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Statistics state that children and teens who participate in team activities/sports show better communication skills, and are better rounded. “When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.” That quote is by Joe Paterno. Being apart of team helps develop a good character, morals, and confidence. Team sports are something not everyone will choose to participate in. When you are part of a team you feel connected with every teammate, not because you have to but because you begin to create a bond with those teammates. It’s like you gain a whole new family. Being apart of a team makes you feel needed; you get this confidence that you have never really had before. Being a teammate teaches you responsibility, loyalty, and honesty. It helps develop good character; it helps mold you into a positive influence not only on your other teammates, but to everyone around you. When you become part of a team you begin to feel accepted. It’s like you have this whole new comfort zone with so many new and old peers. At times you will argue, but at the end of the day you know you have those few people to fall back on, and with no doubt, you know they will be there to catch you. Being apart of a team brings out the best and worst sides of you. A team is a group of people who give you that extra boost of confidence, who tell you that as long as you have faith, and give it your all you can accomplish almost anything. Nationwide, more than 2,000 schools in 42 states have the teams, where the ideal is for about half the athletes on each team to be students with intellectual disabilities, such as Down syndrome, and the rest partner athletes who play alongside them. Never let anyone tell you, or think t... ... middle of paper ... ...ade her so special. At the end of the season the annual cheer banquet was held. Kemma and her mother presented each of the basketball cheerleaders with a gift. They both thanked us, and hen Keema’s mother said those ten words we all broke down; “Thank you all for making my baby’s dreams come true.” What everyone didn’t realize was that we weren’t doing Kemma a favor; she was doing us a favor. She taught us that anyone can do anything. She brought our “team” closer than it had ever been. Kemma is a prime example as to how being apart of a team brings you confidence, joy, comfort and acceptance. Works Cited: Shah, Nirvi. "Sports Teams Extend Reach." Education Week 31.36 (2012): 1-19. Academic Search Complete. Web. 4 Mar. 2014. "Joe Paterno." BrainyQuote.com. Xplore Inc, 2014. 5 March 2014. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/joepaterno386821.html

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