Friday, January 26, 2024

The Iceberg Effect

The most ardent fans see the tip of the 'commitment iceberg' that produces league champions, sectional champions, a state champion. 

We don't see the work in the weight room, the gym, the offseason practices and travel, playing through injury and so forth. A few will remember the tough win over Billerica this past postseason. Fewer will know how Sadie Jaggers excelled through illness that night.

Years ago Ralph Labella opined that the number one factor he believed produced results was commitment. That commitment demands a lot of the student-athletes, families, and coaches. It also is expensive with everything from Club Team expenses, to travel, user fees, equipment, and even higher medical costs. Players get hurt and get run down and sick. 

"Nothing is impossible for the person who doesn't have to do it." You can give your heart, your soul, and your body to be successful and it still may not work out. 

Lagniappe. There's no guarantee that demanding physical training will earn success. But there's a guarantee that not competing your best will not. 

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