Opening Day of Lacrosse season is always one of the best days of the year.  We find each team ready to spring into action and put what they learned in practice to the test.

Each year (since 1991 – in Atlanta) I have seen the smiles and enthusiasm of our players and coaches and the wonderful way our parents react to their sons/daughters ups and downs.

Our league is built upon a fabric of Responsibility, Caring, Honesty, Service and Sportsmanship.  We adhere to our core values of Fun…Fundamentals…Sportsmanship and Honoring the Game.  All of our coaches and players take this very seriously and it is something that we talk about often.

We will win and lose some games during the year but if you can remember to remain humble in both cases we will be able to teach valuble lessons to each other.

Below is a good story about humility, I believe you wil enjoy it.  Good Luck to everyone and can’t wait to see you all this weekend.

See ya on the field…Coach Lou

One of the core tenets of the martial arts is humility, but unfortunately some practitioners don’t seem to embrace these values and instead insist on being aggressive, arrogant and boastful. If you know someone like this you might want to show them this short story about a wise Zen Master.

It was obvious to the master from the start of the conversation that the professor was not so much interested in learning about Zen as he was in impressing the master with his own opinions and knowledge. As the Zen teacher spoke, the proud man would frequently interrupt him with remarks like “Oh, yes we have that, too” and so on.

Finally, the Zen teacher stopped talking and began to serve tea to the learned man. He poured until the cup was full… and then kept pouring until it overflowed.

“Enough!” the professor once more interrupted. “The cup is overfull, no more will go in!”

“Indeed, I see,” answered the Zen teacher. “Like this cup, you are full of your own opinions and speculations. If you do not first empty your cup, how can you taste my cup of tea?”