I thought today was going to be a little worse, but the forecasters say that it will return around midnight tonight. So today I swung by and rented a movie that I had wanted to see for a while. 300 . I thought it was pretty good, definitely lots of blood and gore and a couple of heads being chopped off. The computer graphics were amazing and just the look and feel of the characters was really dramatic. I was really intrigued by the historical fact about the Spartans and how their fighters were raised. I also was struck by how much respect and honor they had for their king, Leonidas. They were willing to lay down their lives for him. Another thing that was really interesting was how the Spartans fought as one unit. Never branching off to attack on their own. (well except for those dramatic scenes) Staying to the plan that their leader had laid out. The way that they held their ground, and protected each other with their shields shows of the trust that they have put in each other. They all knew that they had to do their job so they could last as long as they could in the war. And they had to depend on the shield of the person standing next to them to make a wall.
I thought it would be a good movie to put some clips into your scouting film sessions with your teams. Just inbetween some game clips, to lighten the mood a little and to get the TEAM comcept across to your players. Everyone must depend on everyone to get the job done.
I have came across this quote that I like very well - it's a little off the wall but it really makes sense if you ever feel so happy that people are looking at you in a weird way.
"Happiness is like peeing your pants....everyone can see it, but only you can feel its warmth."
Have a good day and stay warm.
