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I think maybe philosophically one of the greatest differences that we have in Division-III; I do not feel the pressure from Franklin & Marshall to win. I was fortunate last year that we had a perfect season, and we won a National Championship. But my job doesn't depend upon winning at the Division-III level. It doesn't depend upon winning. What we are looking for at the Division-III level and what our coaching philosophy is, is that we are providing an opportunity to play at a competitive level, and I think, teach more live lessons through athletics than winning and losing through athletics.
By live lessons, I mean, philosophically, as we go through the season, and we meet the challenges of each game, we are looking to develop our players as individuals. We are developing them or teaching them how to set goals, individual and team goals. We are looking to develop them as leaders. We are looking at putting them in situations where they are performing under pressure, and that they develop poise and confidence under pressure. That they develop things like perseverance, determination, commitment to team, teamwork, sportsmanship. Those qualities which eventually will transcend the lacrosse field, and in my opinion, we will teach them to be successful in life.
And so I think, again balancing academics and athletics, the education that they receive at Franklin & Marshall definitely provides them the opportunity to go on from here either in business, in law, in medicine, in the classroom, whatever they decide to do after F&M, what we teach them through athletics philosophically is how to be successful at their chosen field. And it's not so much about winning and losing, it's more about teaching them how to be successful.
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