In every season there are those “Trench” times where if you are not careful the routines that get set in place can take away your edge. Athletics needs to involve that “Edge” on a daily basis to have players reach their true potential. Although the Division III model is about participation at its core, even the NCAA statement uses the term “Passionate Participation.”
I shared the following with our group as we move through the cold trenches that February brings at BC. I think the thoughts could have broad based application in directions going way beyond sports. It is in that transfer of principle that our kid’s sports experience will have its’ greatest value.
Most athletes know the right thing to do. Ask yourself the following?
1- I "Always Commit"
2- I "Often Commit"
3- I "Sometimes Commit"
In Phase I the buzz of the Spring Semester starting has begun to wear off. Now is where your discipline must pay off. Whether it be weights, speed class, weekend recruiting assistance, or your classroom obligations remember to respond to what you have committed to, not to how you might feel at the moment.
There is a behavior trap out there and it is called "Just this one time!" AVOID IT. It will swallow you up.
-Coach Clark
