Bean Wants Tug-of-War Team To Play 'Heavy'

Even though teams are yet to be drawn for tug-of-war, Andy Forsyth likes his team's chances in tug-of-war.

"I like lots of things about us. I like our people. I like how bad we want to be good. I like our leadership. I like our depth," Forsyth says. "I think we've got to be a way heavier team."

"We still think there's lots of growth from within because we're a young group."

Please, don't misconstrue the need for heavy as a desire to throw people through the ping pong table. Nowadays this will result in being banned from the tournament.

"Being heavy isn't getting on a scale and measuring yourself; it's a state of mind. I think we can do a better job there. And I think we can get better defensively so we can spend more time offensively and have the rope more. We got a lot of work to do," Forsyth says.

"It's heavy on offence. It's having the rope. It's getting the rope back all the time. It's checking it back. It's putting your work in front of your skill. It's being determined offensively, not coming down, having a pull and being one-and-done. It's multiple-pull shifts.

"It's having some jam."