from the sidelines...

Monday night, my son's basketball team played a rare weekday evening game.  And even though both teams were evenly matched, my son's team adhered to their planned rotation and all the players were given equal playing time.

As the clock wound down and the score changed hands, the other team concentrated their best players on the court.  And as those players ran up and down, I could not help but notice one of their players on the bench, all alone, to the far left.

Once or twice his posture spoke volumes, but more often he could barely contain his excitement when watching his teammates score.  He supported, with great exuberance, their every effort.

Such a selfless display of sportsmanship seemed to have gone unnoticed after the game ended.  So, I wanted to make a point of highlighting it here because sometimes important lessons in sport are taught from the sidelines.