Daniel James Brown's The Boys In The Boat

Sport’s are an aspect of life that affect societies across the globe. Athletics affect everyone's life, whether that be playing the sport, watching games, or hearing about a sporting event. There is a big difference between playing an individual sport and players relying on their own athletic abilities versus a team sport when members of the team rely on their teammates to complete each individual's specific responsibility to reach the team's goal. Team sports bring people together in countless ways, and they teach many life skills for the athletes that participate in them. Some of these skills include communication, teamwork, discipline, work ethic, dedication, leadership, and numerous more that will help them in their personal and work

White, male, New York Times writer, Michael Ian Black in his article, “The Boys Are Not All Right” (Feb. 21 2018), claims that toxic masculinity and the lack of meninism to change old stereotypes of masculinity causes men to commit mass shootings. He supports his claim by first states that women are “redefining” what it means to be a woman while men have not, then by saying that there has not been a movement to help men “toward a full expression of their gender”, next by stating that men are “trapped “in “outdated… masculinity”, and finally by stating that men only have two options to “preserve” his masculinity: “withdrawal or rage”. Black’s purpose is to illuminate another causation of mass shooting that is being ignored in order to show a

1.) “If you simply kept your eyes open, it seemed, you just might find something valuable in the most unlikely of places. The trick was to recognize a good thing when you saw it, no matter how odd or worthless it might a first appear, no matter who else might walk away and leave it behind.” -The Boys in the Boat (pg. 37) by Daniel James Brown

Sport is incredible in how it can increase confidence, self-esteem, and overall health while teaching children a new ability of working with others as a team, taking direction, and doing things they never thought possible. I want to be able to show what sports is capable of teaching and the rewards that come along with it. The concept of team reveals what is achievable through solidarity that would be impossible in solitary.

Teamwork is a key skill that everyone should have installed in them at a young age.The brain of a child is like a sponge, they absorb everything and use it in the future. Playing football is not an individual sport unlike competitive swim or boxing, when playing a sport heavy contact or not as a team a child learns to work with others to achieve a common goal of winning or advancing. Children become cooperative and have the ability to collaborate with others making them more resourceful and beneficial in any real life situation. According to live strong representative and author of article “Benefits of Teamworks in Sports” Wade Harle, stated “ Teamwork in sports can help give participants stronger communication skills and teach them to work better with others. Additional advantages to teamwork in sports are learning to deal with conflict and varieties of different ideas within a team.” As the young child grows and prospers into a young adult having the teamwork ability and characteristic will only gain them the upper hand when applying for jobs, working on projects and in life commitments and relationships.

Along with NHS, being actively involved in varsity sports throughout high school has made me gain a “work hard” attitude. This attitude of constantly working above and beyond will carry over to my future education and career to help me succeed. As a two-year captain of both volleyball and cheerleading, I have learned to be a team leader while also being a team player. High school sports have instilled lifelong lessons in me such as working hard, being responsible, and being a leader, that I know will aid me in by success in academics and a

World War II was, unarguably, one of the most devastating periods in world history; it’s erasable from the minds of those who were alive during that time and to the people who merely learn about it in social studies classes. But before the desolation of World War II, the world was only suspicious of Adolf Hitler’s plans, and Hitler laid off this skepticism by hosting the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin, capturing “the true Olympic spirit”, but there were still a few who held conjectures about Hitler. In Daniel James Brown’s book, The Boys in the Boat, Brown uses a quotation by Richard Wingate to set the mood and create foreshadowing of the destruction to come.

Coaches are always trying to push athletes to be able to accomplish the best of their abilities. However, for nine boys it was a little bit more then their coach pushing them; it was dedication and the ability to over come obstacles. In an award winning novel by Daniel James Brown The Boys in the Boat is a true story about nine young men that came from low income families and were able to accomplish something inspiring. All nine boys in the boat that were racing for gold in the Berlin 1936 Olympics came from working class families. Coming from next to nothing and putting the past behind them they won the gold medal in Berlin. The book was primarily focused on Joe Rantz, one of the nine boys that were racing for gold. Coming from a very unstable background, his mother passing away when he was a young boy, and abandonment, Joe used these early life hardships to make him

“Boys in the Boat”, by Daniel James Brown, proves that anyone can overcome disadvantages using hard work, trust, and teamwork.

Hello, I hope you had a great relaxing summer. This summer I read "The Boys in the Boat" by Daniel James Brown. I really enjoy the authors details about building a good team and the benefits of well built team. As I was reading, I began to think about our Personal Fitness class and how Daniel James Brown's descriptions of the benefits of friendship and trust relate to our classes discussions about teamwork. I believe if students in Personal Fitness read this book their teamwork in sport related activities will increase.

Having played a variety of team sports throughout my life, I saw a lot of parallels throughout the class work on team building between positive teamwork and success. Reading Five Dysfunctions of a Team and then applying what we learned from the reading into several team building exercise gave me a unique perspective on how to create and identify key team building skills.

I have been in soccer, cross-country, and track during my high school athletic career. Track has taught me how dependent you are on your teammates. During the relay races, every second counts in a race, and you have to be able to depend on your teammates to run a fast time. Also, if my teammates or I run a poor time and lose a block position, I have learned that I could not show my frustration towards them because more than likely they feel upset with themselves and don’t need any more pressure. In soccer, I learned how important it is for a team to have good chemistry. Every soccer player has a different playing. In, soccer some people are more passing oriented or shooting oriented. Similar, in track some people are more self oriented versus team oriented, and care about their times and not the team as a whole. I have learned how to work with my team and how to remain unified and strong in athletic

All athletes can recognize that being a part of a team is hard. It is incredibly difficult to select a group of teenagers that will (1) all get along, (2) work together seamlessly, and (3) respect their coaches. The formula for the perfect team is unknowable. One negative spirit always exists to drag the team down, to deflate their motives, and increase their egos; but that does not have any effect on the sportsmanship of a team. Sportsmanship does not rely on the cohesiveness of a team. It does not correlate with how many bonding trips a team endures or how many groups of friends are on the team. It is not entirely internal or entirely external. Sportsmanship is not simply the willingness of an athlete to respect other teams; it is an athlete’s ability to respect their own team and, most importantly, his or her self. Sportsmanship is innate, reflecting an athlete’s character. Neither winning nor losing can change it.

When people are involved in sports, they can develop some life long lasting relationships. High school athletes have to understand their role on the team and what they need to do to make the team more successful. When everyone on the team knows their own role, the team works together and end up being very successful. “There is nothing more important than relationships,” said Moore, who recognizes the need for teammates who can build on others’ strengths (Jerrell Moore). Working with others teach athletes to take responsibility and it improves their ability to cooperate with others. Having the ability to cooperate with others, helps the athlete work and communicate with others. Cooperation also helps athletes gain many friendships and builds character. Constantly being with your teammates during practices and games lead players to build

By participating in various sports, a student gets to learn so many things about life. A student wins some games and loses some; this makes him understand that winning and losing are a part of life and should be accepted with grace. When a student participates in team games, he learns that co-operating with others is very important if goals are to be achieved. Likewise, sports can teach so many life lessons to students and thus, help