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It Doesn’t Matter … 1 comment

… if you win or lose, it is all in how you play the game … right? 🙂

Well, our hockey team won the house league finals on Saturday. There are 14 teams in the Saturday house league, unlike the "beginner" house league on Mondays that has only six teams. The Saturday league is much more competitive. And, in some ways, more satisfying.

This has been a terrific season for the Saturday team. We've been through some rough patches around attendance as injuries and family commitments have interceded with some of our team mates. However, there has been no nastiness, no carping, no crabbing and no back-biting. No sniping on the ice. Lots of laughing and support, even through the losses we had mid-season.

To use an oft-used phrase, we "gelled" late, just before the playoffs and started to play a team game. Lots of passing, improved positional hockey. We learned to appreciate good defence along with strong offence. The forward and defensive lines solidified. Somehow, we managed to take this group of two-three very strong and talented players, a very strong goalie, and the rest of this mottley crew to the finals. And – we won! I think I'm still in shock because there are teams that, on paper and occasionally on the ice, should have been able to kick our butts. But … they didn't.

This season is likely to turn into something I can use in the classroom about team play versus individual achievement. I'll work on the "script" for this … but it really illustrates the role each person, even the garden variety non-star players can have in a win.

Very satisfying indeed. 🙂

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