7. Change in Culture
Through that continued stability, through that emotional investment, this staff has managed to implement a change in culture. No small feat given the culture of losing that preceded them. Losing that was rationalized if not tolerated by excuses.
You don’t hear those excuses anymore. Year zeros aren’t real, and this staff knows that. They’re not focused on explaining things away, but instead on building things up, and all the little things that must be done to accomplish that.
Which is why its official. The culture has been changed. Gone are the boys who laid down in Lexington. They’ve been replace by boys who show up 15 minutes early to meetings. Gone are the stories of locker room instability and rifts between players and coaches. They’ve been replaced by a team that preaches discipline and respect, and refers to itself as a family.
Which is the biggest reason to be high on Team 118. They’re learning to win again. Here’s to seeing them do just that.
