Southwest coach: 10-player roster building culture as season begins

An unnamed coach at Southwest said the season started "a couple weeks ago" and that his 10-player team is working to build a new culture and competitive mentality. "We're really trying to establish that culture," the coach said, adding that players are "bringing lots of energy." The coach said the emphasis this year is on structure, scheme and getting players to "trust the process." He said wins and losses are secondary if the team executes the fundamentals: "the wins and losses will take care of themselves if we're taking care of all the things that we're supposed to take care of." The coach described the team as developing into a family, praising increased energy at practice and saying, "They're becoming a team. They're growing together." He called the squad "the underdogs" and noted the season is primarily about building: "We're only 10, so this year is just building." He highlighted team dinners and bonding as important off-field activities: "I look most forward to, obviously, the games, but I think the team dinners where we all bond together as a team ... are so cool." These remarks were discussion-oriented observations by the coach; no motions, directives, or formal decisions were recorded in the transcript. The coach did not provide a name, exact dates, or identify whether the squad is varsity, junior varsity or another level.