Whatever coach Jesse Foster told his team during Christmas break must have been one of the most inspiring things ever said.
At 4-6 and not playing over Christmas break, coach Foster said he told his team he was tired of losing. His team was playing competition from higher classifications, so losing was not unexpected. But Foster had had enough.
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