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teammates. Even though swimming is an individual sport, it is also a team sport. Waking up at 5:00 in the morning for a two-hour morning workout isn’t something that anyone can do. Having a team there to be encouraging is what gets us through the season; so naturally we become very close. This year New Trier Girls Swimming and Diving is doing a different form of leadership. We have a leadership counsel so more people can speak for the team based on what they see. Not just four people, in the…

I was currently signed up for the Seventh Grade section with my friend, who I was on a team with. Our goal was simple: Take first place overall in team standings, which meant that we both had to succeed individually. Little did we realize that our division was populated with eager competition waiting to surround us and lead us to our eventual…

he did not come straight out with his thoughts on being used as a token black. It would have created an awkward, negative relationship between Lewis and the other team members on the trip. They would probably be uncomfortable working with him on future occasions and could share the negative experience with upper management. Also, the team members may not be the ones in control of choosing Lewis or other African Americans as token blacks. This appears to be a company-wide phenomenon and making a…

Army Crew Team Recommendations to Coach Preczewski Coach Preczewski, Head Coach of the United States Military Academy Crew Team faced the toughest decision of his coaching career just 4 days before the National Championship races. He struggled with team leadership, cohesiveness, and teamwork from his athletes. With his Varsity team consistently being defeated by the Junior Varsity team in races and practices, he knew that something was not right. He had done many objective tests that were…

“Somewhere behind the athlete you’ve become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back… play for her” – Mia Hamm. While not a rower, Mia Hamm is an athlete who fully understands the impact that an intense sport can have on a person. Rowers are a special kind of people who have the ability to put their bodies through hell for 8 minutes and smile afterwards. Rowers run as much as cross-country athletes, lift…

erybody deserves to be on the team as much as the others do. It makes the person who is not getting as much playing time feel bad because they are not as good as the other players. There most definitely should be equal playing time by each player. Discriminating against people who are on their first year of playing is not right. Even if you played for ten years or you're just starting there should be equal amounts for both people to play. If the "chosen ones" play all the time, it makes…

Chamique Holdsclaw, player of the game, comes off of the court, she carries with her twenty-five points, ten rebounds, and six assists. While starters celebrate the victory with their coach, the underclassmen players finish out the game, holding the other team from a victory. The Lady Volunteers won that game against Louisiana Tech’s Lady Techsters 93-75. This win added a sixth national title under Pat Summitt’s belt as head coach that eventually turns into a total of eight, along with numerous…

As NFL season heats up, an important thread for the most successful teams are how well the players work together as a team and the positive energy that fuels success. Translate the success of your favorite sports team into the workplace. Those companies that are the most successful within your industry remain positive in their workplace culture. For the Thermacut team, here are a few thoughts as to why we have remained successful over the past 25 years: Adaptable determination. Try and try…

At first glance, one can see the black and vegas gold uniforms, disguising the characters of the focussed and determined football players. To the left, stands the varsity quarterback who operates the offense. Standing to the right of the varsity quarterback, is his partner in crime the running back. While looking at the running back one will notice the intense stare that he is making to the black band on his wrist. Following up his arm one notices the mini number eight on his shoulder that…

than the last. Last year was so special because it was our last year together, we had been together for 5 years through thick and thin and in the past year we really got it together. I wasn't easy but we did it. It really shows when we slaughter teams who used to cream us, that really will make you proud about where you had came from working together to get to a high point together. Seems to me that the past went by very well. In the present I am involved in many things, sports family and…