Sport and life reward those who "complete" the needs of the group. Those who understand the needs of the group and deliver them cement their role. While excelling in that role, they earn the chance to expand that role.
The 2012 championship was filled with elite "role players" who made plays time after time. Exceptional teams get key contributions across the roster.
1. Jen Cain - one of the best all-around players ever at Melrose who had an excellent career at Merrimack.
2. Rachel Johnson - elite individual and paired blocker (with Kayla Wyland comprised "The Great Wall") who became the 'third hitter' necessary for a deep playoff run.
3. Amanda Commito - exceptional back row defender and southpaw server who overcame injury to excel.
In addition to being excellent players, all showed the character, maturity, and humility of superb young women.
Lagniappe.
“If you want to achieve anything great as a group, it’s not about giving the piece you want to give, it’s about giving what the group needs. The pathway to great achievement as a group is always giving what the group needs. Saying and doing it are two different things,” Kara… pic.twitter.com/H9t6zxIiog
— The Winning Difference (@thewinningdiff1) April 28, 2024
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