My dream job

As of this week, I am the new Jr. High guys soccer coach at Central Valley Christian school in Visalia. I have been wanting to get into coaching for quite some time now.
I love sports. I love competition, I love making students run, and I just love the concept of becoming unified as a team to win. It is also a GREAT ministry.
Soccer is by far the last sport I thought it would be though. I haven't played since I was a kid. As of last week, I didn't even know how many players were on the field at the same time, I am not even a huge fan of the sport. But it was the opportunity given to me. I ordered some soccer DVDs online and I go out there everyday and pretend that I know what I am doing.
So in honor of my new part time profession, I have thought of my top 5 movie coaches. They have inspired me in the past and I will turn to them this season to help me win at least 1 game. I might even use a speech from one of them

Starting at number 5
John Candy in Cool Runnings

He took a bunch of Jamaican track stars and turned them into Olympian bobsledders.

Number 4
Emilio Estevez in The Mighty Ducks

Not a big fan of hockey, but just the fact that he named them the ducks makes him a great coach. The flying V could possibly be the best play in sports. I'm going to use that in soccer.

Number 3
Walter Matthau in The Bad News Bears

I haven't seen the movie in a while but I think he took a horrible group of Jr. high baseball players and made them decent. Not sure if they won anything. I just know they went to the Astrodome and then to Japan.

Number 2
Denzel Washington in Remember the Titans

Angry coaches are always good coaches. If you look at him wrong, he will make you run laps. I think I will take this philosophy to my players. Oh yeah, he also made up stories to inspire the players. Good job Coach Boone.

And the greatest coach in all of the sports movies out there is none other than....
Gene Hackman in Hoosiers

If you can watch this movie without coming to tears than you have no heart.
He was mean, an outcast to the community, and did things his way but he loved the sport and cared about winning. That's why he took the smallest school ever to win a state championship in 1952.
In honor of Coach Norman Dale, here is one of the speeches that he gave to his team before a big tournament game to get to state finals.

Coach Dale: There's a tradition in tournament play to not talk about the next step until you've climbed the one in front of you. I'm sure going to the State finals is beyond your wildest dreams, so let's just keep it right there.

Forget about the crowds, the size of the school, their fancy uniforms, and remember what got you here. Focus on the fundamentals that we've gone over time and time again.

And most important, don't get caught up thinking about winning or loosing this game. If you put your effort and concentration into playing to your potential, to be the best that you can be, I don't care what the scoreboard says at the end of the game, in my book we're gonna be winners!

Okay?!!

[Players begin to clap up motivation]

Alright!!

Let's go!!

Let's go!!

Let me hear it!!!