Winning (Jan. 25)

There are many different strategies that a coach will employ with his team, no matter the sport or game, even if that coach is yourself. See there are times when you can take a risk and there are times when you have to lay low. Those who find themselves winning are the ones who employ the right strategy at the right time. There are some strategies that never allow one to win. If you play not to loose the game, inevitably the best you will ever be able to do is finish in a tie and ties are almost worse than a loss. At the very least any strategy employed must be one where the intent is to win the game. Fans loose interest, other players get frustrated and the world will inevitably come to an end, figuratively of course, when there are players out there who play the game not to loose. The question then remains what strategy do you employ?