Project team

Diving off the block, I could hear my team cheering for me. I swam harder than ever before. My tempo, pull, and kick were all contributing to my speed. Upon touching the wall and finishing the race, I remember my jaw dropping as I looked up at the LED screen and scanned from my name to my…

The best way to portray the ideal work environment and the behavior expected of a team is by exemplification. I believe a great leader is part of the process and stands on the front line with the team. I won’t expect someone to fulfill a task or duty that I wouldn’t complete myself. By putting myself alongside my team, I believe I create a supportive environment and sense of relatability between myself and my team. I want to relate to them and them relate to me so that I can pass on my…

I was playing lacrosse on a warm spring day in Glen Ellyn. I could feel my adrenaline spike, accompanied by my heart beating out of my chest. We finally had the ball on our side. The first place team that happened to be our school’s arch nemesis, had selfishly kept the ball to themselves so far. Every second we had possession was precious as we knew the opportunities to score would be few. A whole season of hard work and commitment had brought us to this chance to move into a first place tie in…

one person that I didn’t get along with: until I met Rob Webb. At the time, Rob Webb was the soccer coach for the u18 elite girl’s soccer team for the club that I played for back home. Our club did tryouts for age’s u15-u18 together. I showed up that Saturday morning thinking that this tryout was stupid because we all knew who was going to be on the u15 team. I was the captain, why did I have to try out again? Little did I know that I was going to be invited…

positions since almost the entire team wanted to play forward to score goals. At the end of that practice he had gave us our new positions and we got to choose our jersey numbers. He told me that I would play center-mid because I was good at passing and at being the facilitator on the field. I then chose the number 7 because it was my favorite players’- Franck Ribery’s- number. The following year I left that team and took my position and number to the number 3 team in the state AFC Lightning. My…

positions over the years, but forward was definitely my favourite. I especially loved playing forward in the outdoor seasons because I loved to run the big field. That season I was on a soccer team that didn 't have a goalie, so I stepped into that position and I was doing well at it. At the time of my injury my team was six and one. I still wanted to play forward, so my coach was letting me play for higher…

started playing soccer, and at ten I knew I wanted to play in college. Soccer has been a huge part of my life for twelve years now, growing up I had always played defense and loved it. When eighth grade came around, my travel team needed a goalie, I decided to take one for the team and become our goalie for that season instead of playing my usual position. Playing goalie was never my first choice, but I knew that I had to do it if I wanted to play soccer that season, so I asked my brother to…

spirit, red, white and black and across the field the visiting team had a couple of spectators dressed in orange. As I look down at the perfectly grassed, green soccer field marked with white lines and a red letter N in the center, i see both teams doing drills, shooting, passing and running. Our team captain has a neon green arm band, he leads the team yelling across the field and keeping everyone focused. Shortly after, the two teams and the starting players are introduced over the speaker,…

about failure and how to come back from it. From playing volleyball you learn that not everything always works out and that's okay. The first day of tryouts in 7th grade I was as nervous as anyone could ever be. I had never played on a team before and I had no idea what to expect. When I got to the gym after school there were so many girls in the gym that I was in such shock I almost just walked out. Almost all of my friend were there which made it a little better because I at…

The steamy, thick, chlorine filled air penetrated my young lungs. The crowd above was screeching like the rioters in Tiananmen Square. One of the largest races of my swimming career was right at my doorstep. I adjusted my goggles one last time before I started my approach to Lane 8. With each step towards the starting block, the butterflies in my stomach grew exponentially. I slowly mounted the starting block as my mind started to tune out the earsplitting crowd. My focus narrowed in on the lane…