Assignment#1

     I’m sophomore student in the university and belong to basketball club. At the beginning of October, junior students leave our team and the time will come when we have to lead the team as leaders. How should we behave in order to lead the team to The Edge? We have to be trusted by other members. What does trust mean? As leaders, we should have good skills and a lot of knowledge to be trusted. However, generally speaking, there are few leaders who have good skills and knowledge. Therefore if we make efforts to get them, other members think that they have to support leaders and make efforts together.
     The goal of the team is winning each game. Sometimes, however, there are the games which we know we lose because the competitor is far stronger than us. Then we need “new mark,” such as the alternative goal of keeping the gap between points less than 30 points. We can keep our motivation by this type of goal.
     To improve our skills and achieve our goal, sometimes we need to abandon our pride and construct good relationship among the members. Even if our position is higher than others, we have to take advice from them. This structure that there are positions but everyone has the right to advise or warn leads the team to improvement and good relationship.
     We have off-season to refresh our bodies and mind. In season, we often have frustration because of lack of own skills, relationship among members and school life except basketball. It does not mean members have always frustration but it is daily situation. Off-season is a good opportunity to leave basketball and diversion. All we have to do in university is not only club activity. If the grades go down because of busyness of club, it is clear that the member lose his or her motivation. Off-season gives us mind control period.