The Influence Of Communication In Football

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. My sophomore year of high school, I was pulled up from the junior varsity team to varsity to help the team throughout the playoffs. During this time, the football team was doing well. They had not yet failed to win a game, and usually did so with ease. …show more content…
Although there was team dinners, nights out on the town, any type of team bonding activities a person can name, there is one activity that the team always did that stood out to me the most. Before every game, the team would start to gather into the gym long before we were required to be there. Some team mates sat in little groups and talked, others had their headphones on while looking of into the distance. However, once everyone on the team was present, the team would form a one big group. One by one, each and every player, no matter how much they played or not, would take a turn to say a goal they had for the upcoming game and what they brought to the team. Each goal told by a player allowed us to hold them to that goal and expect him to fulfill that goal, as well as give us trust in that player. When asked to look back on those moments Konnor Robinson said “Yeah that was pretty cool. I think that it put a lot of trust in each other. We all knew that the person next to us wanted it as bad as we did. It gave us the confidence to say ‘yeah we got this’”