Football Reflection

Communicating in Teams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Within any successful team, you will find leaders, it need not be the manager, and it doesn’t have to be the same person all the time, you only have to look at any successful sports team to see that there are numerous leaders and within the team each person knows the role they have to perform at any set moment and can change as the situation needs. This has been well explained in the Belbin Team Architecture.

     Of course the coach is going to be the team leader but the kids also need a peer to step up and be a leader. In a not so informal role Gerry Bertier rises to the challenge and establishes himself as the team leader. He shows us this a few times in the movie. Once when he approaches one of the other players, Julius Campbell, and asks him why he is playing so selfish. Gerry then listens to his teammate’s opinion and acts accordingly to do what is best for the team, because that is what leaders do, even if it mean calling out his best friend and making him step it up. Gerry also represents the inspiration of the team because every time the team is down he picks them up and brings them together.

Leader – the main job of a leader in sports is to help the team organise properly, motivate others, and work as a team. By doing all these things your team can make a big impact when playing. The leader should communicate and organise well in order to help his players understand. The equipment should be organised properly during every training session which helps players improve. Any equipment that is broken which could injure the players should not be there.

I feel the game is more of a mental sport. A players must be extremely smart at all times on the field. We play the game like a bunch of wolves but at the same time we are extremely educated on the field. I had many things that I valued while playing football with my team. A few things I really valued were the friendship with all my brothers, valued the team, the atmosphere during the game, and the game itself. This was important to everyone because we all felt the same way. Since we all had a lot of the same values it brought us closer as teammates. Because of this it made our team strong and there wasn’t anyone who could break us down. We were a family and a brotherhood and we all knew that. Even though sometimes during practice there would be scuffles and fights we always had each other’s backs no matter what the situation was. We all had great pride in the team we were the eagles and we would always be an eagle.

On the last day of tryouts, the coaches made cuts for the teams. They called each one of us separately to meet. The head coach started off by saying that I was a good player and that I had a lot of potential. Then, the praise quickly dropped off.

I play football here at ULM and we have been in our fall camp for the last 23 days. It is a mental, physical, and emotional strain and tensions are running high. One day early on in camp we were out in the blistering heat practicing. We were almost finished when we called a screen pass and I was going to be the main blocker for the play and if I messed up it wouldn't work. Then as soon as the ball was snapped I stepped with the wrong foot first. This slowed me down and the defender was able to clobber our receiver behind the line of scrimmage. My position coach, Coach Clark, immediately ran over yelling, "What are you doing? Where is the direction you can't lose your man on that play?" I knew what I had done wrong, "I can't let him get up the

Increasing communication – team have to meet as often as possible to discuss issues of concern. Team has to clearly define methods and channels of communication to ensure that the right information is available at the right time, in the right form through the right channel for effective use and feed backs give timely.

In the environment today, it is not unusual to see people working in teams to accomplish certain goals and tasks. During our youth, parents and teachers encourage us through various methods to work as part of a team. Whether a sports team, classroom team, or after school activities, parents and teachers and other authority figures start the introduction of working in teams and teaching the value of being able to work together to accomplish a common goal. As people progress through the various stages of their lives, everyone continues to strive to communicate. Communication is a part of everyday life. It may be overlooked in some areas, but when dealing with a team environment, communication is vital. One

Team Leaders are most likely managers, directors, executives and the company owners. The responsibility of the Team Leaders are:

All team members will respect the ideas and views of the other members even if there is disagreement. Team members will encourage each other and help each other along through the course so that the end goal can be achieved.

High performing leadership teams have clear guidelines and expectation all times, these guidelines is what allows them to be high performing. Let’s take the “16 attributes of high performing teams” (Bb) and apply them to the 4 hour house video, in order to see if all attributes

In addition, the communication channels are kept clear in the team (Cameron, Harbison, Lambert & Dickson, 2012). In the case of any problem or issue, every team member is free to direct it to the right. Hence, a lot of conflicts are avoided.

I observed that she is from a Spanish speaking country, living in the rural area. She was a tom-boy who loves to take care of bulls. The first time she saw a picture of a bullfighter, she became interested in the sport. She started the sport at a young age and when all the men in her family failed at their attempt she didn’t fail. She was dedicated in becoming a professional matador in which she did. Before she enters the bull ring she practice her routine, dressing in her jump shot of fine patterns and dazzling decorations. In the ring, she uses a red flag to distract the bull in order to kill it. The way she moves in the ring reveals her love for the sport.

Communication is the key to success. A team without communication could never be successful. Communication is important because the group needs a clear goal and also they need to have shared objectives. For example, in football a defense needs to be on the same page; if two players on the defense are on different pages then the defense will not be successful. You need everyone to share the same objective in order to succeed, not just a few people but all as one. To ensure a team’s success, everyone on the team has to be accountable. Everyone has a job on the team to contribute to becoming successful as a whole. Also you need trust in order to become successful; you have to be able to trust in your team that they will give their all for the team.