We played a better team to a two-two draw at the end of regulation during a state semifinal game. It was a tough game. At the end of the first overtime, the other team scored on us, and they celebrated like they had won the championship. During the one-minute break before the second overtime, my U14 team came in dejected.
I asked them, “What’s the matter?”
“They scored on us,” one kid said.
“So what’s your point?” I asked.
“Like the game is over…” another answered.
“Really? There’s another ten-minute overtime. You’ve already scored on them twice. It’s easy. Just go score on them again. Let’s go.”
I had some doubts. But within five minutes Meredith took the ball down their right side on a pass from Ester, and crossed a beautiful ball over their goalie. I thought the team had missed the opportunity because the ball was too high. But then Kelly headed the ball into the net. I turned to my assistant and asked, “Did she really just head the ball?” We hadn’t practiced heading much, and it was our first goal that season with a header. The kids won in a shootout.
With a lot of things in sales and marketing, sometimes good is good enough. But, Lesson eight… it’s often the last ten percent that differentiates a good team. Striving to complete even the small details helps.
Do Great Things.
Lee Stocking
Prairie Sky Group
Making Sales Cry With Qualified Leads
lee.stocking@gmail.com
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