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My Leadership Role In A Paintball Team

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When I was younger, I used to go paintballing pretty much every weekend or every other weekend. I used to play with people of all ages (7-30) and I was 10. We were assigned teams because of how many players were there. On my team I had 2 people over the age of 20 and two people over the age of 15 so I was the youngest. Everyone was new and didn't know what to do so I taught them all some techniques and tips I use to sneak up and beat the other team. I took the leadership role in that situation because I knew what to do and I knew how to do it. They listened to me because they saw me playing against others earlier in the day. This is the youngest I can remember about having a leadership role while having adults listen to my every command. I didn't go to the paintball course that day and decide that I was going to lead a bunch of people and tell what to do at every second of the game. …show more content…

Some wouldn't think that a 10 year old would be running a team but that was me! I was pressured to come up with a good plan because I had 5 people that were much older relying on me for us to win the match, being pressured at that age might make some kids panic and run away, but I stayed and continued to stay confident so my teammates wouldn't be intimidated by the other team and be discouraged by my nervousness. Not panicking gave my team confidence in me and in my game plan leading us to execute it successfully and taking the win against another team of 5. The feeling of being a leader at that time made me feel joy and them thanking me for creating such a great plan spiked me with

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