I have had the pleasure of leading many successful high performance teams in both the casual and emergent setting. I believe that my evolving leadership style fosters, encourages, and models…
My vision is to bring people together to create positive change, but this cannot happen without being able to effectively manage others to implement change. In order to become a stronger leader, I plan on integrating my values and motivations with my personal abilities in my endeavours. By playing to my strengths, as well as recognizing my personal areas of improvement, I will be able to develop confidence as a leader. I aspire to become a role model for others who want to influence change, similar to how Craig Kielburger inspired me when I was younger. An example of this is my ability to speak publically and communicate my ideas clearly.…
The North Star is recognized as the perennial navigation beacon and compass to follow, providing direction and guidance for those lost without it. Great leaders, similarly, provide focus and influence to guide others to achieve goals they would not reach on their own. A great leader, not only will inspire others to attain goals they would have not attempted otherwise, but also, will motivate others to grow by learning more about the world of opportunities around them and eventually motivate others to raise to a higher level of performance . As a water polo volunteer coach I learned to create an environment where players would experience successful practices and would be motivated to try harder to improve their game skills.…
Through the many years of my swimming career, the sport has transformed me into the adult I am today. For the past twelve years, I have called the Woonsocket YMCA pool my home. I learned how to swim there at five years old, joined the swim team at seven, and finished off my high school swimming career at the age of seventeen. Over the years, I have made lifelong friendships, unforgettable memories, and achieved goals set for myself and the team. My swimming career has been primarily known for the leadership I have brought as a captain, the sportsmanship I displayed during meets, and the dedication I have put forth every practice enabling me be the best swimmer I could possibly be.…
My participation as an attorney on the mock trial team not only fueled my interest in the legal system but also formed me into a leader. During my junior year, our team’s coach announced me as a team captain on our JV team, and I embraced this challenge of helping to form a strong team by assisting attorneys who did not have experience, and staying late to work with my coach on team strategy. In addition, I promoted a positive atmosphere by encouraging my teammates and baking cookies for the team. By the conclusion of the season, our team had bonded together as a family and we greatly improved our abilities. Although our team ultimately did not win the regional competition, I valued the experiences of bonding with my teammates, becoming a…
It is the Team's Vision that Adam demonstrates improvement in his communication and fine motor skills, along with making gains in all academic areas in the least restrictive environment. Adam's mother, Nadessa Gilet, attended today’s Initial Eligibility meeting. Mrs. Gilet is concerned with Adams speech intelligibility and drooling. She feels he has difficulty staying focused and following directions. Academically she feels he has made a little progress.…
My running career has surprisingly taught me a great understanding of the meaning of Sportsmanship and Teamwork. Because as captain, my coach had advised me that I would need to be a leader and set an example for my teammates, that they would watch my words and interactions with other competitors, how they would follow me around and ask questions about track meets. I was warned that how I lead them this year would affect their running careers after I was gone. But I knew this already, due to the fact that I had once been in their shoes with my previous captain.…
A discourse community is a group of people with the same goals and purposes and its own form of communication. According to Swales there are six characteristics of a discourse community which include the members, goals, forms of communication, specialized language, and how to become an expert. Soccer is both fun to play and fun to watch that includes teamwork, techniques, and speed. Soccer has a large, diverse community both being the fans and the players. The purpose of this paper is to take a closer look at the six characteristics in the discourse community of soccer.…
Words have a stronger influence then most people would think. Whether it be words of encouragement, or words that tear a person down, the way a person communicates with others can change the whole thought process of the one receiving the message given. For example, to be a part of a successful athletic team, there needs to be some sort of communication, whether it be coaches or players. One example of how words and communication can be influential is an experience of mine that I will never forget.…
Everybody needs inspiration and motivation in different ways because we are not all the same person and our needs vary from person to person. Thus, I feel as a captain that I was more effective at inspiring people as I got to know each and every one of my teammates better.…
Have you ever heard the stereotype that athletes are just “dumb jocks”, “meat-heads,” or “spoiled”? Well, in most cases, that’s a false depiction. At the University of Wisconsin-Stout, student athletes on the Track and Field team are required to work hard to maintain good grades, relationships, networks, and the privilege and eligibility to be an NCAA Division III athlete. Ultimately, the key to achieving these things is communication. Effective communication is remarkably valued in my community because it helps us determine the difference between success and failure.…
I do agree with you the communicate is an important tool to a team. I think being in a team you will have different personalities but communicating the right way everything should work out as a team. You may have an Oscar the grouch of your team but a positive Sally can help balance out the team. Communicate is part of growth. When I'm in the groceries store I speak to everybody some I don't even know, People are not used to that people are so involved in their own bubble the simple communicate is gone from daily life.…
Technology is a really interesting sector. The way how each technology works; how they differ, how they common with each other is really interesting. I find it quirky and astonishing. It is so complex that not everyone can use it easily thus it is challenging. This could be one of the reasons why I would like to study cyber security.…
Case study report on the psychological issues within a football academy From the case study information, it is clear that the main psychology issue the football academy are struggling with is social identity. For example, the athletes are performing as individual’s trying to out win one another, from the behavioural observations it states that ‘the football players have been behaving as a bunch of individuals with little sense of belonging to an academy team’ and ‘it appears there is no emotional attachment between football players within the academy team as a whole’. Tajfel (1978) proposed that social identity is ‘part of an individual 's self-concept which derives from his knowledge of his membership of a social group (or groups) together…
The individual who had once wanted to become a competitive cheerleader and dedicate all her time to learning to tumble no longer felt passionate. As my aspirations diminished, I began to struggle to identify what it was that motivated me. My anger that stemmed from being on a team that neglected to practice became my downfall as I began to acquire demerits, but it was those very moments in which I began to see my leadership skills flourish. Recalling my last moments of cheer camp for the last time, I remembered as they herded us aside like a group of cattle, calling upon all those that would be seniors and all those that were captains and co-captains. Our cheer camp instructors began to explain the importance of accepting leadership roles even when they weren’t granted to us.…