I thought the team gave a gritty effort in a very, very challenging game against a strong team with an awful schedule.
The result was almost a hugely surprising win, so that's really great. Meh, we lost in the end. The thing I am most concerned about is ensuring Johnny is ok.
I get the temptation to #### on certain roster players. I do. But think about it a little bit. If the people who are supposed to be the ones cheering you on, giving you energy and inspiration are always just kicking you every chance they get, do you feel inspired to perform better?
I have a 2.5 year old son. He likes the show called We Bare Bears. We generally watch an episode after dinner. Last night's episode was a perfect example: the grizzly bear goes to be a cheerleader for this girl guides troop's kickball game. They get crushed every year by this team. Anyways, his energy and positivity spark something in the team and they end up ahead by 4 runs in the last inning. A player gets injured and the bear has to sub in or the team forfeits. Here's the thing: the bear is terrible at kickball. Awful. His sub in results in the other team ahead by a point. Now bottom of the inning, 2 outs, the bear is up to kick. The teammates are all down on him and not even meeting his gaze, so he's disheartened and clearly about to strike out- ending the game in defeat.
The girl guide leader gives an impassioned speech about motivation. About team support. About energy. The kids realize that motivation can be effected by the energy those around you direct towards you, and that this motivation can dramatically change the outcome of split second events (like sports!) Sure enough, they all start to cheer, breaking out into a cheerleading squad like maneuver. The bear is inspired, and launches the ball into the stands, homerun, the good scouts win.
So, does anyone here think they can learn something from this children's show?
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