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Significant Lessons Learned Through My Basketball And Flag Football Career

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The most significant lessons that I have learned so far in life were through my basketball and flag football career. Having to work with a group of people to win games and be successful, greatly put into perspective how and why teamwork is so important. Without teamwork, success is greatly limited. This is why on my team I always make that "extra pass" to involve my teammates and make sure that I hold myself accountable for doing my part. We all need to be included as a team to work together and hold ourselves accountable to giving our one-hundred percent as a team to expound on success. A team can have a "leader" or "captain" but if no one works as a team success is sparse. Not only is teamwork an important lesson that I was taught through sports but so was sportsmanship. Sportsmanship, in my opinion, is one of the main qualities that a team needs to be successful. Sportsmanship comes in many different ways. From showing respect to your opponent to uplifting and appreciating your teammates. One of the ways that I demonstrate sportsmanship is by cheering on and motivating my teammates no matter what the circumstance is. Whether they win or have a learning experience I am always there to support them no matter what. …show more content…

In my eyes, a leader is not a title for one person to have. Anybody who dares to step up and help change things for the better is a leader, regardless of who they are. Every team needs leadership to be successful. Leadership is a quality that takes place on and off the court and in the field. A way that I demonstrate leadership in my sports life is by not only holding myself accountable for reaching my full potential but also holding my teammates accountable. Another way I demonstrate leadership in this way is by stepping up when nobody else wants to. For example, If were starting a new drill, I will be the first one up to start and lead the drill even when I'm

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