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Russell dosen't need a mandatory program. These kids live to play ball. They have one of the best feeder programs around. The kids here in Russell have one goal, STATE TITLE.

That's Great Devil 09. I can tell you this, the hardest working team usually wins in the big games.
The mind set has to be, never let your opponent outwork you.
District and Regional titles have came easy for Russell for the last 6 years but it's mostly due to great players. The years that they went to Louisville they had an abundance of gifted atheletes.
Russell will always have numbers because its a good school and a good community but we will always have down years and down periods.
With a mandatory weight program you would have less of those down years and slumping periods. Otherwise your leaving too much of the decision on Friday night in the hands of the officials, conditions and your opponent. Good competition rises to the ability of the opposition and Strength and Conditioning is a great way to get that edge. Execution is another way to get an edge and Russell has proven that they can win through execution.
If Russell had a mandatory weight program we would have 3-4 more State Titles in the Trophy Cabinet.