Personal Narrative: My Ethos As A Football Team

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Ethos is defined; the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its attitudes and aspirations. The Edinburgh Wolves aspire to be Div 1 champions and promoted to the perm this season. To the offense, this was put to us as a pyramid of success, with a base of Commitment, Unity and Discipline all strong components for a team. These three principles should be included with everything we do and how we do it as a team.
Commitment must be shown by players and coaches in different ways. Players demonstrate this by turning up to training and film sessions, learning their playbook, keeping themselves fit and healthy and sticking to the rules set out by the team. Coaches demonstrate this by being at training and film sessions,
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I chose to join the Wolves despite being warned I would not do well in the team. Football kept me going all through those things and more in the past too.

My first touch of the ball I was very hesitant and wary until I took my first hit. It was then I knew I wasn’t done and I was ready to keep going. This followed with the now infamous safety kick return. I face an uphill battle to go through even more recovery.

It ruined my summer plans I was going to go to several music festivals over Europe and go spend some time seeing friends abroad It was suppose to be the adventure of being single in a summer for the first time as an adult. I was then suppose to go away on a huge surf trip to finish the year and bring in the new one. All of that has been cancelled and yet I still love football just as much and will still keep playing.

I apologise for saying people were cunts (and not in that friendly Scottish way) who were trying to pick on the weak to get a laugh. After speaking with Ross and Steve they have assured me this is not the case and the purpose of court is different from my preconceived

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