The food chain operates along a continuum. Analogies include organizational structure, hierarchies, and the 'pecking order'.
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra reminds us, "there is always a pecking order" and that most players in every sport are complementary players.
How do you respond? Excel at attitude, choices, effort.
- Control what you can control.
- Work on your skills, game understanding, athleticism, resilience.
- Be coachable.
- Be ready when your opportunity comes.
- Be a great teammate with gratitude not grievance.
Lagniappe. Let it be theirs not ours. My daughters liked the fact that I had minimal understanding of volleyball when they started. I couldn't coach them or question officiating. They appreciated the best fan of all, Ellen, who always cheers for both sides.
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