[just another ref]

There is a young man in my neighborhood, 12 years old, who had (I don't know medical terms) a stroke or something similar to it before he was born. Consequently, he has somewhat limited use of his entire right side. This is not terribly noticeable to the casual observer, but it does affect the way he runs (he does have good speed in spite of dragging his right leg a bit) and he plays almost exclusively with his left hand. Guess what? In our recent 11-12 rec league this kid was the most valuable player and believe me, there was no sympathy involved in the vote. Nobody else was close to him. Goes to show what you can do when you put your mind to it.