Two things that went well for me during this project were that I learned a lot more about March Madness and brackets during this project. I also met new people in my group and my new friends. Two things that went well for my group was that we all worked together really well and even though we did not win the championship we tried really hard. For my group, I helped wherever I was needed. I helped research our criteria and pick teams, I helped draw our bracket, and also helped write our reasonings for the winners of each round. I also helped present and argue for our team during presentations. Two things that did not go well for me during this project were that I didn’t know how a bracket worked and what teams played who. I also was confused towards the beginning of the project. Two things that did not go well for my group were that we did not make it to the final two and we did not win the national championship. …show more content…
I never understood why this team played that team or why they moved on and the other team did not. After completing this project, I learned about how teams are ranked before the start of the games and what it is based on. Now that I know what goes into creating a bracket and the excitement and disappointment of each game, I think I will enjoy March Madness more. I learned a lot about bracketology in this project. I now understand why a seed 1 plays a seed 16 and so on. I also learned on how to set up a bracket and how to move them across. After learning more about the bracket, I think I will try to make one for every March
The video of Money and March Madness is describing an organization known as NCAA, which is the National College Athletic Association. This video has followed many theories that are macrosociology and microsociology. It has theoretical perspectives because it’s an institution that is dealt with in our social world.
Conclusion Ultimately I did a much better job of implementing course material into my approach to leading the project team. Though no formal leadership role was established, I ended up becoming the “point-man.” Instead of viewing this reality as a burden (as I have been) I should make the most of the opportunity to better myself and potentially others. Additionally, and perhaps most importantly, I need to make sure that I am meeting and exceeding the demands that the group places on itself and demonstrate that I am motivated.
With my participation on the team, I saw that the sport not only taught how the sport was played, but life lessons as well. Every tournament we went to, my coach always told us, “Whether you win or lose, show your opponent respect and gratitude.” Because my high school was known for
... The basketball team helped me adapt better to Great Neck North and it even landed me my dream girl because I was noticed by being on the team and having the game winning shot against Manhasset. When I go to visit Great Neck North, I always go straight to the gym to see our banner that says, “Division Champions- 2005.” Even though the banner is not in my possession, it still reminds me of our historic achievement. It allowed me to relive the success our basketball team achieved that year and laid a foundation for me to follow in high school.
At the beginning I was really afraid to express my opinion about my team project, but all my team members are really friendly and willing to listen to my opinions. I really had good time while doing this project, as a communicator in my group, I made Google doc to let every member give their own opinions and that is also a good method to discuss our project online. Moreover, I designed the PowerPoint and provided lots of pictures to make our project wonderful. For our presentation, even though I felt so nervous and could not speak well on my presentation, my team members are really nice and encourage me a lot. For the team paper, I divided into four parts to discuss more details about our main points of the topic; at first I thought that it would be difficult to do this part, yet one of my team members used interesting way, Rock-paper-scissors, it is a fair way to do it, and every members are willing to do this. In short, I really enjoyed doing this project and had great time with all of my team
From the very beginning, it was apparent that there was going to be a great deal of communication and learning done in this project. I could not be any more thankful for the group I was in. I believe our personalities and attitudes all meshed quite well to get this to the finish line.
I remember my junior year of basketball as if it were yesterday. To start, my coach Mr. Neal was pushing me harder than I have ever been pushed by any coach I have ever had. He was taking time to mold me into the leader of the team. See Mr. Neal was about 5’6, African American, very easy to relate to as well as he was very respected he just had this sort of presence about him as if he meant business and he was willing to do whatever was necessary to achieve his goals. It was his first year as a coach for our basketball program and coming off a very successful last year winning the championship he had a lot to live up to as a first year head coach for the team, as well as the team being mainly made of juniors myself included with also only 3
Freshman season we unfortunately did not make it past the first round of district games. The team ended the season with a record of nine wins, twelve losses, and two tied games. Sophomore season we lost three of the seniors as well as five other key players from the year before. Our varsity team was made up a team of five freshman, five sophomores, two juniors, and a senior. However, we did gain a new head coach
We went full throttle and when we got knocked down we got right back up. Merkle, our coach, always told us to fight till the end and that is what we will do. Beadie started taking over the game with multiple defensive stops and steals. Rae on offense went to work to get us to a 47-46 lead with 1 minutes and 26 seconds left. The time dwindled down and two emotions were present. The agony of defeat and the happiness of victory as my dad always told me. We all stormed the court as the game ended with Southeast Polk 51- C.R Kennedy 48. We began to commence the celebration and started hugging each other
The championship game loss helps the audience, especially young adults with high, aspiring dreams, to understand, that even if you do work-hard and aren’t awarded with winning your goal, this isn’t the end of your journey. It only means you have to work harder in the future, if you want to succeed at your goal. This conclusion shows young children how to lose properly and how to be grateful for what they have, since being good a winning is a much easier task. For like a quote from Colin Powell, “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” The under-class, basketball players learned from the mistakes in the title game, so they could go farther and win next year’s championship, because failure should never be your excuse to not attempt something.
I had never really been a part of a team that had a chance to win something, but the potential was always there. I finally got my chance to be a part of such a team my sophomore year of track. Mr. Jones, the head track coach, had decided to experiment with some different races to gain more team points. Since the girls' team lacked a medley relay, he placed Cindy, Kim, Susan and I in those spots. Cindy would run the 400, Kim would run the 200, and Susan and I would start the race off by each running the 100. We all had worked viciously to earn those spots by running off against our teammates.
In the end, my team and I got an A- for our presentation and paper. I believe that this project was completely successful and although there were some difficult times throughout the process, I am proud to say that we all stayed committed to the project. I feel that this was my most significant leadership experience because I used everything I learned through my experience in business organizations to make this project come to life. I felt that I showed the qualities of a good leader because I was determined, motivated, worked well with the team, delegated tasks to the team effectively, and communicated with the team to make this project
And the next year after winning districts again we were on to state once again. We breezed by our first three competitors just like last time and was back in the semifinals. This time it wasn't so easy we were playing Rose city but we edged them out 7-6 and was onto the state championship again. Guess who were playing, Murray Hill and this time we were not going to let them get the best of use we won that game 14-4. We ended up going onto regionals playing on ESPN and doing great getting second in the northwest region.It felt great to finally win a state championship and now I know that all the hard work I put into in the offseason was worth. I believe that hard work eventually pays off in the
Throughout this semester I have learned so much about myself in many different aspects. I learned that I am the direction south and the color blue. For one thing I know that I want to hear what everybody’s opinion before make a decision. I have learned things about my personality that are will be benefit and things that are not a great when working in groups. For example I am a very cooperative person but I am also very dependent on others for ideas. I also learned that I am a collaborator when it comes to being a team player. I try to keep the group focused on the goals and purpose of the activity. I am also the team player that will do whatever it takes to get the team to reach the final goal. Throughout the semester I have improved my skills and realize what areas I need to improve in communication, working in groups, and organization.
My strongest writing skills were illustrated with the expression and analysis of the benefits and the drawbacks associated with the group project. While I was able to present the arguments and responses both verbally and in writing, there is additional work could use improvement. As English was not my first language, there were instances and moments where the