After a six game road trip, bonding maybe wasn’t what the Wraiths needed. For good or ill, the players had spent a lot more time together than most NSFL teams had during that month and a half, and it showed by the end. Despite starting off alternating wins and losses, the last two games, both devastating losses, against rivals Baltimore and Philly showed that maybe the aptly colored blue and black team needed a break from both travel and each other.
It started with distance. Once back in Yellowknife, the players were cleared to get away. There would be no film review the following day. If the arguments on the flight back were any indication, the players were pretty aware that on-field performance would need to improve if they wanted to re-earn the playoff spot they’d just lost. They were given a small bit of homework, though. Each player had to go through the game film from the previous games and make a list of their favorite moments for each player on the team. They were all turned in, and the most frequently listed moments for each player were read out while they were gathered in the locker room together. The Wraiths were reminded that every one of them were capable of big plays, and that they were still contenders.
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It started with distance. Once back in Yellowknife, the players were cleared to get away. There would be no film review the following day. If the arguments on the flight back were any indication, the players were pretty aware that on-field performance would need to improve if they wanted to re-earn the playoff spot they’d just lost. They were given a small bit of homework, though. Each player had to go through the game film from the previous games and make a list of their favorite moments for each player on the team. They were all turned in, and the most frequently listed moments for each player were read out while they were gathered in the locker room together. The Wraiths were reminded that every one of them were capable of big plays, and that they were still contenders.
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