Last Saturday was a very good day for the Hilltoppers at the North East Kingdom 7v7, Strongman, and OLine Challenge, but the best part of the day was when Chris Cadorette, Head Football Coach at Union 32 High School, came up to me on the game field and showed me a photo on his phone. It was one of his players struggling to complete an event surrounded by all of our offensive linemen cheering him on. He said, “It gave him goosebumps, and he had to share it with me.”
That is the true spirit of competition we discussed in last week’s blog. That is an example of another level of sportsmanship. It shows respect for their effort and elevates the whole atmosphere of the competition. Instead of the competition being purely about beating each other, it becomes about pushing each other to be better.
Healthy competition can bring out the best in us, because we know there’s someone both challenging us and encouraging us to improve, give great effort, and be our very best. Last Saturday, we all got better through spirited competition. Now, we have 2 weeks off between OTAs and the start of Training Camp. Time to enjoy some well-deserved downtime.
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