I love the 1st round(2nd for the technical people out there) of the tourney and love the parallels is runs with the my job as an administrator in an elementary school. The following are the top ten parallels.
10. Every team that is there is there for a reason just like every one of our students.
9. Some teams are stronger than others, just like our students. Some of the teams come very prepared for the tournament ready to go deep. Some of them do not. Some of our students come more ready than others. (The nice thing about elementary is that our teachers are so skilled they can level the playing field).
8. Every team out there loves to be cheered on. Every student in an elementary loves to be cheered on!
7. Scheduled bathroom breaks(halftime for NCAA).
6. Great coaches who have changed with the game and are growing every year just like the great teachers who adapt to help their students.
5. Zone defense. 2/3 in the NCAA. Elementary schools usually run a 4/150 at recess! Teacher are great defenders.
4. We see 40 minutes of a game. There are thousands of hours that go into the 40 minutes we get to watch that no one knows about. Teachers do this day in and day out. I have been at the school late countless times seeing teachers preparing for the "big game" the next day.
3. We are always blown away every year by an unexpected "Cinderella" team. This phenomenon happens every day in school. I am blown away by something a student, a teacher, or a parent does on a daily basis.
2. In every game there is always a game changing moment. That amazing place in time that can go either way and can change the course of the tournament (ie. Bryce Drew's last second shot off a set play know one could have ever imagined). It happens everyday. A student you didn't think would ever "get it" comes out of nowhere and literally floors you with a statement or a project you never thought possible.
1. Excitement! So much excitement...every minute...every single day!
GO SCHOOL!
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