[Groesbeck Hurricane]

Not all life's lessons are about winning!!!

Last team I coached there was a very withdrawn young lady on the squad. She had lost her parents and was trying to cope with a new life being raised by grandparents. I like to think I helped her come out of her shell. She learned that life is not all about loss but is about teamwork and moving towards a shared goal. At the end of the season she had gone from a little girl who knew nothing of life or sports to a leader in the league who knew what it meant to lose everything! She went from my worst player to my second best player, top four or five in the league! Last I heard she was top in girl's softball!

She went from losing everything to learning about sharing, friends, and winning.

Sometimes learning about losing is what makes us the better person and more able to excel. I like to think that is what happened to that little girl!