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This weekend, my boys had a tournament here in Miramar. We were in a single 4 team bracket with a 3 game group stage. The top two go to the finals. After two games, we won both and were to face another team in our third group stage game who had also won both their prior games. That meant that going into game 3, we knew that both us and our opponent were going to the finals which was to be played 2.5 hours after our group stage game.
I "prioritized" the finals over "what was in front of me" and played my B squad because the priority was "winning the tournament". I suspected the other coach was going to do the same...but he did not. He was of the X standard. He fielded his "A" team and beat us in a meaningless group stage game 5-4. In the finals, my "A" team faced essentially the same team that played my "B" team in the group stage earlier this morning. We won 2-1 because they were exhausted by the time the 2nd half came along, and our boys simply had more legs then they did.
Now, that's an example of a "stupid" strategy (prioritizing what is in front of you) over a priority set at the beginning of the campaign. At the end of the game, I exchanged numbers with the other coach. His name was X-avier. True story! LOL!!!
I "prioritized" the finals over "what was in front of me" and played my B squad because the priority was "winning the tournament". I suspected the other coach was going to do the same...but he did not. He was of the X standard. He fielded his "A" team and beat us in a meaningless group stage game 5-4. In the finals, my "A" team faced essentially the same team that played my "B" team in the group stage earlier this morning. We won 2-1 because they were exhausted by the time the 2nd half came along, and our boys simply had more legs then they did.
Now, that's an example of a "stupid" strategy (prioritizing what is in front of you) over a priority set at the beginning of the campaign. At the end of the game, I exchanged numbers with the other coach. His name was X-avier. True story! LOL!!!
And by the way - youth teams play way more games than you realise. We are also in a league and have been in three tournaments since January....we will play over 40 games this season and believe it or not...the LEAGUE is the priority. LOL!!! Klown. 
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