by Jason Strunk
Lubbock High School Head Coach
Every day at practice you learn
something new about your team and kids. Sometimes, what you learn, makes you
shake your heard.
Jared Tovar, our starting right tackle, was
talking with me Tuesday at practice. I said to Jared, "Aren't you tired of
losing"? After giving me an emphatic "YES", he went on to reveal
something to me that I had never thought about. To say I was stunned is an
understatement.
Tovar said,
"Coach I haven't won a game since 8th grade. I have not won a game since
playing middle school football, coach". I was blown away. That means that
Jared, in his fourth year at LHS, has not won a single game since he arrived on
campus. It blows me away. When you hear things like that it really drives home
the point of what we are trying to rebuild here.
After practice,
in our post practice meeting, I had Tovar stand up and tell the team what he
had told me. When he was done, I said if you haven't won a game since 8th
grade, please stand up. With that we had about 10 players stand up. I was shocked
by the amount of player's who had not won a game since 2008. As I said before,
this just reinforces everything we are doing and here and what we are working
for! We will get these guys the wins that they have worked so hard for. It is
just a matter of time!
Practice was ok
today. I want to see more intensity tomorrow. Tuesday's are kind off slow, due
to install and other factors. Today should be a more energized session.
During practice
today we put WR, Bam Jackson up
against Coach Willingham for three
plays of 1-on-1. Willingham won rep one. Jackson came back and absolutely
schooled Willingham on the next two reps. It was a great three-minute period.
The players loved it. Like I said, there is nothing wrong with interjecting a
little fun into practice. Keep it fresh is the way to operate, in my opinion.
Wednesday is
upon us.... Let's see what Wednesday brings...
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