Back in August who would have thought we would be where we are now. First division at regionals, our first appearance at area, and getting ready to go to NAMMB for the first time in the history of the band. Great things are not easy. This week will be difficult. The kids are tired. The staff is tired. The parents are tired. We will have to reformat our block once again due to kids that will be out of town this weekend. Oh well, get over it! If greatness was easy, everyone would be great. It takes a special breed to achieve greatness. Greatness takes a person who can see byond the immediate, and beyond themselves. Greatness hurts physically, emotionally, and in so many other ways. Before you can achieve it, it will make you want to quit with every fiber of your being. At the time of that darkest moment you have to reach in, find that inner strength, belive in your ability to finish, and keep going. I keep thinking of the marine saying of improvise, adapt, and overcome. This week, we will have to do just that. We will have to improvise our new block and drill settings. We will have to quickly adapt to the demands that these thing sout on us, and we will have to overcome the exhaustion, the frustration, the simply being worn down with this and each other to achieve greatness.
Kids, I am so proud of you words can not describe. This year has not gone perfect. They never do. In the beginning I told you that a season never goes perfect. I told you that a major key is how we react to the things that do not go well. Today, you understand the meaning of those words. A reason we are here is because when we hit road blocks, when we hit frustrations, we kept going and found ways to improvise, adapt, and overcome.
Your tired physically and emotionally. I am too. Quiting only guarantees you fall short. Kids, it is in you. Believe it! Reach deep and find it! If you can, at 1:30 PM on Saturday, you will have earned your place in history as the most achieved West Rusk Raider Band Ever!
