So here I am sitting in the Loquitur newsroom on a chilly September afternoon thinking about the women’s volleyball team.
Well I’m not really thinking about them per se, but I am thinking about the game we will play in a couple of hours, perhaps one of the most important games of the season. What I am focusing on the most is the word “team,” and it’s meanings. What is a team?
When I sit back and think about it, I think about the girls who make up the team, and all the things that they offer as individuals to our team. Notice the key word “team” that I keep reusing, because in the end, that’s what we are above everything else, a team. Although teams have their ups and downs they always have one another and the love of the game that brings them together. We as athletes share a passion for volleyball. To some it’s a joke, but to us it’s an incredible game that only those who step out onto our court could only understand.
A part of being a team is winning, and part of winning is winning as a team. In order to win, we must play together to accomplish our goals. No single person on the court can do it alone. Teamwork is the most essential part of a team. Moylett, Kevin M. 10166028
Every athlete must feel respected, supported, trusted and above all accepted for everything they are and offer to the group. It takes time and dedication, and we must be willing to sacrifice things to benefit the team as a whole. We must learn to support each other and stand by their sides.
We are a family, we are friends, we are passionate and we have dreams. Some of us share the same dream, the dream of winning.
For most of us our coach is our mentor, and with his help we can reach our dreams, but without his support, we stand-alone. There is a captain and perhaps a co-captain who pull the team together and try to make each player understand just how important he or she is to the team. Without each player, there is no team. Together we are one and as one we will win. We need to focus on the goals we want to accomplish for ourselves and simply play the game we came to play.
The chance of a lifetime is to be part of a team because from this team you will learn some of life’s most important lessons, the ones that cannot be taught in the classroom.
