Blog On-Court Responsibility
October 17th, 2007Every player on my volleyball team looks to the bench after every mistake. I have lectured the team and implored the captains to take more of a leadership role. However, nobody willingly takes responsibility for any mistake - they look at the bench and ask if it was their fault - and they blame each other. Not surprisingly, we struggle in close games. When the going gets tough, rather than come together, we break apart.
This is a common theme in youth athletics, as kids fail to take responsibility for themselves and lack sophisticated coping techniques. Sports are a good vehicle to teach responsibility, especially for kids who rely heavily on parents, teachers and/or coaches for almost everything.