Oct 03, 2016 | coachbryanmeere | 1048 views
Hold The Rope
Every year, teams in every major sport compete for their title, their trophy, BUT only 1 team will win. All these teams are filled with talented players who practice together, workout together and dream of winning their title…together. But only 1 team will win. Only 1 team will stand above the rest. So what makes this team different? ---- They HELD THE ROPE.....
What is “holding the rope”? Imagine you are hanging from the edge of a cliff with a drop below you of twenty thousand feet. The only thing between you and a fall to your death is a rope with a person of your choice on the other end. Who do you know that has the guts to pull you to safety? Who will hold the rope? Who do you know that is going to let the rope burn their hands and not let go? How many people that you know are going to withstand the burning pain and watch the blood drip from their hands for YOU?
If you can name two people, that’s not enough, because those two people might not be around when you need them. The next time you are with our team, look around and ask…who can I trust to hold the rope? Who is going to let their hands bleed for me? When you look at every member on this hockey team and say to yourself that they will hold the rope when the going gets tough, only THEN will we be winners. When we are down 3-2 with 1 minute left, don’t give up. Look to your teammates to hold the rope, let it burn, and don’t let go.Every year there are winners and losers in all sports. Every year winners hold the rope and the losers don’t. We don’t have to be the best team on the ice to win the game. If you play with pride and do what your coaches ask of you and most of all---HOLD THE ROPE---we will be successful.
No matter what, in order to win, you have to have a commitment to this team. When you are supposed to run stairs, RUN THEM, if you commit to work out DO IT. But most importantly, grab on tightly to the rope before you because you have someone on the other end that has chosen you to help them in their time of need.