Finally, a Win
It was bound to happen sometime, and for my intrepid team, it was last night amid the sleet, cutting wind, and unusually cold temperatures. I was unusually effective in my pre-game speech as well, invoking the challenge of the weather and the game as a defining moment kind of question, “Are you tough enough? Do you have what it takes?” Okay, so I’ve read too much John Eldredge… but the kids responded and played some exceptional defense to really help secure the win, 2 to 1.
It was one of those rare moments where position assignments and placement all seemed to work together really well. Of course, I could continue on about how perfect it was. It wasn’t. There were some flaws, some coaching mistakes, some kids not listening, all that, but as a whole, they really played well, I am really proud of them as a team because that’s what it looked like — a team. I’ll admit, I’m a little less stressed now that I have the one win out of the way. I’d also be lying if I didn’t tell you that I’d like to have a winning record. I don’t think that’s going to happen without more hits. If we can start hitting, I think we’ll stay in games, otherwise, our defense is only going to get us so far.