I work to maintain a balanced lifestyle: excelling academically, while allocating time for extra-curricular activities, volunteer work, a part-time job, family, and friends. I am the type of person who thrives under pressure and challenges. I enjoy having responsibility; I take charge and I am exemplary at it. I am a conscientious achiever and with well-rounded talents, I find myself continuously involved with everything that I am able. For the same reason, I bring it upon myself to take on roles of responsibility and leadership. Helping others is often a rewarding experience and I believe it is important to find the drive to inaugurate change. Similarly, leadership in athletics is vital to a team’s success; it is necessary to have a player …show more content…
The Clayton Heights Student council is a platform for students to share and develop ideas to improve student culture at our school. We fundraise for various school activities such as dances, social events, community days, and spirit weeks. For example, this year’s Pink Shirt Day, we fought bullying armed with pink cotton candy. In addition to facilitating a refreshing school culture, I have dedicated an abundance of time to Project Equal organizing, assisting, and contributing in every way possible. Furthermore, Clayton has a tremendous platform for leadership; I take a course, Recreation Leadership, where only select amounts of students earn a spot in the class. It is our responsibility to officiate home games for a multitude of sports. Clayton also has a great student-mentoring program, Link Crew; my fellow Link Crew leaders and I prepare these students to succeed early on. By treating them with kindness and patience, I know they will continue to treat others with the same …show more content…
Playing representative rugby allowed me to share my enthusiasm for the sport with others who share the same passion. I was encouraged to try out for the Fraser Valley team, and sequentially, the U16 BC coaches selected me to play for BC. It was a unique experience playing with the opposition instead of against them. During the school season, I only viewed them as competition, as obstacles standing in the way of victory. However, as our team played together, I undertook the initiative to break the lines that separated the team. Soon enough, we did not segregate by our school or our region, we opened our mindsets. Thereupon competitors became teammates and rivals became comrades, brought together by a sport we all love. Throughout the weeks, we endeavored together and the pack quickly flowed into a harmonious unit; we set aside every difference and every grudge, we became the epitome of a team, and we won Nationals. I believe all of us can apply the same philosophy in any aspect in our life. It is not an easy road; you do not learn from success, you do not learn from awards and accolades. You learn from mistakes, you learn from failures. It is a game where having all the skill in the world will not get you anywhere without your
The multidimensional leadership has found popularity within sport psychology (Chelladurai, 2012). This is likely to be as it can be easily applied to a wide range of managers, athletes and clubs of a variety of sports.
Growing up in a rough neighborhood, positive role models were not present in my everyday life. Fortunately, I created a personal understanding of what it took to be a true leader when Marcelo Neveleff became my coach. Coach Marcelo was my club soccer coach throughout my teenage years, and Marcelo demonstrated three key tenets that made me realize what it took to be a great leader. From his guidance and inspiration, I have drawn that in order to become a successful leader, I must be goal oriented through determination within myself by leading from the front. This reflects that there is a specific goal that I, as a leader, must be willing to reach that will inspire others to do the same. To become a successful leader, I must also be empathetic
I had practiced it before, but this time it was for real. Well, as real as a college mock trial tournament can get. I objected, pointed, and did squat thrusts during 10-minute breaks. During the trial, I paused for a few seconds of silence and methodically tied up the loose ends of my closing monologue. My mock trial team sat quietly for a couple of minutes until the judges offered some feedback and tabulated the scores. Unfortunately, we lost in a landslide and would not be moving on to the final round of competition. Before our team departed from Ithaca, however, we still had to sit through closing ceremonies, where team and individual awards would be distributed. We arrived to the function with our head between our tales, but when they read the award for best mock trial attorney, my name was called. I was shocked and utterly ecstatic. I was even surprised that it wasn't a run of the mill paper award I had won, but actually a wooden plaque with some official looking carvings. It wasn't an Academy award or Nobel Prize, but for someone who had practiced relentlessly for months, it su...
