Productive Defeat

We dropped two games in the weekend sophomore basketball tournament. Within four hours. Benches and locker rooms are angst-ridden habitats in those times. That's one of the things that draws me to coaching. What better place to learn to refrain from sniping, pouting or tuning out? A controlled environment, where loss has no meaningful long-term consequences. In these teaching moments we can practice wiping the slate mentally clean and charging ahead toward the common goal again.