[toussaints]

I'd say that second paragraph is exactly BACKWARD. It's much easier to
continue a strong winning tradition, than to build one that hasn't been
there before.

that's not what I was trying to say

I'm talking about just changing the mentality at a losing program. not necessarily winning alot of games, but getting kids to believe in the program and stay competitive in games much longer when your team usually loses by 40-50 points.