive!! If we can do that, we will have a really good shot at winning.
I don't have time to teach any NEW plays or Trick plays so we will have to rely on what worked for us in game 1 and make sure that the defense is on point. I mean, really that's all I can ask. Especially since this was a last minute decision to have the game on such short notice.
That's okay though. I am not worried. My team is full of great kids that want to win and are learning the basics of the game while having fun doing it. I guess... No. I know that there is a part of me that doesn't want to be 0-2 going into a bye week, so it's going to be pretty important that I motivate my players tonight at practice and tomorrow during our pre-game warm up to PLAY LIKE A CHAMPION TODAY!
I am NOT a Notre Dame fan, but Coach Lou Holtz is a great motivator... Even for a Miami fan I have to say that the man could coach... So, my inspiration today comes from him -
Coach Holtz said,
“I’m going to put it in the same place [as it used to be] and everybody is going to hit it on the way out to the field to remind them of all the sacrifices they have made, their families have made and other people have made for them to be there.”
Now, I just need to get my team to believe in it and perform like it!
Go Aftershock!
-Coach Carlos
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