You Gotta Wanna

Effort was defined as "trying" by our team.  The amount of effort is called "desire".  

So, if I put a $100 bill out on the other end of the field, line the team up about 150 meters away, I wonder just how fast the team would run to retrieve it?  Point is, if there is proper motivation (desire), you might do just about anything  (effort) to be the first there to snag that cash.

Us old coaches know and understand this concept.  Now, trying to convince our team of that notion is an entirely different issue.  But, I think the point was well made and the kids seem to be understanding, at least a little more, what we're trying to get at.

In this case, THE MAIN THING is upon us and I was just wondering just how badly our teams want to succeed next week.  Planting those seeds early and cultivating them often helps created the desire our team has, the PRIDE that we need to have, and the WILL to make it happen.  It's been a trademark of PBL for years, and I am convinced we have the right people to continue the tradition of excellence that is characterized by this program.  

This was our last really hard workout for the season.  We have 3 meets in the next 6 days, tomorrow's meet with Mahomet, an easy DQ run on Friday, the Monticello Invitational Saturday, one full day of rest Sunday, a quality versus quantity workout on Monday, then the PBL Invitational on Tuesday.

We were really pleased with today's workout, seeing some really good work by everyone.  Way to go team.

I reviewed where the top 10 individuals stand on the grid for the top 8 runners who will dress for the Sectional.  It's a very fair way to see exactly who is ranked from our best to least runner, all based on team placing in the meets, starting with the Kickapoo meet last Tuesday.  The first 5 or 6 runners are normally pretty consistent, and it's easy to generally see who those folks are, but too many times it's the number 6, 7, and 8 spot that may not be quite so obvious.  So, many years ago I devised a simple scheme to make it work out as fair as possible, and the kids know well in advance how it works.  It eliminates most of the guess work in the "selection" process, if there really is such a thing in this sport.