Big Mountain... Get to WORK

Got to talk to my 2015 QB & TB this week, Drew Davis & D Smith. Brought back some great memories of some TOUGH days.

Saturday, April 4, 2015. I had just become the head coach at Mercer County HS. I asked to meet with Drew Davis and D Smith. I had coached Drew's Dad (Dennis) in HS and now he was my Boss as the Superintendent. D's Dad (Donald Wayne) had been a friend for a long time. We played HS football against each other when he was at Harrodsburg and I was at Mercer. 

Drew was going to be our Quarterback, as a senior. D was going to be our Tailback and a DB as a junior. I had never met them, but I felt like, "If I have got Dennis' and Donald Wayne's sons on my football team, those guys are going to be winners!" I was right. 

As we discussed preparation for the 2015 season, I asked them, "Should we do a traditional spring practice in May, and an install in June? Or, do we make spring practice install and do a June mini camp?"

After that question, there was silence. They looked at each other and just stared. 

I said, "Guys, what's wrong?'

One of them said, "Coach, nobody's gonna come."

My response was, "Well, let's get to work and see what happens."

"Nobody's Gonna Come": Getting to work, TODAY

If you are facing a Monday morning that looks impossible, consider this.....

Get to work and do what you know to do, the best you can. If you wait until you are 100% sure of what to do, you will never get started.