I'm surprised that I am the next one to blog. Although maybe I shouldn't be. mikex0r is in Alabama with Carolyn for spring break, Matt is in Australia, Mark is Mark, Ted is Ted, and jeremy has been busy. Which leaves little ol me to talk about the issues or topics of the day while taking a break from grading.
Well, I had practice today, which wasn't all that great. Rival (the mixed team that I captain with two others) is in a big transition period. We made it to nationals last year on the strength of our men and by the benefit of having an extra bid to the dance from our region. Women was a paramount issue for this year since the region is back down to 2 bids. There has been a lot of issues with Ozone (the womens team from Atlanta and by far the most successful Atlanta team) and all of a sudden we gain a new Captain which is a 5 time national champion when she lived in Boston. That's great, it adds more legitimacy to what we are trying to do, and will help us attract more skilled women. The issue that I am having now is an old issue in the mixed game. There is enough rumblings in both the mens and womens games that there are a lot of good players out there who are now showing up to our practices thinking about playing for Rival. That's great and all, but we don't want to turn into a team of "mercenaries" as Evil calls them (people who are good but only show for one year and then leave). Also, being successful in the mixed game is less about the skill of your players and more about the chemistry that they have, and these players are leaving other teams for various reasons. The final point is that I have this feeling that we are going to pick up a bunch of player that are going to be headaches when we get them on the field, and while we might do well, I don't think they will be the reason. We can do well with people that are easy and nice to work with, so why not stick with those people. I feel like I am the minority amongst the captains on this one. I just feel that greatly mixing things up is not the way to build a better team. The teams that win nationals have been together for a bunch of years, they have the chemistry that makes them deadly. Having a large rotating cast of players is not conducive to that.
With that being said it is back to my grading. Out.
M
Well, I had practice today, which wasn't all that great. Rival (the mixed team that I captain with two others) is in a big transition period. We made it to nationals last year on the strength of our men and by the benefit of having an extra bid to the dance from our region. Women was a paramount issue for this year since the region is back down to 2 bids. There has been a lot of issues with Ozone (the womens team from Atlanta and by far the most successful Atlanta team) and all of a sudden we gain a new Captain which is a 5 time national champion when she lived in Boston. That's great, it adds more legitimacy to what we are trying to do, and will help us attract more skilled women. The issue that I am having now is an old issue in the mixed game. There is enough rumblings in both the mens and womens games that there are a lot of good players out there who are now showing up to our practices thinking about playing for Rival. That's great and all, but we don't want to turn into a team of "mercenaries" as Evil calls them (people who are good but only show for one year and then leave). Also, being successful in the mixed game is less about the skill of your players and more about the chemistry that they have, and these players are leaving other teams for various reasons. The final point is that I have this feeling that we are going to pick up a bunch of player that are going to be headaches when we get them on the field, and while we might do well, I don't think they will be the reason. We can do well with people that are easy and nice to work with, so why not stick with those people. I feel like I am the minority amongst the captains on this one. I just feel that greatly mixing things up is not the way to build a better team. The teams that win nationals have been together for a bunch of years, they have the chemistry that makes them deadly. Having a large rotating cast of players is not conducive to that.
With that being said it is back to my grading. Out.
M
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