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Your point about "investment" is very good. That's the real secret, not just for your program, but for the most competitive teams in the state as well. Getting your players to think "school first" and "team first", from February through May is critical. The teams that buy into what their high school coach is serving, really have a great chance of playing a few more games in May.



Absolutely...I've seen underdog teams play way above the level their skills and experience would seem to indicate just because their hearts were all the way in the game, and I've seen high-level, highly-skilled teams flop because they just didn't seem to want it badly enough. Investment can make a huge difference in just what percentage of a player's actual ability makes it out onto the field.

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