"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"
The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.
—Vince Lombardi—
A Team In Conflict
When a team is winning it’s easy to get along, but what happens when a team starts to lose consistently? The team begins to go into conflict.
You need to understand the mechanics of teamwork and the role each member of the team plays. Without this knowledge, a team will not be successful—it’s all about chemistry.
When I played football in high school many years ago, we went from a championship team one year to a team in crisis the next. As a junior, our football team was young and “a year away” from greatness. Well, we proved everyone wrong by going undefeated, becoming conference champions, and were ranked #3 of all high schools in the nation!
The following year was supposed to be “our year,” but it wasn’t. We argued with each other, we couldn’t even agree on a captain, and at times tempers flared. In short, we were a team in turmoil. We proved everyone wrong again, but in reverse. Oh, we won the conference championship, but lost three games that year.
This is a typical example of a team with great talent, but having a poor attitude (TMDA Vol. II Part 5). Why? Because we didn’t understand the meaning of teamwork and the role each of us played. That championship team produced because we had a captain that understood what it takes to win. He symbolized all the necessary qualities that a great leader should have and he led a tight knit team.
Team Sport Or Individual Sport?
When does a team sport become an individual sport? When a team plays like individuals. Everyone has a job to perform whether its on the field or off. A team sport means just that—A TEAM SPORT. I’d like to see how many yards a halfback could gain without a line blocking for him, or how many goals a forward can score in field hockey without being set up by teammates. The answer in each case is obviously very few if any at all.
We all want to win, but too many of us don’t know how to win. The Million Dollar Athlete is about to change all that.
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