If you're a UW-Whitewater football fan, I’m sure you are familiar with the term Pound the Rock. For the Warhawk football program Pound the Rock is much more than just a motivational phrase – its an attitude that is palatable for UWW players coaches and fans.
One of the first duties for returning veterans when the players report for training camp on August 17 will be to make sure this year’s freshman recruits and transfers are properly “schooled” in the importance of possessing that Pound the Rock attitude.
The saying originated with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers back in 2003. Rod Marinelli used it as a motivational saying for his lineman which literally meant that "if you keep working at it, even the biggest obstacle will fall.
The UW-Whitewater offensive line quickly adopted the “pound the rock” mantra and it didn’t take long for the entire offense to use the phrase for self-motivation. The attitude is a huge, motivating factof from the opening day of preseason practice and each day throughout the season with an annual goal of ending in mid-December at the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl in Salem, Virginia.
How serious does Warhawk football subscribe to “pound the rock?” Each Thursday at the end of practice the offense scoots up the hill located on the southeast section of Perkins Stadium. That is where THE ROCK, a 2+ ton boulder is located. Each week several well-deserving members of the offense get the opportunity to put the safety goggles on and take one mighty swing with the official “Pound the Rock” maul. It is an “attitude” that the Warhawks relished over the past decade.
I’m sure Daryl Agpalsa, UW-Whitewater’s newly named offensive line coach, will continue the “Pound the Rock” mentality.
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