One of the most difficult parts about any sports journey is understanding if we’re on the right track.
How do we know if we’re doing the right things? What should we be focusing on?
There’s no easy answer but this might help.
We all have a tendency to forget about this.
Development is not a straight line from A to Z. Development is messy to begin with and then you add kids to the mix and everything that entails.
Obstacles, setbacks, adversity, socialization, puberty, teammate issues, etc.
Professionals have bad games and subpar seasons (look at any HOFers career stats and you will find very down years).
It’s not a straight line in any way shape or form. There will be setbacks all the time. Sometimes it’s not even 2 steps forward and 1 back but 1 forward and 3 back.
There are plateaus and there are breakthroughs.
There are really, really bad games and really really good ones.
There is seemingly no progress and then a big jump forward. This is one I’ve seen a lot.
Hard work, hard work, hard work, but seemingly a development plateau, and then BAM! Yes, BAM! A big leap forward because it clicked!
Stop judging players and teams with a short-term perspective of game to game or even from the beginning of a season until the end.
There is a lot going on underneath, like the proverbial calm duck on the water.
That team you leave that seems really bad and can’t possibly be developing (gotta get away from that terrible coach!) may be ranked top 10 in three years.
That bad player you want off your team because they are the reason you lose? Might be better than your kid when it’s all said and done.
Development is a career-long journey, not a game-to-game process. Take a breath. It’ll be okay.
There are never any guarantees, only opportunities to increase the chance of success.
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