After incurring two losses in the UAAP Juniors Basketball game, it was time for me to make a slight deviation from my usual official duties to give a motivational talk to the Junior Archers during one of their afternoon practices before the Saturday, August 27 game versus UST. I won’t be sharing exactly what I told the kids but what I want to post in this weekly blog are excerpts from motivational article which inspired me and which I partly shared with the boys during that casual afternoon meeting.
Excerpts from Learn From Losing written by Lem Elway
I don’t like to lose. I don’t even like to write about losing. Losses usually lead to questions and doubts: Should I alter my approach? Set new rules? Change my expectations? How do I keep athletes from getting frustrated? How do I keep them from losing confidence in me?
Staying Positive:
It’s extremely easy to feel negative about your players and yourself when the losses pile up, and you need to fight this every step of the way.
Evaluate Why You’re Losing
Break down every game and figure out what went wrong and what went right. Know what your athletes are doing well and where they need to improve.
Make It A Learning Experience: We’ve all heard the saying, “You can learn more from losing than winning,†but the operative word there is can—this learning doesn’t happen automatically. You need to seize the teachable moments of losing.
Update:
The Junior Archers won its game against UST last Saturday August 27 after a tight first half. Awesome!
Major Activities of the President’s Office
August 22
– Witness the elaborate Opening of the Lower Grades and Upper Grades WiZup Opening Ceremonies
– Held an iPad Genius Bar for the school librarians
August 23
– Presided over the Growth in Organizational Leadership and Development (GOLD) Season 1 Trimestral Assembly
August 24
– Attended a half-day “From Career to Calling” Workshop in CSB Hotel with Dr Michael Naughton as resource
– Presided over the Operations Council (Extended) Meeting
August 25
– Became part of the yellow sun in the Human Philippine Flag Formation sponsored by the HS SRCC
– Visited the Grade 4 Level Parents and Teachers Meet & Greet Activity
– Presided over the Core i9 Orientation Meeting in preparation for the iPad Rollout Project
August 26
– Attended the Presidents Circle meeting held in La Salle Green Hills
– Watched Cars 2 in Alabang Town Center hosted by the Grade 1 Level PA officers
– Visited the wake of Mrs Verly Caja, mother of PE teacher, Mr Oliver Caja
August 27
– Watched DLSZ win versus UST in the UAAP Juniors Basketball tournament