The Food Chain

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.