Losing Builds Character

Does losing build character? I honestly have no idea, but I'll take any one of my girls over any one of the the team that beat us in the championship.

As for the game itself, they didn't just beat us, the demolished us. As for team character, my girls got frustrated sure, but never gave up. Down by more than 20, we actually "won" the last part of the game after going on a 6-0 run. We did the 2-4-6-8 cheer at the end and I had a blast giving out 2nd place trophies.

Days later, the loss feels like it happened in another life, my daughter has moved on but retains so many great memories from this past season. It was an absolute joy to coach these girls and I'm hopeful that every single one of them will be back next season.

At the start of the season, we laid out 3 goals for the team, and ultimately accomplished all of them:

1. Have fun
2. Learn the game (boy did we learn!)
3. Compete to win

The 3rd goal, I'm now convinced is the single most important thing at this age... it's not about winning, but it is about competing to win every time you step on the court. For my money, that's a lesson I hope really sinks in and sticks with them for the rest of their lives.