I started volleyball about four years ago. My parents sent me to a volleyball camp because they thought that I was an active kid and that it was a good way for me to learn about teamwork. As I became a better volleyball player, I gained more experience working with others as a team, as well as interacting and communicating with my teammates and coaches. In addition, volleyball helped me to get stronger both mentally and physically. To me, volleyball is a great sport because I enjoy it and I get to learn many important lessons from it.
The first thing I learned was how to handle tough and frustrating moments. As a beginner, I got frustrated a lot because there were times when I worked really hard to do something, and it never worked. For example, when I started volleyball, the two most difficult skills I had to acquire were hitting and serving. Unfortunately, I could not serve from the end line to the other side of the net, and for hitting, I missed the ball a lot because my timing was off. I
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There were different ways to communicate with coaches and teammates, but I mainly communicate through questioning and team bonding. For example, my parents sent me to some volleyball clinics in the summer before my ninth grade volleyball tryout. During the hitting section of the clinics, I always had a problem with timing. I asked a coach what I did wrong, and after he looked at me, he showed me what part I did wrong. Then, he made me practiced until I understand it and got better at it. Talking to coaches and asking for their opinions really helped me to learn more and try out more new skills. However, I also spent a lot of time with my team members, so another way for me to communicate was through team bonding. Usually, before a game started, my team always gathered together and shared our thoughts and encouragements to motivate the team. We then made a loud cheer so that we start out with a good, positive
One way is, gestures and other body expressions. When a mentor conducts a music piece he or she is put front and center from the choral group. They are in control of unifying the performers and setting the tempo of a song as well as shaping the sound of the ensemble by the movement of their hands. Choir has a positive and friendly environment. People are able to get feedback from one another and they improve overtime. Emailing is also another way of communicating in Choir. Usually when a choir has a lot of members, an alternative is to email the messages to those performers rather than having to tell them one by one. Emailing is a good way for Choir to reach the performers because some may not have flexible schedules meaning, they can not meet up with their
In the time it took me to actually love volleyball, I went through a vital journey
In high school, Coach Terrell would tell the play he wanted to be run to the point guard, and then the point guard would yell it out as he came down the floor for the rest of us to hear. Player to player communication was also huge because if you saw a guy cutting to the basket and your teammate on that side didn’t see it coming, you could yell to him and he could steal the pass. It is also important to know the physical cues, body language, of your teammates because; if you pass the ball before your guy is ready it can result in a turnover. A team that communicates effectively on and off the floor will be a successful
That next day at practice I immediately sensed a difference. Instead of quietness on the court I began to talk to my teammates and encourage them. Once I did this others quickly joined in. This showed us how important communication is. Instead of getting mad at one another when a mistake was made, we began to encourage each other to just do better on the next play. The team started to feel less like just a team and more like a family. I began to truly know my teammates on and off the court.
Both teams are fighting for the win, only one point away, my adrenaline starts to run. I have adapted to live for the rush that comes with playing a sport. Volleyball has definitely been an outlet for me when it comes to school, family, and simply anything else. I have been on my high school volleyball team since freshman year. Although I loved playing, each year I struggled finding a balance between school and practice. I never let the struggle bring me down. I stayed committed to school and stayed on top on my assignments. I will admit there were times that i thought I couldn't do it anymore but i knew that to continue playing i needed to keep my grades up.
