Determining Value

With only four weekends left before our season starts (tryouts), I can’t help but note that this will be the first time in two years that we actually have a Senior on the court (technically, Liz only played 13 minutes of her senior year). That’s 50+ games without senior leadership - which many coaches feel is a “must have” in order to be successful.

Looking at the relative success we have had without the experience and leadership that upper-classmen usually bring to a team, I can only attribute it to the hand of God (4:13) and to the unselfish nature of our athletes.

I feel that unselfishness and leadership go hand-in-hand and has little to do with age (or grade), instead it is exhibited through actions and by example. We’ve been working out over the Summer and over the past few weekends and with the exception of one senior, the younger athletes have been the ones “setting the pace” for the team and “preparing” for the upcoming season. They’ve been “leading the way” and exhibiting the attributes we’ve come to expect from our athletes.

When the younger athletes learn to see themselves as I see them, they'll understand their true worth to this team.

HOORA!
4:13