The Pythons have just come off an OT loss to the KCC in the final week of the season, giving the KCC the second seed for the playoff games. It’s was a heartbreaking loss for the team, the KCC were able to score on their first drive against the run of play.
The atmosphere in the locker room is despondent, the Pythons have put their heart and soul into this season and too fall short of the playoff by such a short margin in such a loss hurts. All the players heads are down, there is no music playing, no laughter, no anything. It’s just dead, then from a post game interview, the HC & QB enter, summon the team to join a a huddle or in Portland form “The Nest.” The congratulate every single player on the roaster, highlighting each of their hard work, where they’ve come from and the improvement they can be proud off. The HC then says, “Each and everyone of you all has reason to be proud, for each and everyone of you is special, there is not a single player in here who hasn’t show the courage determination and skill that make you into the best locker room in the DSFL. Yes, this loss hurts but what it does do, is show you what and how much these games mean. The pain will fade, but the experience won’t, next year when there are close games, you’ll be able to draw upon this and use it to fuel yourself to find that extra 1% and those sweet sweet wins. Who knows it may even been during the Ultimini game next year. Just remember the highs of this seasons and use the lows to fuel yourself for next year, we will be back and we will win!!”
A huge cheer erupts and that sense of dullness and dread is lifted somewhat, not replaced but lifted. Each player returnes to their locker a tad more upbeat. Mark thinks to himself, right we lost but we lost well. Without the knowledge of the loss I’d be a worse player.
The atmosphere in the locker room is despondent, the Pythons have put their heart and soul into this season and too fall short of the playoff by such a short margin in such a loss hurts. All the players heads are down, there is no music playing, no laughter, no anything. It’s just dead, then from a post game interview, the HC & QB enter, summon the team to join a a huddle or in Portland form “The Nest.” The congratulate every single player on the roaster, highlighting each of their hard work, where they’ve come from and the improvement they can be proud off. The HC then says, “Each and everyone of you all has reason to be proud, for each and everyone of you is special, there is not a single player in here who hasn’t show the courage determination and skill that make you into the best locker room in the DSFL. Yes, this loss hurts but what it does do, is show you what and how much these games mean. The pain will fade, but the experience won’t, next year when there are close games, you’ll be able to draw upon this and use it to fuel yourself to find that extra 1% and those sweet sweet wins. Who knows it may even been during the Ultimini game next year. Just remember the highs of this seasons and use the lows to fuel yourself for next year, we will be back and we will win!!”
A huge cheer erupts and that sense of dullness and dread is lifted somewhat, not replaced but lifted. Each player returnes to their locker a tad more upbeat. Mark thinks to himself, right we lost but we lost well. Without the knowledge of the loss I’d be a worse player.