Practices kicked off this week across the state for fall high school sports.
With it comes the molding of a team from coaches as the grind for the next three to four months starts.
The best case scenario is that has been taking place since the end of last season or at least during the summer when athletes came in for summer workouts.
Now that practices are mandatory and games are on the horizon, the messaging sinks in even more for coaches and athletes if they want to have a successful year.
Several coaches like to adopt a team saying, motto or message that can communicate several things.
Whether it be a mentality on the field, off the field or just a good value the coach wants to get across, it can come in many different forms.
A lot of them do not take much explaining to figure it out. Usually it is short enough to fit on team merchandise or on a schedule.
Some social media heavy coaches even try to make it a hashtag.
This year several Montague County coaches are looking to instill a message into their team from day one.
Bowie football coach Tyler Price has the motto “raise the bar” which is a consistent message he has been saying since he first took the job in the spring of 2023.
New Saint Jo football coach CJ Hantz described himself as an intense coach who praises tough athletes on and off the field when he got the job. The team motto “grit and relentlessness” is on brand.
At Gold-Burg, football coach Christian Healer is entering year two and wants to establish a program that will feature his type of athletes. The motto is “we over me”.
At Forestburg, football coach Greg Roller has a program-wide motto that is on the longer side. It is “selfless, not selfish-more people doing every sports-pushing toward a triple crown.”
Not all coaches responded to the email.

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