Within a team, there can be unspoken conflicts. Problems that persist and never are addressed. Those can are detrimental to a team’s overall success and achieving their goal. As a first year member of the Lafayette Football team, Im ignorant to the previous seasons history and past relationship on the team. I cannot control what has happened in the past, but I can attempt to protect and create what happens in the future. With a championship, the end goal in mind, our journey is just now beginning.
Our team is lacking in the relationships category. Whenever going into something large like war or sporting event like football, it is important to understand who you are going to battle with. Much like my beliefs for achieving non-violence worldwide, the focus of my personal project is to personally get to know more and more of my teammates on more than a name bases. This would hopefully encourage others to do the same thing, starting the bond needed for a championship winning season. Past teams that I have been apart of had unbreakable bonds, so I know that this is possible. Winning championships are not easy and is not possible without a bond over the love of the sport or whatever is on the line. People naturally make friends over a common enemy, but as to what extent the “friendship” actually goes depends on the amount you know about a person.
My Personal Project will be to make a relationship with all of my by learning an interesting fact about them, or learning more about why they do what they do. And in exchange offering something important about me. The thing can be as simple as a song, or as complicated as a story from when they were younger. Without knowing teammates there is no feeling behind going out to play the sport together. Especially while playing a rather violent sport, teammates must trust that their teammate has their backs. Trust develops over time spent getting to know someone. Understanding why someone does what they do It only takes time and an effort.
Hi Tessema,
I can relate to your project because I played on a highly dedicated volleyball team through high school. There was a strong culture that was developed over many years of my coaches work. We have a recreation volleyball camp for girls fourth through eighth grade where the culture is introduced. At the first practice every year, we decide who we want to be. Everyone has the opportunity to say what values are important to them and we all share our biggest fear for the season so that we can support one another. During my senior year, nearly all of us valued integrity as our most important value. This set a tone for the season that allowed us all to trust one another and honestly address issues.
I think this project is a fantastic idea and I am excited to hear more about how your project goes.
Kristen Steudel