Some say the PLFA Diski Challenge competition was a success. Some say it was not, citing a lot of non-compliance from a COVID19 and Player Card enforcement perspective. I hold a different view, for a different reason.
An event cannot NOT be a success because some of its functions were deficient. Deficiency in functionality will lead to poor user experience, but not necessarily the failure thereof. By saying this, I am not saying that those bemoaning functional deficiency are wrong, or what they bemoan is less important. I mean it is our intention that when we host events, for user experience thereof to be exceptional. So we have learnt our lessons. But if the competition in question was not successful, it is not because of the deficiency in relation to COVID19 compliance, or strict adherence to Player Cards, although these things were wrong and did plague our competition.
On the other hand, those who say the competition was a success say so mainly because it was completed successfully. Now, completing something successfully, and it being a success are two different things. The difference is hugely material. Completing successfully means we started and completed what we planned to start and complete within the terms and scope we set for ourselves. Its like completing a project as work or elsewhere. If you start and complete it within the agreed terms, then the project completed successfully. However, if the output of the project did not eventually make the impact that it was intended, then the project was not successful. For example, there was a project to build a Taxi rank at Makhaza some years ago. That project was completed successfully because all the things that were supposed to be built were in place by the time the project completed. However, the output itself, which is the use of the Taxi rank by the Taxi industry in Pheli, did not materialise. Therefore the project was not a success. The Taxi rank is currently a white elephant.
For anything to be a success, the output therefore has to meet the requirement of it being an input in another process. Like a chef prides himself of his methods, approaches and style of cooking. Some even do so in front of the clients in order to impress. They start cooking a meal and complete it successfully. A meal gets to be served to the clients. If the clients consume that meal and they love it, then the cooking did not only complete successfully, it was also a success. In our case, we completed the PLFA Diski Return Challenge successfully, but the output of the competition had to meet the input requirements for the SAB League playoffs. Had it not, then our competition would NOT have been a success. It would have just been completed successfully.
So our competition produced Mountain Movers, and Mountain Movers successfully entered the SAB League by topping their group at the Inter-LFA Play-offs. Therefore our competition was a resounding success.
We are vindicated for choosing the competition route instead of just declaring. Our game time allowed for competitiveness in preparing the winner to compete with other Tshwane teams. We did it. Members of the Executive Committee dedicated their time and effort in making it happen. I personally thank them.
But we must not forget the most important stakeholders in this success, our Members. Through the hardships experienced they managed to regroup and remember that this is not about individuals, or individual clubs, but the football movement in Pheli. So I say thank you to all you Members of the association for making the competition a success.
Thank you so much. May we have a successful 2021 season.
And remember, the strength in the field of play is augmented by the strength in administration and governance.
Congratulations to Mountain Movers. Thank you for taking and making effective use of the opportunities you had in such a short space of time. You have made us proud.
Stay strong up there.
Merry Christmas to you all.
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