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This is going to be a wordy post in comparison to the others that I wrote, but hopefully you find it interesting.<\/p>\n
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about leadership and what makes a good captain for a sports team. \u00a0Just yesterday, I decided that I would run for captain of my frisbee team, which gave me the opportunity to build off what I wrote here<\/a> the other day. In my earlier post, I describe the process of running for captain (in short you send an email to the team saying why you’re a good choice). \u00a0Here is my email to my team:<\/p>\n Deciding to come out the the first week of SCAB practices was one of the easiest decisions I\u2019ve ever made.\u00a0 It hasn\u2019t even been a whole year yet, but SCAB has offered me a chance to make some friendships that I know will last way past my graduation.\u00a0 Whether it\u2019s writing gushy Instagram posts about my love for Crust, or seeing a picture of myself and Taz get the \u201cmeme-treatment\u201d it\u2019s clear that SCAB is a great group of guys who care about each other and want to watch each other succeed.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve played frisbee off and on since 6th grade, and last year was the first time that a team I played on won a major tournament.\u00a0 It was my senior season and we went to High School Westerns in Oregon as a team that few people thought would win.\u00a0 Through the help of a couple stars and overall great teamwork and sheer will to win, we won the tournament. Ultiworld wrote about us and said something like, \u201cRoosevelt shocked the field and won the tournament with two star players and a team of nobody\u2019s.\u201d<\/i>\u00a0 As one of the many \u201cnobody\u2019s\u201d on the roster, I didn\u2019t get any recognition from the Ultimate community.\u00a0 Not only do I think that it was a blessing to be called a \u201cnobody,\u201d but I have a dream that next year, at about this time, Ultiworld will be writing about my teammates and me in exactly the same way.\u00a0 Next year, we will look at Ultiworld\u2019s website and see a post about us winning Regionals: the headline reads, \u201cTeam of Nobody\u2019s Beats Stanford in SW Final, Nationals Next?\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n I think we are just a few steps away from being the team to beat in our region.\u00a0 Looking back at some of the games we played in this year, we were incredibly inconsistent.\u00a0 Against Davis at Stanford Open and in the first half against Chico at sectionals, we played some the best ultimate I\u2019ve ever seen.\u00a0 Then, suddenly we\u2019d play like we did in that <\/i><\/b>game against USC.\u00a0 If we want to be a team that is feared by other teams in our region, we need to change the way we approach practices.\u00a0 In my opinion practice is where everything starts.\u00a0 This isn\u2019t to say that we can\u2019t have fun, that\u2019s the real reason why we play sports.\u00a0 However, if we come to practice with the mentality that we will <\/i><\/b>beat whoever that\u2019s guarding us, I think we will become a much better team.<\/p>\n It\u2019s been said over and over this year, but when we compare our roster with anyone else\u2019s in our region, not only are we one of the most complete teams, but I think we are the most athletic team.\u00a0 Regardless of whichever group of 7 people we put on a line, I know that we have the athletic ability to beat the other 7.\u00a0 All we\u2019re missing is the right technical skills and mental strength, which we can learn at practice.\u00a0 We\u2019re very close, and with a good practice plan like the other potential captains have mentioned in their emails, we will be an amazing team this time next year.<\/p>\n Lastly, I realize that as a sophomore I will be one of the younger players on the team.\u00a0 However, I know that I will give my complete effort and attention to practices and make the success of SCAB my ultimate priority (Pun intended).\u00a0 I believe this is the type of commitment that we are looking for in a leader and that is why I would be honored to captain you all next year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is going to be a wordy post in comparison to the others that I wrote, but hopefully you find it interesting. A couple weeks ago, I wrote about leadership and what makes a good captain for a sports team. \u00a0Just yesterday, I decided that I would run for captain of my frisbee team, which … Continue reading