Archive for December, 2011

You win some, you learn some!

Saturday, December 10th, 2011

Well Alvik-game went down the drain. I walked out on the team in the middle of the third quarter. Guys were talking about being late to parties, goofing on the bench during crutial time-out. That is not a winning attitude in my book, and while the game was very much on, I realized that my way was not the one they opted to take that day.

You can lead a horse to the pool of water, but if the lame is too limp, let him have a last mouthfull, before you put him out of his missery. We as a team lost that game, I as a coach didn’t though, my guys didn’t come ready to play, I walked out on them, and by doing so got me a handfull of lessons to take home. I won by choosing to learn.

Today we played Borlänge, for five minutes. Once the deal was sealed, we started practicing. Rest of the game was just things we did in practice and tryied to convert game-time. Such a long way to go, and we are mid-season. Some are buying into it, some choose to fake it. Collectivly, we won some by learning some. And I am not talking about the final score.

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