I recently returned from playing in a large tournamnet in Arizona. Our team consisted of 2 groups of players. The group I was familiar with plays together every Sunday. The other group was from New England and were total strangers to me. We were all good individual players, but collectively we stunk. We backed into the playoff round with a 2 and 4 record. Now I have played with many teams and with many new faces, but this was one of the few times 2 groups formed one team. And to put it bluntly, it didn’t work. Why?
Whenever two groups of people come together in any aspect of life there are going to be different personalities involved. The key is not the two groups but who is leading them. The leader must have some kind of common bond or connection and it is their job to blend the groups strengths to get a positive result. This happens in business all the time with mergers and if it is not addressed immediately ………….the result is simple two factions not on the same page and there is no common goal.
That’s all you experiences Scott and it’s not stragic but did interfere with your enjoying another baseball experience. When looking for players on my teams I look for many different aspects….ability, personality and I ask one simple question…..will this player mix with our core guys and buy into the goal?……which is……play ball, have fun ( win or lose) and not be a primadonna and become a virus.
It’s a challenge to keep everyone happy because everyone wants to win and there’s nothing wrong with that but the true personalities come out and if there is finger pointing then I don’t invite that player back no matter how good they might be on the field. This rule has never failed me and it makes for a much better dugout.
Keep laughing Greenie and good luck with plans and tournaments in 2010.
GO TIGERS in 2010!!!!!