Each day we would do different drills such as hitting, fielding, base running and more. There was really no way to know which drill is next they were all randomized to keep each player on their toes. Not every drill would be a drill that shows a player’s skill or how good they are. The coaches would do drills where they would give us game-like situations and see how we would react to see how we would perform in a live game. At the end of each week the head coach would sit down and talk with every player. At the end of week one the coach told me that he could tell I was very nervous and that I needed to relax because he knew I had the talent and skill for varsity baseball I just needed to show it. At the end of the three weeks the team had a inter squad scrimmage so the coaches could actually see how we performed in an actual game. I went into that scrimmage very relaxed and confident and came out feeling very confident and knowing that I did what I needed to do to make the
These activities are what allow the team to be characterized as a discourse group and to succeed. As for me being a former coach I can relate to how important it is for coaches to use multiple literacies and method of communication in the coaching community that contain interpersonal, situational, and textual literacies. Furthermore, I think this has helped me understand that coaches need to be diverse and /or knowledgeable in multiple discourse communities. This will help with reading and reacting to all types of individuals within the group and organizations. I realized that it is beneficial to learn about different discourse communities, in order to be successful within a coaching community. Such as being familiar with all aspects of the discourse community and their methods of communication, language, and also learning how to read body language are just some of the basic requirements. As far as my coaching discourse goes I can relate it to my community having everything that characterizes a group of people as a discourse community and almost always is related to the success of a shared goal. I am also able to make a connection between the different literacies that coaching demands. Just as we as coaches use our interpersonal literacies skills help motivate players, we must also know how to handle the material to delivery the information everyone involved in the a specific community. This is why it is important to be diverse different forms of literacies. Hopefully this new perspective of knowing and learning forms of literacies and the concept of discourse community will help me in the
When I was on a softball team a few years ago, me and my teammates would communicate through the essentials of communication which are process, meaning, and symbolic communication both on and off the baseball field. In example, when we are on the field we communicate in procedural ways in order to reach a goal. We were engaging in action when we were practicing and using our knowledge when implementing a strategic plan on how we would play the different opponents we faced especially in crucial games. We were all different races so we all had different cultural backgrounds. There were people on my team who were of American, African American, Asian, Lebanese, Puerto Rican, and Dominican decent. Therefore, my language was constantly changing
First and foremost, volleyball helps with how well a student can work with others. Throughout life it is required to work with others. Unlike basketball, one person cannot win a game for the team, it takes all six players to work together. The setter and the hitters have to talk to each other, the passers have to talk to each other, and the blockers have to talk it each other. Volleyball is like one big game of which team can communicate amongst themselves better.
Being involved in all activities that I have been in, I have got to meet many people. Some of my earliest of my friends that I met through gymnastics are still my good friends. I also have former teammates that are from neighboring towns that I still keep in contact with. Sports give you the opportunity to be introduced to so many different types of people. Being apart of a team gives you and your fellow teammates a special bond. I know I can always count on them to have my back and cheer me on, whether I am having a great day or a terrible day. We are so close that I would consider more of a family than a team. The feeling of being apart of something like that is irreplaceable. Learning to get along with all those people can be difficult at times. Having learned to work with groups of people at young age made my life easier now. In school and in the
Non-verbal communication often helps sports performer read the mood of the sports leader this is good when they are in the distance and would not hear them. Communication between the leader and performer should be a two-way process, supporting the development of knowledge for both. A sports leader would need a clear voice that can be used throughout the session to show the particpants what they need to know to improve next time as well as how tod o the certain activity. A sports leader also needs to listen so the partiipants can have a say of whats happening in the session and if they need help with the activity.
I thought it would be interesting to record and evaluate, at a later date, the specific types of communication that our coach unconsciously, but intentionally, uses. I never really thought about all the ways our coach tries to communicate a point to us and how much it varies according to what he is trying to tell us and who is trying to tell. I find that during practice, our coach often yells or actions to us when we are not physically able to listen, for example, while we are underwater. It is interesting to watch him to intentionally try to communicate with us even though he is aware we cannot hear him. This showcases how humans are naturally inclined to communicate through gestures and words.
My sister used to be part of the Wilbur Cross Volleyball Team and by watching her play I realized that I loved the game. Immediately, I joined a club where I learned most of the skills and rules to play. Each week I started to notice that I was getting better and better and all I wanted to do was show my coach my improvements. After two years, I was able to serve from the serving line, bump to a setter and know my rotations. I took actions into my own hands by joining the club and practicing at home just so I could be ready to join the Wilbur Cross Volleyball Team.
For example, when I started my first part time job in the food industry, I quickly discovered that it was better to simply speak up when I did not know or understand a particular aspect of my task instead of trying to bluff my way through it. This was one aspect of good and honest assertive communication A. Hodgson specified as being important. Additionally, as a sporting umpire, assertive verbal communication was an extremely important skill. A crucial component of this was sending consistently clear messages by using the standard terms and nomenclature. Moreover, I have participated in several team environments and have discovered that it is important to monitor your interactions to ensure that you are correctly balancing your output of first and second person communications. This is because these ratios are often different to those found in more common situations such as casual one-on-one conversations (Neuman & Wright, 1999). Although my primarily sporting team experiences are different to A. Hodgson’s professional team experience, regardless, it is still important to use the correct team-specific communication skills when participating in such
Use communication skills effectively, use active listening by listening to the other person and paying close attention to what they are saying, asking questions and rephrasing what the person says to ensure understanding.