Jamie Orion has never been big on emotional speeches or pre-game pep talks. For all his obsessions with the sport of football, spoken word has never been one of them (either motivationally speaking to his teammates or trash talking his opponents). He prefers to lead by example, but there are still ways that manifests in a fresh way after a loss.
Maybe he’s a little early to the next team meeting – he has a question to ask another position coach. Maybe he gets in a few extra reps in the wait room, or adds another 10 pounds onto his final set. He’s probably going to ask for an extra late-night session in the film room, adding even more cramped writing into an already-too-full notebook; once it’s full it will join the stack in the corner – he might need his own individual filing cabinet at this point.
After a loss, you won’t hear anything out of Orion – at least, nothing you haven’t heard before. But you’ll see the difference.
Maybe he’s a little early to the next team meeting – he has a question to ask another position coach. Maybe he gets in a few extra reps in the wait room, or adds another 10 pounds onto his final set. He’s probably going to ask for an extra late-night session in the film room, adding even more cramped writing into an already-too-full notebook; once it’s full it will join the stack in the corner – he might need his own individual filing cabinet at this point.
After a loss, you won’t hear anything out of Orion – at least, nothing you haven’t heard before. But you’ll see the difference.