When one has the support of his/ her team, he/ she discovers a sense of encouragement and is empowered to take on the obstacles that come their way. A team is like a family giving their love and support to their fellow teammates. Throughout my entire high school journey, one of the most significant experiences that has impacted my life in a tremendous way is being on the Tennis team. This experience has brought to the fore certain indelible characteristics such as trust, cooperation, respect and a sense of belonging.

When I first joined the Tennis team my sophomore year, my level of trust was low because I was around people I have never seen before. I had to learn how to trust my teammates, but unlike me they exhibited a great amount of trust towards me even though I had just recently joined the team. My coach placed a fellow teammate and I together as a Doubles pair. By doing this he allowed us to build our trust for each other. We learned to depend on each other to be there to back each other up on the court. Being placed in a pair with my teammate gave me a new found sense of trust with my fellow teammates, it also created room for a new friendship which allowed us to not only be an extremely close pair on the court, but also off the court.

Each of us gained a sense of cooperation, in the sense that we worked together as one to get to our expected goal. We stood together as one, unwavering and unable to be moved. We relied on each other to encourage one another both on and off the court. As the present captain of the team now, my fellow teammates and I have drawn together once more in hopes that we will accomplish our goal.

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