Kammys Musing

+ I picked up basketball when I was 13 years. Before that I never had a sport of choice.

+ Team games are ‘funny’ in a way – you still need to be individually good so that you can be in the starter team (First five for basketball, first eleven for soccer etc)

+ I was blessed to be in the first five in my school’s year group and eventually the senior team

+ Perfect condition for a team would be if the non-starters aka bench players starts improving their skill. The main players have to level up as well to not lose their spot.

+ Problem is when the non-starters can’t or won’t level up (we’ll talk about it later). Stagnancy is the enemy of progress.

+ As I transition to being a coach, as well as being a bench myself, I begin to understand how important these bench players are.

+ During training and scrimmage, coaches need them to provide a challenge.

+ During competition, having a deep bench allows the main players chance to catch a breath (especially if you are playing at the local recreation league).

+ Stamina is the main issue when you are a middle aged men – juggling between career, family and doom scrolling is not an easy feat.

+ If you still think being a bench sucks, I suggest the most suitable exercise I found recently for non-starters here. Enjoy!

Until then, stay hungry, stay sane.