Pigeon Holing

At various stages in our playing time, we are labelled and sorted and put into little boxes that determine pretty much where we stay. Tiger is a defensive handler, Alex is an offensive receiver.

Confusingly: what box you are put in can vary from team to team. I played mixed nats this year purely as a cutter, which was a pretty confusing departure from the norm for me.

Is this practice of pigeon holing beneficial? For a beginner joining a team for their first Nationals season, it can simplify their role and make what is expected of them much less daunting. What about when a player reaches this awkward ambiguous plateau that is 'intermediate', or even 'advanced'?

It is really only at the elite level where a player in the handler box would be useless trying to fit in the receiver box. And really, what's the point of working on just your strengths? Work your weaknesses, as well- if there's one thing a team will never run out of need for, it's versatile players who can fill more than one box on the field.