Player versus Coach

As a player isn't it so often that you think (and even say) things like "I can't believe he started her!" Or "she doesn't even try, why is she in the lineup?" If you took a moment to ponder you might recognize these thoughts are popping up either when you're not in the game, or when "she" made a gametime mistake that cost the team an important score.

But when YOU are the player who bobbled the ball, missed the free-throw, or shot on goal... you're thoughts might go to "the game as a whole was bad." "We (rather than I) made many mistakes..."

*As a player it's time to stop trying to take over the role of your coach. Let coach deal with coaching. You deal with keeping positive, mentally-verbally-and in action.
*You as a player are responsible for putting your all into the role coach feels YOU will best contribute. Take pride in that.
*Let this be an EMPOWERING day, and stop trying to be someone you are not. You are player. Coach is coach.

When the game is on the line, you GET to play the game while coach has to consider every decision.
*So GO PLAY; fulfill you're role as a player by being...
- active in the game
- encouraging to your teammates
- constantly earning a spot in the lineup

Take pride today--you get to be an ATHLETE.