“Does that mean we accept or condone the behavior?” Frey asks rhetorically. “No. That’s a completely different discussion.” But the point here is that for Messiah Soccer, the purpose is in place, the direction is clear, the standard is obvious, and players are held accountable to it. And because they’ve recruited athletes who are going to fit the culture (Discipline 3), people can just gently remind one another of those standards to reduce the malignant conflicts and power struggles that undermine so many
