(S48) PT #3 - When The Going Gets Tough

[ValorX77]

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[wildcatbandit]

The beginning of the Forty eighth season has not gone well for the Minnesota Grey Ducks. They are 1-3 through the first four games of the season. However, rookie Benny The Jet has been a bright spot for the team. He is currently leading all receivers in receptions and in total receiving yards. He has also scored 4 touchdowns in the early going. Benny has tried to lead by example, as he fells uncomfortable at present being a vocal leader of the team. The team morale seems to still be up and are looking forward to better results as the season goes on. They have only had one lopsided game and the other two went all the way to the final whistle before the outcome was determined. So, there is still hope and as the season goes on Benny will do whatever it takes to get his team motivated to turn the season around. The Dallas Birddogs are next and benny can see a victory coming .

[Wiggli]

Written option: Handling a loss takes and learning from your mistakes takes some grit and determination. You can't win them all! How do you help boost the team's morale and get back on track after a tough loss? Do you get back to work focusing on improving what you yourself can do better, or do you take leadership and pep talk your teammates? Or maybe your own third method!

Both of the teams I’m currently affiliated with have been on great winning streaks (Royals and Butchers). I hesitate to mention it, because at a similar time last year the Royals were undefeated then ended up missing the playoffs, but I think that is helpful context for the experience Juan can bring to the problem in his second year.

Stay the course. Partly that means finding a way to stay hungry and determined while you are winning, continuing to work on your skills and trying new things strategically to keep from being predictable. And then when the inevitable hardship does come you know you don’t need to make any significant changes. Trust the process. Don’t get bogged down on outcomes, know that you are doing things the right way and success will come if you stay focused. By all means use a loss to motivate you to work even harder, but don’t let it cause you to chase results. Control what you can control, mind your responsibilities, trust your teammates, be a star in your role. And all of those other cliches.

Wow Juan really has grown a lot just one year in!

[wetwilleh]

Willeh Strong isn't used to losing after a dominant DSFL rookie season but things have changed in the ISFL. Being the 1st overall pick means you are on a team that needs some work and COL is currently on a losing streak this season. With that mind, Strong doesn't let it get to his head as his team is a mix of fresh rookies and veterans that don't have much longer in the league. The way to get through these losses is to look at the bigger picture. How are you and your teammates doing individually? What can we do to get better? Being on a winless team makes you think differently but you know it won't be forever, especially during a rebuild. Strong likes to go back into the locker room after a rough game and congratulate teammates for the little things. Our WR and TE are some of the top scorers in fantasy? Congrats! Our fossil of a TE broke the all time reception record? Congrats! 

If you are able to see the bigger picture and focus on what you're accomplishing aside from winning, it makes the losses sting less. Currently adding more and more TPE to further attributes is the best thing we can do to get stronger. The Yeti also know that our time will come so until then we just go with the flow.

[goodvsevil1275]

Ever since Dexter was drafted, he has not known defeat. Going 4-0 in preseason and 4-0 so far in the DSFL season, Dexter has had no need to boost team morale. To find a loss, we must go all the way back to Week 7 of the Prospect Bowl, when Dexter was a member of the Hanoi Humpbacks. After this loss, reports say Dexter was furious and sat at his locker, staring at his teammates responsible for the loss one-by-one. He would search for a player who had a bad game, stare into their soul, unnerve the poor player, and move on to his next victim. Teammates were so frightened by this that they became afraid of what would happen if they let their team lose again. Word must have gotten out about this situation, and the London players must have gotten the message. Everyone is scared of what Dexter might do the next time he loses, so the best plan is to just keep on winning.

[Middy]

In his free time, Klaus teaches kids how to play football in Uganda. He sees this as an opportunity to teach kids life lessons, because at the end of the day that is what he sees is most important aspect of sports. To Klaus, winning is the second most important thing in sports. The first thing is the way that the sport molds you into the person you choose to be. Growing up, Klaus was a dominate force in every sport that he played, he did not experience a lot of losses. He did, however, lose in the championship his final year of college after winning the championship the year before. He had every expectation of winning, as did his teammates. After the loss, he did not go off to be alone, but he was there for his teammates, encouraging them to be good sports and congratulate the opposing team on their victory. Being a good sport, after you lose a game is just as important as being a good sport after you win a game. Being a professional athlete, Klaus knows that he is someone that people look up to. That is what he tries to ingrain in the kids that he teaches. You do the right thing, not because someone is watching, but because it is the right thing. With this mindset, it makes it much easier to forget losses and focus on the next challenge ahead, which is exactly what Klaus does.

[soevil]

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[BOOM™]

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[WALDO]

Zack Vega Jr.'s favorite after game activity is to play board games with his teammates. Now, after a loss it is difficult to get his teammates to play games with him, however he has found a dedicated group to consistently play board games together after any game, regardless of the result. Their favorite game to play is without a doubt the game of Catan. Catan has formed a cult like following in the Birddogs locker room, and many players are routinely found playing it. However, the most dedicated group is the one spearheaded by Zack Vega Jr. This group meets 3 hours after the game is over at Zack's house, where they put $400 in the game pot, a bottle of wine, and last week's loser brings food for everyone. Overall, the group has played over 10 games already, but they truly have formed a bond that will last them lifetimes, all because of a silly bored game with hay and stone.

[ztarwarz]

Luigi Numberone has plenty of experience with coming in second due to his brother. His last name is merely a name, not a fact. Indeed, he's had plenty of times where he's come up second, on plays, in games, and in one particular awful season. When he comes in second, there's only a single thing he can do: face the fear of continuing to fail and try again and again. Really, it's the successes, the plays where Luigi comes around and does something great, that fly in the face of everything everyone who had ever doubted him, that give him the courage to go out and try, try again. He knows how great he can be, he knows what he needs to do to improve and play better, and that's all he really needs to overcome his own scaredy-cat nature, put on his jersey and helmet, and get out there again to inevitably play worse than he should against an inferior opponent, as is inherent to the CB position.