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Teams Work Together

Notes about sports, how to win and lose gracefully, and why we practice

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Hey!! Let's play catch!!

Went to a Yankee game at Yankee stadium in the Bronx. Forty Seven Thousand people came to see 'em beat the Sox. They were not disappointed - the score was 9 to 1. I can't remember if I've ever had so so much f-u-n.

You wouldn't believe the game last night. It was the closest game I've ever seen. Each team really wanted to win. At the plate they looked real mean. At the end of nine innings the score was tied 4 to 4. And after 10, 11 and 12, neither could score

Rain Rain go away - Baseball is what I want to play!

Sports! Sports! Sports! It's fun. There's camaraderie with your teammates and that's good. There's discipline and practice - good lessons to learn. But there's something else too - something that I missed out on by not playing sports as a kid g

Theo makes an unassisted double play! The first of the year! Go! Colts go!

Hakeem Olajuwan makes 500 jump shots a day! Practice is what makes a good player out of an average one! Practice makes a great player out of a good one! Have fun today!

Teamwork - it's Work to be on a Team. When Teams Work together, they win. Team: a group of people who play together to win at a sport or competition. Why do you think they call it work? Being on a team is a challenge. You are challenged to be your

Good morning. Whenever there's a lot on the line, the challenge for the player is to relax and play loose. The natural tendency is to tighten up and feel nervous, which makes it harder to do your best. It's like walking on a curb without falling off

Hey Theo do you like to win in sports? Do you? Well the listen up and I'll tell you how. Ready? Here's the secret... 1) Practice - you can never be "good enough"! 2) Share your game with your teammates - help them - show them. Don't criticize you

It's another day Joanna. Another day to try and succeed. To experiment. To learn. To laugh and have fun. To love and support. To discover the best that you can be. And you can be pretty damn good! You put your heart into whatever you do. You care ab

It was a pleasure to watch you pitch last night. You looked so calm and in control the whole time. Even when a couple of errors on ground balls put runners on you stayed focused and you pitched your way out of it. I was so proud of you. Anna Roma ca

Good morning good day! Hey Hey Ms. All Conference Whatayasay? Pretty impressive! I was very proud of you! I surprised myself at how proud I felt carrying your trophy as we left the gym. Silly I know but I couldn't help it. I thought you really had

Always try and keep the idea of giving 100% in the front of your mind. Focus on that idea, whether your in school in class, or dribbling down court or pitching on the mound. That will give you your best chance to succeed. The other thing to do is re

Just learn from every game Joanna. Think about what worked and what didn't work. Think about everything - the good and the bad. Think about it all as the learning experience that it is and slowly you will get better - the team will get better - and

Workout all your muscles. Work out your brain as well as your body. Workout the whole Theo. Make him stronger and smarter. Apply the same ideas about exercise to learning as well as to strengthening your body. The same rules apply, regular practices

"Wow! Who's that no. 8? She's really good!" You played well and deserved the compliment. How many games have you played that went into extra points? How many back to back? It was draining to watch it must have been brutal to play. You played as a te

Keyspan Park!! Wow!! Hard to believe I was watching you pitch there. What a blast! Will any other field feel good enough now? You seem so at home on the mound it's amazing and fun to watch you do your thing. After that monster home run in the secon

Calm, control, focus, instinct, intelligence, skill, practice, and coaching. It takes all of it to succeed. No one does it on talent alone. You have that in spades Theo, now recognize what you need to add to it and get the help you need, do the work

There's an old Christian saying that goes something like "God never gives you more than you're strong enough to deal with" I shouldn't have used quotes because it's really just a paraphrase. Atheists would say "What doesn't kill you makes you strong

Bernie Williams received an honorary degree from Iona College yesterday and he made a speech. He said that when he was a teenager he knew he "had the have the ability to outwork" the other prospects. It's important to recognize early in life that yo

When you're on the mound and there's 2 outs and the first baseman boots the ball allowing a run to score - what do you do? You shrug it off, take a deep breath and go after the next guy. In basketball you get a steal, bring the ball down the court a

It was a nice day for softball yesterday. I'm sorry that it didn't turn out to be a good game and a win for BC. Don't let it keep you from regaining your confidence and winning again. It would be nice to go out on a winning note. You guys have the t

Losing is always painful. There's only one solace you can take and that's knowing that you did everything you possibly could to prepare yourself and you held nothing back from your all out effort. If they are going to beat you, let them have to beat

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