Anatomy of a Teamate

I dont know if this was ever posted, holy cow sums it all up for our dds.

Anatomy of a Teammate - YouTube

Anyone that is part of a team should be REQUIRED to watch this video. A true, unselfish teammate. Thanks for posting.

The way that Brittany Rogers handled this shows true class and the definition of a perfect teammate. She didn't go in the dugout and pout, whine or cry. Instead she was the first player in the dugout and cheering her teammate on.

Great Team-mate
Great call by the coach
Great execution by the freshman under all that pressure.

Great call by Murphy....
Its a good lesson for the girls on the importance of having a team first attitude.

It is a good video and message. I often remember if these coaching calls don't work out how different they feel.

We were playing upstate a few of years ago, won our Thursday night game and Friday night game on a couple of "coaching calls" that worked out like the video. Hugs, high fives, handshakes, parents ready to hand over their check books.........almost. "Smart move coach" "man that worked" "unbelievable"

Played 2 games Saturday ( day ) and one Saturday ( night ). We were down a couple of runs ( night game ), I made a couple of "coaching calls" that DIDN'T work out and we lost. No hugs, no high fives, a couple of weak handshakes and you could just feel the disappointment from everyone. It wasn't funny at the time, but now we look back and laugh at how fast the "love" can change.

A coach is either the smartest guy on the planet, or the dumbest. The numbers on the scoreboard usually dictate which one you are for that game. lol

Right on, GD. I've been there too. One game all the decisions work out and you're a genius. The next game your brilliant strategy turns into a double play due to poor execution and suddenly parents are wondering how they can let their daughters play for such an idiot.

When I took the NFCC course on developing a run-producing offense, Jay Miller (former Mississippi St. and USA National team coach) told everyone something to the effect of "If you're going to be aggressive, you're going to make outs. If you can't live with that, don't be aggressive. Don't second guess yourself. Make the best decisions you can, and know that sometimes it won't work out."

I've sent runners home where getting them out would require two perfect throws, a good catch and a tag from a team that up until that point had trouble making one good throw. And the runner was out easily. I've done bunt and runs that resulted in pop-ups and a double play. But I've also had a few work out that led to wins. You have to learn to cherish those moments, because there's always a bad one lurking somewhere. Keeps the game interesting.

WOW - will be showing that to my DD as soon as I get home! Thanks for sharing!