Thursday, May 12, 2011
Football, A Tale of Unity
Nothing unifies a group more than a common feeling of accomplishment, and there's no better place to experience this than to be part of a sports team. For me this meant playing football and track, but track is always more of an individual sport, so football is a more suitable example. For football, it is absolutely crucial that the team works together. If even one person doesn't do what's expected of him, the entire play or formation is screwed-up. On defense this could mean it creates the one hole that the running back needs to punch through the line and score a touchdown. On offense this could mean the offensive line never gets the chance to create that hole and the running back is blind-sided before he can get anywhere. Either way, being part of the team is more important than anything else. Therefore, the few times I haven't been sitting on the bench, I felt very much like I was part of a group. Actually now that I think about it, no one actually sits on a bench; everyone is intently watching the game and screaming encouragment or advice. So even when I'm "sitting on the bench" I am part of a group.
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welldone tim i completly agree
ReplyDeleteVery true--accomplishment really does bring people together, especially in sports. This is very similar to what I wrote about for my assigned blog post. I think football is a little different than other sports because, like you said, everyone is involved. Even those that don't play as much are really supportive of the others and are very in to the game. I think that's awesome; it's not like that for every team.
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