Blog #2 "We are Marshall"

"We Are Marshall". It's an inspirational true story of the fatal plane crash in 1970 that killed 75 of the Marshall football team's players and coaches, and how Jack Lengyel, a young coach, comes in and rebuilds the Marshall football program and helps lay the foundation to restore it to future glory. It's a great story of leadership, hope, courage, and how to overcome devastating loss and grief.  

This movie is relational leadership because it is inclusive, empowering, purposeful and ethical. The 4 minute clip from the movie shows evidence of empowering and purposeful. The surviving team members and coaches are at the grave yard where 6 of their teammates were buried. The coach is giving a speech telling the players that their opponent is bigger, fast, and stronger than their team but they do not have the same purpose to play as they do. They need to play for 6 of their teammates that died in the plan crash and play for their heart. The coach takes this time to motivate and inspire each one of his players to become one and never give up..