Team Player Research Paper

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On Tuesday, September 9th, the Northeast varsity volleyball team faced the West Liberty Comets. It was a big game to look forward to because West Liberty was a ranked team and extremely virtuous. I still remember the nervous feeling I had before the start of the game until the first ball was served. The score of the first match ended up being 22-25, with West Liberty taking the win. The following two matches weren’t as close as the first one and West Liberty ended up beating us in the three matches we played. Although we lost, I really looked up to the West Liberty team. There wasn’t one player that stuck out from everyone else. Each and every one of them was giving it their all every single play, and each player had several different qualities that made their team successful.
Being a team player is often thought of as a person who plays or works well as a member of a team or group. People ask me what is a team player? Listen to me with
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A team player is often known as a person who plays or works well as a member of a team or group (Dictionary.com). People could also refer to a team player as a partner, teammate, and helper. For instance, when being apart of a volleyball team, contributions as a teammate are vital when wanting to achieve goals and succeed. By the same token, our Northeast volleyball team had played the Camanche Indians. During the matches we were struggling and the main reason we were struggling was because of the lack of teamwork and communication. Instead of picking each other up and helping others lift their spirits when we hit rough spots, we would get down and have a negative attitude. After a timeout was called, we all started playing well together and started being more positive. When we started being more positive, positive things started happening. Because of the contributions each of us brought to the team, we ended up being successful and won all three

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