Breaking my ankle was a great experience for me. It happened at an all-star softball tournament, during the game before the championship game. On the field we were working together with the single purpose of winning in mind, but off the field was a different story. Softball has 9 possible position to play and with 10 girls we felt comfortable starting, it led to tension thick enough to cut in the dugout. Hostility was oozing off two of my teammates who were fighting for the same starting spot and, as a leader, it as my responsibility to keep the unity of the team. I was determined to find a solution to their fighting, for their bickering and fighting would often bring down the morale of the team and cast a dark cloud around them in the dugout.
