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PUBLISHER PUBLISHER'S PAGE by David Corson Commercial Construction & Renovation (ISSN 2329-7441) is published bi-monthly by F&J; Publications, LLC. The opinions expressed by authors and contributors to Commercial Construction & Renovation are not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. Commercial Construction & Renovation is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or artwork. Unsolicited materials will only be returned if a self-addressed, postage- paid envelope is included. Articles appearing in Commercial Construction & Renovation cannot be reproduced in any way without the specific permission of the publisher or editor. Subscription: 1 year, $50 in U.S., Canada and Mexico; single copies, $10. 1 year, $190 International surface; $290 International air mail; International single copies $25. Printed in U.S.A. Known office of publication: 358 Aviemore Lane, Suwanee, GA. 30024. Periodicals postage paid at Suwanee, GA. 30024, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Commercial Construction & Renovation, P.O. Box 3908, Suwanee, GA 30024. 'Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard' Coaching different age groups has been a learning experience. Trying to teach young players who have little or no skills, patience is crucial. And then dealing with high schoolers who feel they are the sport's next top college recruit is like herding cats. Everybody thinks they know everything. Some of my teams have been very talented, while others have needed work. Staying positive has always been a serious challenge, to say the least. Such was the case with my 2016 Spring high school lax team. With goals at a mini- mum, we had a losing season. In fact, we didn't score our frst goal until the ffth game. As the youngest and smallest team in the league, every game looked like boys versus men. But I kept telling my players, "to be the best, you have to play the best." It was frustrating I have played sports and outdoor activities as soon as I could walk. Today, thanks to my sports experiences, I am a volunteer lacrosse coach at my son's High School. to try to keep everybody's head up each week, parents included. But through hard work, persistence and practice, little by little, we improved each week. Finally, we had a breakthrough, and started scoring some goals. And then we won our frst game. Winning that game was like winning the Super Bowl, as I per- sonally have never been on a winless team. I kept telling my players that you will play as you practice, so you must master the basics if you're going to win. If you don't, it would be a very long season. Just as it says on my prep school weight room wall, "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard." That's what happened as we went on a winning streak at the end of the season, building momentum into the end of season tourney. With so many losses in the beginning of the year, we could have packed it in and quit. But once a quitter, always a quitter. We perse- vered, improved and, ultimately, succeeded. Truthfully, it was one of the hardest coaching assignments I had ever undertaken. I know that no matter how bleak things are, if you stay the course, you'll "get-r-done" – hope- fully, sooner rather than later. That goes for sports, business and our daily lives. We always would say this prayer by the great Spanish knight Ignatius Loyola before each game: "Teach us Good Lord, to give and not count the cost; to fght and not heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labor and not ask for any reward save that of knowing that we do thy will." 1-2-3, Go Mad Dogs! To all, we wish you much success in the second half of 2016. Enjoy the Summer ahead and stay cool. CCR I know that no matter how bleak things are, if you stay the course, you'll "get-r-done" – hopefully, sooner rather than later. 140 COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATION — MAY : JUNE 2016