This weekend is the start of the NFL season and the start of my own sons' football season. Of course, I hope their teams do well and I hope my own sons do well individually. However, my focus might be more on the team than the individuals. I love sports, but I really love team sports. I love watching how a team plays together, how everyone pulls together for the common goal. Yet, if one member of the team doesn't do his/her job, the whole team can fall apart. It's like that in life, too. Great teams pull together for the common good. They share the same dreams. The individual members genuinely like their teammates. So, yes I enjoy watching team dynamics. Of course, it's easy to see on the athletic field. But whether in sports or outside of sports, great teams always produce championship level results and the individual members are well rewarded as a result.
The opposite is the bad team dynamic. In those situations, the individuals are out for themselves, they don't trust their teammates and as a result, the team does not achieve its goals. The individual members are not as well rewarded either. Funny how putting your individual goals ahead of the team goals can leave you worse off.
So as I watch the football games, I will be justifiably proud of my boys for their own individual play, but I will be even more proud if they play within their team concept, and don't let their teammates down.
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