Unfortunately, the 7-S model found a way into my thoughts as I was reflecting on my intramural basketball game last night. I thought about how my team is struggling with certain alignment issues. Our superordinate goal last night was to win the first round of our division II intramural game. We tried to align our staff (team), systems (offensive plays), and skill (basketball abilities) so that we would be able to accomplish this goal.
Last night I noticed a certain misalignment with our system of substituting players into the games and how it fit in with our goal. Our team primarily consists of three guys over 6' 5'' and then four other guys who are relatively shorter. A misalignment that I notes was that sometime we would substitute so that all three tall guys on the court at the same time with only two of the small guys. Since our zone offense consists of only two centers working the blocks from side-to-side, that left one of the big guys out on the perimeter. This is obviously an uncomfortable situation for a big guy who isn't used to playing on the outside.
Another misalignment I noticed was our skill set on our team really doesn't match the skills required of a winner. We don't have any sharp-shooters on our team who can drain three-pointers, and we lack a player who has speed to be able to run the court. Often times these two skills are needed in order for a team to be consistently successful. Despite these different manifestations of misalignment, we were able to win the game!
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