![]() ![]() ![]() We have arrived at the half way point of the season, as the Brampton A's our record indicates that we are 15-6 and have had a successful season by all accounts. Yet it offers a only small piece of information that comprises the culmination of moments in a basketball season. I believe this form of ranking is needed for the sake of competition and appease our rational minds. In basketball we often utilize a "record" to quantify and qualify a team’s success. Working well with others is one of the highlights of being human. ![]() Benefits include improved performance, cohesiveness, and overall enjoyment. The aforementioned skills are certainly not exclusive to athletes and can be developed through proper training and practice. It is one reason why athletes are often recruited for sales, consulting, and other commission based positions. One skill you gain throughout your athletic career is the “will to win” the ability to find ways to win where there appear to be none. Even if they are not currently on a winning team in college, they would not have been recruited had they not achieved some sort of success in high school. While creating a positive experience for employees, offering free kombucha and craft beer is a bonus, none of this would occur without a winning record. Over the period of their athletic career, college athletes have collaborated with hundreds maybe thousands of different individuals where they were forced to establish roles, norms, and collaborate towards a common goal of success.Įvery organization worth its salt has a clear idea of what a win would be for them. ![]() If you consider how many teammates an average college athlete has had over their career the number would astound you. For a college athlete the ability to connect and work well with others is an essential skill. Collaborative efforts within organizations between departments require employees to work with a wide range of personalities and backgrounds. The ability to relate to others on a person by person basis is a needed skill across industries. Individualized consideration is a psychological constructs that emphasizes the need to recognize the unique attributes of every individual. Defining and understanding your role can be challenging for some as they dance between trying to “fit in” and “stand out.” For a higher level athlete, they have mastered this two step, being able to see what the team or organization needs and adapt in order to fill the gap by utilizing their strengths. Role ambiguity is a pain point within organizations causing employees stress and lowering performance potentials. Here are some skills that are developed through participating in team sports that are valued by organizations that athletes may not even be aware they possess: knowing their role, individualized consideration, and the will to win.Įveryone on a team has a role, that is to say, they have a specific position with behaviors and skills that contribute to the overall success of the team. There are many unconscious mechanisms that give athletes an advantage when working within teams even outside of sports. Here we look at some of the specific skills that athletes develop through sport, contributing to their ability to be effective team members on and off the field.įor an athlete participating in team sports at the college level, teamwork is a skill that has become so ingrained, that it often goes unnoticed. College athletes are often recruited by organizations because of their ability to work well in teams. ![]()
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