From freshman year until senior year I had worked my way up through grueling workouts and making sure I made it to practice each day. In addition, I would spend my winter and spring running track and then train for cross country in the fall during the summer. My hard work and attendance finally payed off when my coach named me captain. I take on the role of leadership,attendance , mental toughness, and obedience as I set an example for the rest of the team. It helped shape my high school experience because most of it revolved around school work and my practices and friends from cross country. I also believe these characteristics will follow me through
It was a sport i had to learn from the ground up, i started with the basics. As my progression got faster and more consistent i set out goals for myself to achieve. After finishing my first season third in the state i became obsessed with my goals wanting them even more than anything else. My goals that i had for rugby were higher and more difficult to accomplish. It involved me winning the State Championship and the season MVP Award. None of these should even be considered close to “coming easy.” As my thirst for accomplishment became greater as i came to be a natural leader and teacher to those who were new to the sport. Under all the pressure of my teammates and the crowd as the leader i still prevailed, leading my team to four consecutive State Titles and also winning two MVP Awards in ‘12 and ‘15 within a four year span. I am currently the only male rugby player in Hawaii to achieve four straight State Titles with multiple MVP
Other members and I attend the local elementary and middle schools. I found that counseling and encouraging people to make good choices will always impact a person in a positive manner. I also observed first-hand how this same guidance helps to build strong relationships that will carry on for many years to come. I have found that my past experiences with this leadership group is vital; simply because at some point everyone needs to have someone that they can lean on. I was fortunate enough to get an internship that would only build experience that I will continue to use forever. I am also part of swim and the baseball team, and I am the captain of both teams. The previous year, I won a hustle award for baseball, and the most improved award for swim. These awards allowed others to see that I gave one-hundred percent through times of hardship and glory. The opportunity of being a captain sets a precedent for others to follow. These experiences have framed me to be the best person I can be. I will use these lessons that I have learned and apply them to become one of Virginia’s future
When I joined the team my freshman year, I never thought I would contribute to maintain the standard of organization I had witnessed. As a rookie to the sport, my only focus was performing my best and having fun; developing a leadership role never crossed my mind. It was my sophomore year that I developed a sense of leadership. As I was now a returner, I now had significant knowledge about the sport and experience with the
Leadership roles can be both incredibly rewarding, but they can also be extremely demanding. There are small and large leadership roles. There are leadership roles available through work and leadership roles available in extracurricular activities. After playing sports for many years, being a leader on multiple teams, and teaching/coaching others how to play certain sports, I have learned a great deal about myself, as well as others. Teaching others about sports requires many great leadership skills including communication, a desire to help others become better as an athlete and as individuals, and a whole lot of patience. These skills are not only required when working with the players. They are required when working with the parents and other
For a little over 5 years, I coached underprivileged boys and girls’ ages 6 to 17 and many of them became part of their Middle school and High school volleyball teams. Some of them even became college volleyball players obtaining partial and full athletic scholarships just like I did. Within these 5 years, I learned the essence of leadership but most importantly I discover my ability to inspire these children to reach their full potential. I was motivated by my love for the sport as much as by their willingness to learn the skills, their commitment to their team and by their drive to become successful individuals. Coaching these children reinforced my ability to be empathetic and compassionate for their situations, mastering teamwork and having a strong understanding of different
The fundamental values taken from the lessons my mother, Samara D. Kendrick, has taught me that I am in control of my destiny and the future success and/or failure that will result based on my actions, decisions and beliefs. While being told by the administrative staff of my high school that "one day only a handful out of five-hundred students would go to college", with direction from my mother, I have learned to motivate myself with alternative goals and convictions. For the past four years, this statistic has stuck in my mind and has served as a catalyst for me to work diligently and with purpose. While attending high school, I have taken college dual-enrollment classes, participated in the schools H.O.S.A (Health Occupations Students
Achievements and accomplishments help people prepare for the future and gives them the skills they need to help serve their community. It is important for people to have accomplishments and achievements because it helps them succeed in life. My participation in Student Council, band, and making good grades are my most meaningful accomplishments and they have given me the aid I need to prepare for my future field of study and the opportunity for me to serve my community.
In addition to being a three sport athlete, I participated in both travel soccer and swimming leagues. It was throughout these years that I found my passion for leadership. I strove to be a leader on and off the field. I served as the varsity captain for all teams, aiming to be a role model for my teammates in all aspects of my life. This leadership trait stayed with me as I went to college. Although I did not play sports at Butler, I became involved in leadership roles with different organizations on campus. Being a leader is important to me for two reasons. It first, pushes me to be a better person. Secondly, it allows me to have a positive impact on other’s
In school I’ve always chose to challenge myself, but when it comes to sports I was always just been challenged physically. I’ve never been the best at any sport, but that has never stopped me from enjoying myself and encouraging those around me. Junior year I made the varsity basketball team, but I found myself at end of the bench every game of the basketball season. I went to every practice, played to the best of my ability whenever I was given the chance, and I was the best bench player I could be. I knew I wasn’t going to lead my team in points or rebounds, so I found new responsibilities and set new goals for myself as a leader from the sideline. Every game I was there. I cheered on each of my teammates. I congratulated them on each success. I lifted their spirits after a bad play. I found a place on a sports team that didn’t require me to be the best athlete. The season truly allowed me to grow as a person. I realized that even when I may not be the best at something I can still use my leadership tools to find a place where I belong and can make the situation better than before. There was no title or plaque for what I was doing, but knew that I took charge of an important role and the work that I was putting in was valued by my teammates and coaches, which made it all worth
Rugby is a very small club sport at Lafayette and has a lot of challenges. During orientation, I accidentally met up with a team member called Mike who told me about Lafayette rugby. He told me that the team did not have a coach and “we are trying to get in as many freshmen as possible”. I replied that I had a lot of experience, having played rugby for about 5 years, and I would love to join. When we had our first rugby meet, it was on a small quad in front of one of the nine fraternities. This quad was the antithesis of the real big fields I was used to; one could hardly run a forty-yard dash on it. Well, after a couple of weeks playing on the quad, we were able to head out to Metzgar fields. These are a set of fields for lacrosse, soccer, baseball, and football practice and there is also provision for rugby. In the middle of all other sports grounds, our rugby team found a somewhat full size field.
1. Leadership is the ability to bring people together while motivating and inspiring them to work as a team to achieve a common goal. There have been several leadership influences in my life. From a very young age, I watched my father lead his troops while serving as a senior enlisted member of the U.S. Army. I saw how he held them accountable for doing their jobs on one hand while mentoring them and giving them the direction they needed, sometimes almost like a father figure on the other. Working for four different law enforcement agencies over the last twenty-seven years, I have been exposed to several supervisors, some good and some not so good. Looking back on it, I believe my leadership philosophy has been influenced more by the bad supervisors than the good ones. The first thing they showed me was the difference in a supervisor or manager and a leader. Very few of them cared for their members at all. They seemed to be more interested in their next promotion and gave little to no attention to mentoring their members and helping them achieve anything they wanted to achieve. Because of this, there always seemed to be a morale problem. The members never seemed motivated to do anything other than the bare minimum to get by.