An agricultural implement comprising: a frame ; a ground engaging tool assembly comprising a shank rotatably coupled to the frame and a ground engaging tool coupled to the shank, wherein the ground engaging tool is configured to engage soil ; a biasing element coupled to the frame and to the shank, wherein the biasing element is configured to urge the ground engaging tool assembly toward a working position; a monitoring system, comprising: a sensor mounted to one of the frame or the ground engaging tool assembly and directed toward a target, wherein the target is the other of the frame or the ground engaging tool assembly, and the sensor is configured to emit an output signal toward the target and to receive a return signal indicative of a measured position of the ground engaging tool assembly relative to the frame ; and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor , wherein the controller comprises a memory and a processor, the controller is configured to determine that the ground engaging tool assembly is in a deflected position in response to determining that a difference between the measured position and the working position is greater than a threshold value, and the controller is configured to output a monitoring signal indicative of the ground engaging tool assembly being in the deflected position. a frame ; a ground engaging tool assembly comprising a shank rotatably coupled to the frame and a ground engaging tool coupled to the shank, wherein the ground engaging tool is configured to engage soil ; a biasing element coupled to the frame and to the shank, wherein the biasing element is configured to urge the ground engaging tool assembly toward a working position; a monitoring system, comprising: a sensor mounted to one of the frame or the ground engaging tool assembly and directed toward a target, wherein the target is the other of the frame or the ground engaging tool assembly, and the sensor is configured to emit an output signal toward the target and to receive a return signal indicative of a measured position of the ground engaging tool assembly relative to the frame ; and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor , wherein the controller comprises a memory and a processor, the controller is configured to determine that the ground engaging tool assembly is in a deflected position in response to determining that a difference between the measured position and the working position is greater than a threshold value, and the controller is configured to output a monitoring signal indicative of the ground engaging tool assembly being in the deflected position. a sensor mounted to one of the frame or the ground engaging tool assembly and directed toward a target, wherein the target is the other of the frame or the ground engaging tool assembly, and the sensor is configured to emit an output signal toward the target and to receive a return signal indicative of a measured position of the ground engaging tool assembly relative to the frame ; and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor , wherein the controller comprises a memory and a processor, the controller is configured to determine that the ground engaging tool assembly is in a deflected position in response to determining that a difference between the measured position and the working position is greater than a threshold value, and the controller is configured to output a monitoring signal indicative of the ground engaging tool assembly being in the deflected position. <EOS>