I just printed the entire first post out to give to my team this weekend. I love it. Thank you very much for this thread!!!
I never needed anyone to tell me that winning was the goal.
Some players do need reminding of this. Some players think the goal is being the starting shortstop or getting a scholarship. Reminding everyone of the common team oriented goal will help the "process".
Some players do need reminding of this. Some players think the goal is being the starting shortstop or getting a scholarship. Reminding everyone of the common team oriented goal will help the "process".
for many players the goal is exactly what you say, and the fundamental problem with travel softball. It is everywhere, the colleges coaches say it in certain forms, and i repeat it as many times as i can.
The goal is to completely understand the process to be a winner. Believe it or not, when you are old and grey like i am, if you win, they remember. Little else.
My dd knows how to win, has won, and has affected the lives of people not even involved with softball. it takes sacrificing yourself, for others.
Many will never get it. Get their money, tell stories to their kids. But not one of the endings to the stories, for them, is we were the best in the land!!