Spot on Coach May! Another Great Post! The last paragraph says it all:
Originally Posted by Coach_May:
I never had a team go into a game hoping to win. They expected to win. That comes from knowing you have earned it before the game is played. That is a winning attitude and it is developed by the way you things each and every day.
The above is the exact attitude/mind set my son's HS (Varsity), JuCo and University teams have (or have had). They went into a game expecting to win, not just hoping they would win or play well. Practice hard and you will earn the win.