Loyalty is Lost

The sadness of the announcement coming today at noon out of Indianapolis is just another show of the lack of loyalty found in professional sports today.  Peyton Manning (along with tony Dungy) single handedly brought football out of the grave for the Colts.  Jim Irsay has tried to make it an issue on Manning's part, instead of doing the right thing and remaining loyal to the face of his franchise.  This is a common theme in Pro sports these days, and has a true trickle down effect to other levels of sports.  College players leave early for big bucks or transfer because they are being treated "unfairly", in stead of staying true to the institution that is offering them an education that will increase their longevity as a person.  High school kids commit and decommit from colleges verbally more often then then changing clothes it seems.  It is up to us as coaches and teachers to try to reestablish this lost trait that many so seem to throw around flippantly.  Take the time today to talk to your students and players on what loyalty truly means and how it can and needs to be, an honorable trait they should possess.