This reminds me of a story I recently heard from my friend, a fitness nut. He recently coached a middle school girls soccer team for some odd reason. They weren

This reminds me of a story I recently heard from my friend, a fitness nut. He recently coached a middle school girls soccer team for some odd reason. They weren't the best players in the world to say the least. He said that they tried all sorts of excuses to get out of playing, but he was too quick witted and the girls came to enjoy his sense of humor while simultaneously fearing mild humiliation. He was upfront with these girls, telling them that they didn't stand a chance against the more experienced teams unless they were better conditioned. Every time any one of them failed, they all ran a punishment lap together. Every time they succeeded, they ran a victory lap together. Every time one of them couldn't keep up, they did another lap to have an opportunity to succeed together. He ran every lap with them. They spent far more time running than playing soccer; they came to enjoy it. The team won second place in the division. A significant portion of their victories were record comebacks because the opposing teams simply couldn't keep up the momentum. They were beaten only by a team who was both well conditioned and technically strong, but it was a close match.