In a few hours the team will be climbing aboard a bus and taking the drive up (or is it down) the shore of the St Lawrence to head to Trois-Rivières as we face les Patriotes de l'UQTR. After an 0-4 start we are still looking for that elusive first win.
I give full credit the players as after a tough start to the season and a very frustrating loss against Bishops, a team we should have been able to beat, they returned to practice on Tuesday with a renewed spirit and a willingness to work hard. We got in 3 great practices this week and I give full credit to my coaching staff. Remy, Dwight and Christine each took some of the session planning duties and put together drills which pushed our players to perform while providing them with valuable learning abilities towards the style of play we are trying to implement with this team. The improvement in individual players is obviously to any unbiased eye. This comes down to the players willing to put in the time (many are on the field 30 minutes before the start of training to work on their skill set) and various indivdual exercises that Dwight has put together for the different players. Short term results are always going to be mesured in wins and losses and that is what people who aren't around the team regularly will always look at, but the change and great attitude among this year's group of student-athletes is obvious and palpable. I starts with a great chemistry and dynamic that has installed itself among this group and is fueled by their desire to improve as players. The games this weekend won't be easy (actually there is no longer any easy games in this league). UQTR is always a tough test and moreso at home where they seem to really perform and Laval on Sunday is a very dynamic team with experienced players many of them in their 4th and 5th years. As coach I applaud my players efforts and dedication the process of building this team and for them I hope they will see some tanglible results of all their hard work.
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