ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING

Sunday, October 28, 2012

"YOU HAVE TO COME TO PLAY.  YOU HAVE TO BE READY TO PLAY.  YOU HAVE TO HUSTLE FOR SIXTY MINUTES" ONCE AGAIN THE LACK OF INTENSITY COST THE NITTANY LIONS IN A 4-0 LOSS TO FREDONIA.  THROUGH THE FIRST TWO PERIODS, THE LIONS LOOKED DISINTERESTED, SLUGGISH, AND WOULD HAVE RATHER BEEN ANYWHERE BUT PLAYING ICE HOCKEY.  "FREDONIA DOMINATED THE GAME.  THEY BEAT US TO LOOSE PUCKS, THEY FINISHED THEIR CHECKS, THEY HUSTLED EVERY SHIFT.  THEY WERE THE BETTER TEAM.  THEY WANTED THE GAME MORE."  FINALLY IN THE THIRD PERIOD THE LIONS WOKE UP AND STARTED TO PLAY HOCKEY.  UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS TOO LATE.  PLAYERS NEED TO GIVE 100% EFFORT 100% OF THE TIME WHETHER THEY HAVE THE PUCK OR NOT.  LACK OF HUSTLE AND INTENSITY IS UNACCEPTABLE.  KUDOS GO OUT TO JAMES DIBERARDINIS, NATE DOLAN, BRANDON HERRMAN  AND ZACH SHEIRKO FOR NEVER TAKING A SHIFT OFF.  IF EVERYONE FOLLOWS THESE PLAYERS LEADS WE WILL BE A MUCH BETTER TEAM.  THIS TEAMS ATTITUDE NEEDS TO CHANGE TODAY!!!!