Goals for 2009

Not much explanation needed, really. Note to self: refer to this post!

Team Goals: (or rather, Ben's goals for the team this season. Yet to be discussed at length with the other GUNX captains.)

-Emphasize individual roles to give focus (by the time we are suiting up for sectionals, every player on the team will have a clear idea of what their role is on the field, what their objective is, and how their specific role contributes to team goals and on-field systems).

-Team identity! Uniforms!

-Fundamentals. Repetition of solid fundamentals. Repetition of solid fundamentals. Repetition of solid fundamentals....

-Mini. Mini teams. Mini tournement. Mini at practice. Word.

-Competence with several offensive styles (I want to learn 2-3-2 and ho in addition to our existing vert tactics, we'll see how the leadership on the team feels about that).

-Get the word out! Advertising, recruiting. Fund raising! Cultivate a fan base for home games. Community service. Become a visible and admired presence on campus.

-Recruit new players for spring '09 and work to help all current players to their next level of on and off-field performance. Several notable GUNX will be missing from the field this season, including Dan the English Man and Brendan the walking sideline (or should I say CHEERING RUNNING JUMPING THROWING CATCHING OWNING sideline?). Needless to say, we will all have to do a little extra work to ensure a smooth transition from the wild and Maverick '08 season to the ripe-with-opportunity-for-the-taking YES WE CAN '09 season.

I'm ready. Are you?
Yes.


Personal goals:

-Do work. Work out. Be a beast. Not much to say here. Working out begins as soon as I return to campus.

-Set a workout schedule and hold to it. Tentatively: M lifting T pickup W lifting R running, Practice Friday and Sunday. Keep records of workout progress day to day, week to week. Set achievable weekly and monthly goals. Achieve those goals.

-Don't drink during the season. Again, not much to say. Drinking does not mesh with a dedicated workout schedule.

-Get sleep! This is imperative.

-Schoolwork! Do it. Yeah. Raise GPA significantly. Thus far I tend to do better in the spring as far as schoolwork is concerned. This spring will be my best semester yet as far as schoolwork goes, in addition to my best ever ultimate season! Yeah baby.

-Improve throwing. Master the shoulder jerk. Be a solid presence on the handle. Make good decisions.

-Be the best possible captain: Be Positive, Supportive, Helpful, Relevant, Understanding, Compromising, Uncompromising, Rational, AMPED UP, Energetic, NEVER LAZY. Ultimate is fun. Remember that. Captaining is also fun. Remember that! Be the change you want to see in the team. Don't stop trying to help, working to inspire. Rawr.

-NO EXCUSES. Seriously dude, none. When you are pounding the track, trying to catch Quirk at pickup or just thinking about missing a workout 'cause its cold outside' or 'feeling a little tired', I want you to imagine the smiling face of Mr. Doooobowsky calmly stating his second most famous catchphrase. NO FUCKING EXCUSES.

So uh I talk to myself on my blag. That's strange?
Oh well.

So there you have it. My goals for 2009. Take note: these are not New Years resolutions. I recorded those in less public media and with different intentions. These are ironclad fundamentally sound ideas to make the season go smoothly for myself and hopefully for the team. I'ma talk to myself again here: When you look back at this post after sectionals, how will you remember the season? With regret? Or with feelings of accomplishment? The choice is yours.

The choice is mine.
Yeah.