SPORTS EDITOR – XIMENA VALLECILLO
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SEPT 13, 2023
The STMU tennis team hopes to achieve their goal of reaching the national level and making it to the final eight by putting in the maximum effort. This brings to question– what makes a good sports team here at St. Mary’s?
Because sports are competitive, various aspects make one player perform better than another. The success of a tennis team relies on teamwork, strategic innovation and fresh talent. Each contributor needs to play their part so that their team succeeds. There must be discipline to ensure that teams obey rules This helps teams owns up to their mistakes and encourages everyone to do their best to remain committed to the set guidelines when working towards their goals.
Team dynamics are essential elements in sport. Progress determines the state of the team in the season. The team is in a position of strength and hopes to dominate their opponents. This mentality ensures that the team will grow during this season. With this approach, the team hopes to secure a win.
The team needs innovative ways to ensure its success. Supporting and cheering teammates is a way of promoting teamwork among members. This goes beyond the technical and physical aspects enforced in all teams. This strategy highlights the psychological and motivational aspect of sports by making players feel supported and promoting the spirit of collaboration and cooperation. It keeps the audience active and entertained because everyone wants to watch a match where the players are having fun engaging with the sport that they love. Cheerleading enables this feat, giving the team the support and psych, they need to keep going throughout the game.
Changes in a team are always welcome especially if they are positive. The team is adding new players, an aspect that impacts players and enhances the collective dynamic. They add members who are allaround equipped, have a bright personality and excellent communication skills, as their experience affects the team’s performance. Furthermore, bringing fresh talent will positively influence the team’s performance andcreates a better environment to thrive. The team’s cheerleaders and coaches responsible for adding new members will want to focus on team-building exercises, frequent team meetings and group training sessions to promote team cohesion. The STMU tennis team shows that achieving success requires various elements to be fulfilled. The journey is difficult and requires a combination of teamwork, strategic innovation and talent to succeed. When a team makes an effort to understand what went wrong in the previous season and begins to work towards correcting the mistakes, it produces a winning formula. The start to the season is strong, along with the possibility of success if each member is committed to following their set path.