It’s The Little Things
Saturday
October 24, 2009
Tough Loss, Coaching Mistake
First, the coaching mistake…for many years, I have always felt that if you have a game on a day when you have no school, make sure you have practice in the A.M. The reason is that you want to run a schedule similar to a school day and keep your players from lying in bed till noon. Well, we had an unexpected day off on Friday when a tremendous storm came through Thursday. We couldn’t practice and the rain came so hard that our school got flooded. School was called off Friday. We did not have an A.M. practice because I did not have a plan on how to contact all of our players.
The first thing I noticed 1 ½ hours before game time was our kids seemed flat. Listless might be a better description. Yet, we only lost 7 – 3 and held our opponent to the fewest yards that they had all year. One thing that has stuck out all year is that our players do not quit – they play hard!
We still have a shot at the play-offs. Injuries have finally arrived and we will have to work out some player moves there. However, mental errors were huge in our 7 – 3 loss. Focus on our position responsibilities will be our emphasis this coming week. Playing hard but forgetting your responsibility in a team sport like football will give you nothing but close games where you end up with “coulda, woulda, shoulda” feelings that we could have won, but we did not because of “little things.”
This season has demonstrated that there is more to the game than wins and losses. 8 games into the season, and I am still amazed how well the team performs. As a parent, the season has been a great experience and more importantly, my son feels the same way. We wish you the best for the remainder of this season and win or loose, I am certain we will see a close faught game, a disciplined team, and an evironment that gives our kids an opportunity to do their best.
The fans are still behind you guys 100%. I know the boys and the coaching staff will be ready for Gueydan. Lets have a good week of practice and be ready for this Friday, because last week is over and the only thing we can do is learn from it. Best of Luck to all of the Eagles on Friday night. We’ll be there with the cowbells ringing.
Craig, it’s the Wiers. We might be heading from Houston to New Orleans next week and know Abbeville is on the way. Would you and your Ragin Cajun be available for a drink or dinner on Tuesday, March 2?
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