Colts Newsletter 11/07-11/11
G.uts R.esponsibility I.ntegrity T.rust
A COLT CREDO
- A COLT LEADS
- A COLT PUSHES THEIR MIND AND BODY TO THEIR LIMITS
- A COLT MASTERS THEIR EMOTIONS
- A COLT LEARNS CONTINUOUSLY
- A COLT GIVES GENEROUSLY
- A COLT STANDS UP FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVE IN, NO MATTER THE COST
- A COLT KNOWS THEIR FLAWS AS WELL AS THEY KNOW THEIR STRENGTHS
- A COLT PROVES THEMSELVES THROUGH ACTIONS, NOT WORDS
- A COLT LIVES EVERY DAY AS IF IT WERE THEIR LAST!
G.R.I.T.
G.uts -Toughness of Your Character
R.esponsibility - Accepting Your Role
I.ntegrity - Gap between What You Say & What You Do
T.rust - In Each Other/Coaches/Self
SEASON ENDS WITH A BANG! COLTS TAKE 4 OF 5 FROM GRAPEVINE MIDDLE! 7C, 7B, & 8A CROWNED GCISD DISTRICT CHAMPS!!!
THE SEASON WRAPPED UP THIS WEEK WITH ALL 5 TEAMS PLAYING EXTREMELY WELL AND OVERCOMING SOME SLOPPY CONDITIONS. I TOLD THE BOYS THAT "THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS BAD WEATHER, ONLY SOFT PEOPLE." THE BOYS WERE ABLE TO FIGHT THROUGH THAT ADVERSITY AND COME OUT ON TOP. THERE WERE TIMES WE PRACTICED IN LESS THAN PERFECT CONDITIONS THIS YEAR AND I TRULY BELIEVE THAT PRESSING FORWARD AND NOT LETTING WEATHER DICTATE WHAT WE DO PREPARED US TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE WET FIELD AND BALL.
THE COACHES ARE ALL EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE BOYS AND THE EFFORT THEY PUT IN ALL YEAR. THERE HAS DEFINITELY BEEN A MATURATION THAT HAS GONE ON WITH ALL OF THESE BOYS. FOR THE 7TH GRADE, WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE GAME AND FOUND SOME STRIDE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WITH THE 8TH GRADE, THEY EMBODIED OUR TEAM CULTURE OF GRIT BY PLAYING THEIR POSITION WITH NO BACK UPS SOMETIMES. MANY BOYS PLAYED WITH INJURIES THAT THEY COULD HAVE EASILY SAT OUT AND NOT PLAYED, BUT THEY KNEW WHAT IT MEANT TO BE A PART AND LAY IT ON THE LINE FOR THEIR TEAMMATES.
WE ARE SO APPRECIATIVE TO ALL PARENTS FOR ALLOWING EACH AND EVERY YOUNG MAN TO COME OUT AND LET US COACH THEM. IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO DO MANY THINGS, AND BEING PART OF A FOOTBALL COMMUNITY IS NO DIFFERENT. THANK YOU AGAIN PARENTS!!!
GAME RESULTS vs GRAPEVINE MIDDLE SCHOOL
7TH CMS B vs GRAPEVINE - W 19-0 - DISTRICT CHAMPS
7TH CMS A vs GRAPEVINE - L 30-20
8TH CMS B vs GRAPEVINE - W 18-12
8TH CMS A VS GRAPEVINE - W 38-0 - DISTRICT CHAMPS
MOTIVATIONAL VIDEO FOR GAME DAY LINK. ALL GAMES ARE LIKE A FIGHT. YOU HAVE A GAMEPLAN UNTIL YOU GET HIT IN THE FACE, THEN YOU HAVE TO FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE. YOU ALSO HAVE THE CHANCE TO KNOCKOUT YOUR OPPONENT...CAN YOU DO IT, OR DO YOU LET THEM UP AND STAY IN IT.
PLEASE SEND PICS OF THE BOYS! WE WANT TO SHOW OFF ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK! THIS NEWSLETTER GOES TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, ATHLETIC DIRECTORS, HEAD COACHES, TEACHERS, ETC.
PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
7TH C TEAM OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME: HAYDEN SADD
7TH C TEAM DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME: BENNETT STEINSBERGER
7TH B TEAM OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME: CADE RYAN
7TH B TEAM DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME: BROCK SMITH
7TH A TEAM OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME: JACKSON YARBROUGH
7TH A TEAM DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME: CAM WAGNER
8TH B TEAM SPECIAL TEAM PLAYER OF THE GAME - MASON HARRIS
8TH B DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME - CARSON WITTEN
8TH B OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME - ALEC ESQUIVEL
8TH A TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE GAME: JACK "LEFTY" STACY
8TH A TEAM OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME: SEAN FANNING
8TH A TEAM DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME: RHETT REGULA
BASKETBALL SCRIMMAGE
7TH/8TH GRADE VS CTMS & GMS @GMS
Tuesday, Nov 29, 2016, 05:00 PM
Grapevine Middle School, Pony Parkway, Grapevine, TX, United States
CROSS COUNTRY MEET
COLTS VS CARROLL, HERITAGE, NORTH(HOST)
RACE ORDER WILL BE 8G/8B/7G/7B STARTING AT 4 PM, WITH RACES EVERY 20 MINUTES OR SO.