The boys who played freshman football this year made a statement. They made it to coaches. They made it to their fans. They made it to their opponents.
Most importantly, they made it to themselves.
We told the boys during the summer, that we saw the talent in them for a CCS title. Perhaps more. And we told them that talent wouldn't be enough. They took it to heart. This group has a ridiculous amount of talent. You saw that. There are a lot of other boys whose talent is still maturing, or haven't built their football "I.Q.". If they stick with this, they will, and when that happens, Good Night.
Out of the 10 schools we played, 8 qualified for CCS playoffs. They're good programs, and this team tore through them. Here are the 8 teams and how they are ranked:
(Open Div/Best; D-1/Largest Schools; D-2/smaller; D-3/smaller still (APTOS); D-4/smallest)
- Terra Nova #1/Open Div.
- Archbishop Mitty #5/Open Div.
- Alvarez #1/D-1
- Los Gatos #2/D-2
- North Salinas #7/D-2
- Christopher #4/D-3
- Sacred Heart Prep #1/D-4
- Monterey #7/D-4
If they gave titles to Freshman we'd have one. They don't. Whatever is accomplished on the field starts with what's accomplished in the weight room, during the off season. Every school I listed is theirs already.
You know where you stand with every team in those brackets. When we go Head-to-Head based on talent, we win. If we go Head-to-Head on Heart, we win. If we go Head-to-Head on toughness & teamwork , we win.
But will we win the off-season? Will you do more reps, and weight? Will you drive yourself to exhaustion, or quit one rep early? Will you quit when the pain spreads through you, or grit your teeth, and move through it?
It was an honor to be part of what you did. Now go out and finish it.
Thank you....
Write your legacy.
"I AM A CHAMPION SPEECH'
Script
Today gentlemen, I am honored to coach you, more honored to take you onto the field of battle. There is another honor to be bestowed upon you, that is the answer that comes with that question
WHO AM I ? I'M A CHAMPION !
That's right and i need you to remember that all throughout this game, i will conquer what has not been conquered
defeat will not be in my creed. I will belive what others have doubted. I will always andevor the prestige honor, and respect of my team. I have trained my mind and my body will follow
WHO AM I ? I'M A CHAMPION !
I will acknowledge the fact that my opponents do not expect me to win, but i will never surrender. Weakness will not be in my heart. I will look to my comrades, to those who have brought me into this world and thoses ho have trained me and i will draw strenght from them
WHO AM I ? I'M A CHAMPION !
I will gladly go out into the field of battle, and i will move, groove and do everything thaht I can do, and I will reach my field of battle by ane means at my disposal. And when I get there, I will arrive violently. I will rip the heart from my enemy and leave it bleeding on the ground, beacause he cannot stop me.
WHO AM I ? I'M A CHAMPION !
To my side I have comrades, comrades that have been with me throught thick and thin, throught sacrifice, throught blood, through sweat, through tears. Nver will I let them fall. Never will I let them down and I will never leave an enemy behind, beacause our opponent does not know my heart.
WHO AM I ? I'M A CHAMPION !
No one will deny me, no one will defy me, and no one will tell me who and what I am and can be. Belivef wil change my world, it has moved continents and countries, and put man on the moon, and il will carry me through this battle.
WHO AM I ? I'M A CHAMPION !
Defeat, retreat those are not in my words, I don't understant those definitions, I don't understant when things go wrong, I don't understand mistakes, but I do understand this: I understand victory, and I undertsand never surrendering. NO matter how bad things go, my heart and my mind will carry my body when my linbs are too weak
WHO AM I ? I'M A CHAMPION !
Today will be that day, not tomorrow, not next week, but right now, right here, in your house, and in your home
WHO AM I ? I'M A CHAMPION !
History will remember me, and I will not have to worry about him being kind. I will define myself. I will write my own praises. And non one will tell me what I can and cannot be. I will never go home, not without giving everythiong I have got
COZ WHO AM I ? I'M A CHAMPION !
WHO AM I ? I'M A CHAMPION !!!WHO AM I ? I'M A CHAMPION !!!!!
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