What makes a team?
Sometimes during my Volleyball training, i ponder about this question.
Volleyball is a team sport, which thus requires great teamwork and skill to win the game.
Is it just the obligation to do your part to win the game?
or does it encompass trust in your teammates, and using what strengths you have to cover the weaknesses of your team.
Someone once said "A team is centred around a common vision. A great team enhances strengths and cover weaknesses."
I find this to be especially true.
A team must work together towards a common goal, in order to succeed. If all 6 members in the team all have different visions and goals, the team cannot possibly progress, as it is going in 6 different directions.
The second statement holds true as well.
If a team has flaws, they must work together to cover that vunerable spot. If a team has strengths, working on it will improve the team's performance greatly and will lead it to victory.
In my opinion, a team must be bonded, so that communication between team members will be strong and everyone will strive towards a common goal. A team must strive for constant improvement, so that the weak become strong and the strong become even better. All team members must love the team, as this will create good feelings about each other, and will thus improve the performance of the team.
In my own life, i treat my teammates as brothers. In court, we play together, we train together and we constantly support and encourage each other as teammates. We always want the best for each other.
For example, we will usually leave the weaker teammates who need more experience and training to train with one senior, while the rest of us may have to pair up with weaker seniors, or have to train 2 to 1 senior. But I guess we don't really mind, because we really want the best for each other. As much as we want to go over and join the teammate in his training, we know that doing so will decrease the amount of experience he gets from the training, and thus let him train solo with a senior which we know can raise his potential.
During matches, we constantly encourage each other to play the best that we can, and most of the time the blame is shared among us, or we admit our mistakes. This way, the team is harmonious and our team can continue to work together like a greased machine.
So, what does a team mean to you? I wish to gather insight on this matter on how others feel about teams.
Thank You
MingX
