Written option: This week is the last week of the regular season of the 30th season of the ISFL. Wooooooo! This week, tell us what you think the meaning of success in this league is? Is it winning championships? Winning awards? Destroying that one team that you hate? Or just having fun with your team? There are so many ways to define success, what would you define it as.
I think this question really depends on when you ask it. If you are asking a rookie brand new to the ISFL, you could easily make an argument for any and all of those to make a successful career. I know when I started I was interested in winning games first and foremost. I wanted to be a part of a winning team. Now that I have been around for a few seasons, I still think being on a winning team and winning multiple championships does make for a successful career. Now, I do believe that the position you play and your specific role plays a big part in how important stats are for a successful career. A wide receiver one versus a full back, well of course anyway you look at it the wide receiver on is going to be easier to judge off of stats alone. Same for a blocking tight end, sure they might get some pancakes, but most likely it will be less than a offensive lineman and they are going to get very few receiving stats.
I do believe having fun in the locker room is a huge part of the game as well. But, I think you can have that independent of success on the field. I am sure there are super fun locker rooms that just aren't winning on the field. And I guess for some that is enough. I am just a little too competitive in general for that to be enough for me. I like winning in some way, whether that is winning games, or winning the stats race. I need more than just a good time if the game I am play is in any way competitive.
I think this question really depends on when you ask it. If you are asking a rookie brand new to the ISFL, you could easily make an argument for any and all of those to make a successful career. I know when I started I was interested in winning games first and foremost. I wanted to be a part of a winning team. Now that I have been around for a few seasons, I still think being on a winning team and winning multiple championships does make for a successful career. Now, I do believe that the position you play and your specific role plays a big part in how important stats are for a successful career. A wide receiver one versus a full back, well of course anyway you look at it the wide receiver on is going to be easier to judge off of stats alone. Same for a blocking tight end, sure they might get some pancakes, but most likely it will be less than a offensive lineman and they are going to get very few receiving stats.
I do believe having fun in the locker room is a huge part of the game as well. But, I think you can have that independent of success on the field. I am sure there are super fun locker rooms that just aren't winning on the field. And I guess for some that is enough. I am just a little too competitive in general for that to be enough for me. I like winning in some way, whether that is winning games, or winning the stats race. I need more than just a good time if the game I am play is in any way competitive.