Archers Head Coach, Chris Bates, shares some inspiring words ahead of their Semifinals game

Archers Head Coach, Chris Bates, shares some inspiring words ahead of their Semifinals game View More Video Transcript Two co-- two, just quick last thoughts from me, right? W-we've focused all week lo- all season long, Tom has done a really good job culturally, I think we understand what it takes, right? And we highlight that every week, showing those little plays about what it takes, right? The vets we talked about, right? The fir- 14 in this room have done it, right? Showed the way, right? Showed the way, right? But the thing I'd say to our first and second-year guys, we're here because of you guys. We are here because of you guys, right? So don't back down from this moment. Go attack this moment, right? Go attack this moment. Play within our system, but understand this is playoff lacrosse. It's got a different intensity. Go meet that moment with how you've done it all year long. Good? Yes, sir. Last one. Coach, coach alluded to it, right? Just thinking about the books and thinking about what makes us, us, right? And, you know, and I got mine last night, and I'm in my hotel room, like, with a fucking tear in my eye. I'm like, "I'm gonna have this thing for the rest of my life." I'm never giving that up. I'm never giving that thing up, right? The words that you all shared with me, with each other, right? Think about that. Look around here a little bit. You spent time with everybody in this room. Don't look at me, look at your teammates, right? You spent time writing about some-- every person in this room, and every person in this room wrote about you, right? That's what makes us. That's what makes we, right? Use that today, right? That brotherhood that we've created, right? All the laughing and scratching in court, all the stuff that we do, all the late night stuff, right? Have that come together today. Let that brotherhood shine for us today. We understand that? Yes, sir. Right? It's our tribe. This is our tribe, right? We are the orange team today. Let's go f- and have a day. Let's go play. Let's go. Whoo! Close