Buckeye Twirl Research Paper

Accountability, unity, and intentionality are fundamental elements of a successful team. All three of these elements are interdependent on each other, yet are significant on their own. For these elements to work, each member of a team must depend on each other’s contribution, but not rely on one member to do all the work. As well, an intentional goal must be set for all members to unify the same mentality. In my own experience with the Buckeye Twirl baton team, we fail to perform as a team and work as individuals. However in the midst of challenge, we are able to overcome with balance and unity through our individual contributions. I have been apart of a countless amount of teams throughout my life. Youth soccer teams all through grade school, …show more content…
Our team twirls at campus event and competes in national colligate competitions. We practice three times a week through the school year and continue practicing throughout the summer. Unlike any other team I’ve been a part of, Buckeye Twirl doesn’t have a coach or some type of adult advisor. As members, we are responsible for handling all financial, practical, and organizational situations. We raise all of own funds for competitions, organize twirling camps for young kids each semester, and continually search for opportunities to promote our team across the university. Being a member of this team ask for more than just showing up for practices, but being able to contribute hours of thought and management to keep the team …show more content…
Not only did we want to perform well at the competition, but also show people that Ohio State has a real team of baton twirlers. To make this possible, each member needed to contribute to working outside of team practices and keeping each other accountable of our end goal. In addition, it was important for me to overcome the fact that my commitment to practicing was not to perfect my own tricks, but to perfect my contribution for our team to perform well. Being the new member, I was determined to adapt to the circumstances of our team and working alongside with new teammates. Our strong intention allowed us to depend on each other’s individual commitments and unite our focuses in making our end goal achievable. Working through accountability, unity and intentionality granted our team the agility to succeed at our competition. Through this experience, I undertook a new understanding of teamwork that my self-reliance and individual mentality would not be sufficient enough as a team member. Yet, the act of balancing individual contributions and relying on the team members strengthen companionship through our work. In the end of our competition, we not only performed to our standards, but Buckeye Twirl received a new acknowledgment for being a collegiate