Kopion 2016

                                                   

“When I was in high school, I seriously considered joining the marines; this was when they first came out with commercials for the “few, the proud, the marines.” What turned me off was that in those advertisements, everyone was always running. Always. And I hate running.

But you know what? I didn’t bother to ask if they would modify the rules for me so I could run less, and maybe also do fewer push-ups. That would have been pointless and stupid, and I knew it. Everyone knows that when you sign up for the Marines, you have to do whatever they tell you. They own you.

Somehow this realization does not cross over to our thinking about the Christian life. Jesus didn’t say that if you wanted to follow Him you could do it in a lukewarm manner. He said, “Take up your cross and follow me.”

Jesus isn’t just making this cute little analogy here. He is addressing those who aren’t willing to give everything, who won’t follow Him all the way. He is saying that lukewarm, halfhearted following is useless, that it sickens our souls. He is saying that this kind of salt is not even fit for the manure pike.”

                                                      -Francis Chan-Crazy Love

I love being part of a team. There is nothing like it. One of my favorite movies is Miracle. For those who are not familiar with the movie, it is about the US Hockey team that won the Gold medal in the 1980 Olympics. Getting the Gold medal and beating the Russians was a great part but it was how the team came together and got there that interested me. As a member of the Cornerstone University Men’s Soccer Program, you only have 4 years to be part of something special. It is kind of like life. You go through this journey together with the great people that God has put in your life. That could be your family, or your friends and yes, even your teammates. There is no doubt that you will go through good times and bad times, but you go through it together.

I hope that all of you are setting goals for yourselves as well as for the team. More importantly, I hope these goals SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE TEAM. Some of you might be setting goals like that you will score 10 goals this season, or that you will start every game and some of you will set a goal to play Varsity. Whatever your goals are, you have to have a team to achieve them. You have to SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE TEAM as you go through this season. Things like the Grassrootsoccer Tournament, our Night of Nets event, and yes, even our character off the field are all part of SUPPORTING THE MISSION OF THE TEAM. I like what Francis Chan said, “I didn’t bother to ask if they would modify the rules for me so I could run less and maybe do fewer push-ups.” What kind of team would we be if guys were only interested in modifying the mission of this 2013 team so they could get what they want out of this season?

If you are going to SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE TEAM, you can’t be lukewarm. Lukewarm guys are the ones that want to do less not more. Lukewarm guys can’t be servant leaders because they are selfish. Lukewarm guys want to wear the jersey without earning it. Lukewarm guys want to play soccer but don’t want to honor God with their gifts and talents. Lukewarm guys will always let the team down because they don’t want to go through the hard times. Lukewarm guys don’t know the meaning of Kopion. Lukewarm guys don’t even know the mission of the team! Don’t be that guy. I certainly would not want to step on the field with that guy.

Coach Bell

Monday: 35 minute run 65-70% THR followed by 10 x 60 yd runs @85% Target Heart Rate with 10 sec rest between each sprint

Tuesday:

Run 1600 meters (1 mile) followed by 150 Double Unders (jump rope) followed by 50 burpees

Run 800 meters (1/2 mile) followed by 100 Double Unders (Jump Rope) followed by 35 Burpees

Run 400 meters (1/4 mile) followed by 50 Double Unders (Jump Rope) followed by 20 Burpees

Wednesday: Off

Thursday: 3 miles in under 21 minutes

Friday: 1100 Shuttle Run-Complete 4 times

Put a cone down (on a level surface) as a starter marker and then place seven cones the exact distance from the starter marker as drawn below. Run from the starter marker to the 1st cone and back, and then to the 2nd cone and back, 3rd cone and back, 4th cone and back, 5th cone and back, 6th and back, 7th and back. After each run your heart rate will be around 90% - 95% of your maximum heart rate.

Time Limit: 4 minutes Rest Period: 2 minutes Repetition: 4 shuttles Workload: 4400 yards Time Duration: 22 minutes

SAT/SUN: OFF

“In the end, our ability to perform under pressure is critical. In that light, it really comes down to two things. No.1. The team process, all of us being able to work together and perform productively in the way that we need to do to win. No.2. We use the term ‘mental toughness’ a lot, and to me that term means doing the right thing for the team when things aren’t right for you -- maybe a guy that’s not getting the playing time he hoped for, maybe he isn’t getting as many opportunities to do whatever it is he’d like to do. We all have to give up a little bit of something in this sport, and mental toughness is going out there and doing what’s best for the team even though everything isn’t going exactly the way you want it to. That’s what defines mental toughness in my mind. “ Bill Belichek

Sorry, just had to use Bilichek stuff again.

Go Bruins!