I started playing football in seventh grade because I wanted the physical challenge that is brought about by the game. ... During that year the emotions were mostly brought about by the devastating losses, but no one ever gave up on football. ... When I became captain of the Trinity Valley football team this year, I knew that an incredibly difficult task lay before me. ... My team brought new life to the football program and wiped away the uncertainty of the past. The emotional bonding and the mental toughness that was taught to me enabled the team to become victorious. ...

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This coach, Coach Boone, made a wise move and brought the coach back as his defensive coordinator. ... They brought people together because of a sport that the whole town loved and made them realize it had nothing to do with black or white. ... The team in Remember the Titans did win their championship. The fact that this team was the only integrated football team, and that they were the only undefeated team, not to mention the only champion, heavily influenced the history of American sports. ... Socially, this team impacted society on a greater level. ...

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Brought up under the Jewish religion, I have had many different views of people and of events internationally (i.e. the bombings in Israel). ... I have played on football, baseball, soccer, and hockey teams. ... I played on the Andover football team, ice hockey and lacrosse on a combined team with Lahser and Andover students. ... I was also given the honor of being captain of the junior varsity lacrosse team as an 11th grader. In ice hockey, I was named honorable mention all-league for my play as the team's goaltender. ...

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Phil Pugsly, star quarterback for the school's football team decided to throw a dinner party for his teammates on the night before homecoming. ... Cat (the opposing team's wide receiver) showed up with a gang of friends and started a brawl. ... At the dinner, both teams fought viciously over who would win the next day's championship, until Puss E. ... Out of pride, victory, and a sudden adrenaline rush, the Mutts Ville boys brought out the beer and began to celebrate. ... The football game was cancelled, both teams got disqualified, and the boys are now left to be faced with end...

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Through my dedication in competition, I was brought up to be goal driven, have confidence and respect in not only myself, but my coach and teammates, to push when the going gets tough, and although cliched, they're qualities that will stick with me through every obstacle I endure. With my intended educational and career path in physical therapy, one of the most popular majors at Saint Louis, these qualities will push me through my class rigor and sleepless nights of studying in order to keep my team, team of classmates and professors, proud. ... Unfortunately, I didn't make my high s...

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My high school team was missing a key swimmer in the 4x100 freestyle relay due to a sprained ankle. ... Five minutes before the relay, things were not looking good for my team. ... Behind my lane was the entire team, cheering me on. ... I swam as hard as I could, and even broke the team record - but I still lost the race. ... The next year, I competed in the same meet, and brought our team a victory in the relay. ...

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He starts out by joining the football team and finds out that he is very good at it. ... But the problem is Joe's past reputation at his last school, he brought his attitude with him to Graham. He thinks that the rest of the football team are looking bad at him for his past. ...

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When Northern Highlands school officials learned of these rituals, they kicked 14 seniors off the team. ... That season of greatness also brought my community closer together, which is another aspect that is missed when hazing is discussed. Hazing is not done to hurt your teammates; it is done to combine a team into one successful component. ... Without friendship between the teammates, it would be difficult for them to even work together as a team. ... I have experienced hazing, and I feel that it made our team stronger. ...

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Athletes in general are brought up with the drive and determination to achieve, and if they don't do well they are pushed in the direction that is most beneficial to them. ... Who would a regular Concordia student cheer for if any Cobber team were playing a game in the championships? ... If a team were to do well, for example make the final four in hockey, the NCAA gives the program bonus funds that would help support the team next year. ...

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He coached an "Indian co-ed" basketball team and asked me to be a "Little Paw. ... He treated me as if I was one of his many nieces or nephews that played on the team. ... By the end of the game I had confidence, a confidence that Do brought out of me, a confidence that would remain with me for years. ... He always expected his player to love the team just as much as he did. I didn't have any Laker apparel, so Do assumed that I did not like him team. ...

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In my final years of elementary I played for a little league football team. ... We were not the best team, but one of the better ones. ... The team was concerned with winning not looks. ... The team did well that year but not nearly as well as the next. ... It was never an issue that was brought up. ...

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With the information I determined that DT (Delirium Tremens) is a disorder perception brought on by trauma associated with alcoholism and I also learnt the first aid for DT. ... I"m a member of the debate team and academic bowl. ... I"m on the basketball team. ... Also, have opened a petition to save the speech and debate team. ...

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As I took time to interact with students outside of my team, they asked me what we did to prepare ourselves for the big day. ... In my opinion the general foundation is that administrators glorify sports teams more than they do so academics. ... Instead of fueling students with sports and sport rivalry, the school should promote higher GPA requirement to access a spot on a sports team. ... Having said, the incoming freshman are brought to think that sports are the main priority of their high school careers, when in reality their academic accomplishments are what will guarantee them a bright an...

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I left my sports teams, best friends, and everything else I had ever known behind, and moved to a place that I had only known of through soccer tournaments. ... Saying goodbye to my friends wasn't nearly as hard as it was to say goodbye to my soccer team and my best friend, Kyle Summers. My dad had built my travel team from the ground up, holding our first try outs when we were 9 years old to structuring one of the elite teams in all of New Jersey by the time we were 12. ... When I moved, the bond that I once had with my soccer team dissipated into an occasional conversation with one o...

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He was determined to beat Larry and he was determined to make the Laney High School varsity basketball team.2 Michael had worked hard to achieve his goal of making varsity, he was a good player, but he was not a team player and he was cut from the team. ... I decided to tryout for the team. ... I wanted to make the team so much. ... I set a goal to make the team and I worked at it. ... I brought my grades up for the remainder of my years at E.O. ...

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When that team wins a National Championship it can be defined as even more successful. ... But the UCLA men's swimming team, one of the most successful college teams ever, no longer exists. ... Many men's teams have been cut to comply with Title IX. ... The coordinator, along with the school system, must adopt and publish grievance procedures so that an immediate and just resolution can be found for formal complaints brought before the board. ... The first item under this regards separate teams. ...

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I was on the school team at the time, but we started organizing pick-up games for some of the kids that were not playing on the team. ... Eventually some players from the soccer team, mostly unsatisfied junior varsity players, were joining us. Matt was on the JV team, that must've been how wet met. ... And the dad offered to help Matt bring in the things he brought from school. ...

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Our school went through several changes in administration just before my junior year, and one of the benefits that brought came in the form of our new vice-principal, a religious sister with a no-nonsense attitude. ... Finally, through my experiences on my schools swim team I learned several things. ... I also gained confidence in my ability to work with the team, and, in effect, with other large groups. ...

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Furthermore, my school went through several changes in administration just before my junior year, and one of the benefits that brought came in the form of a new assistant principal, a religious man with a no nonsense attitude. ... Finally, through my experiences on my school's basketball team I learned several things. ... I also gained confidence in my ability to work with the team, and with other large groups. ...

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They are best friends and stars of their basketball team. ... Both of them are seniors at North Quincy High School and play for the basketball team. ... Rui felt like he was going to pass out but his team still won. ... Even though their friendship was more than over, this basketball game brought back the memories when they used to be best buddies. ...

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Whether it be football, basketball, or hockey, since the 2000s, intercollegiate sports have brought in a surplus of revenue to their respective major universities and also increasing the popularity of the college. ... For example, the University of Alabama football team has the highest stipend in the nation at around $5,000. ... Would the football team make more money than the basketball team? And what about the soccer or gymnastics team? ... Going with that theme, the star player on the team should and would receive more money than a player who hasn't seem the court/field in all of their...

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The camp site we were going to is right along a river so we each brought our fishing poles with. Dylan also brought an inflatable boat that he had for a long time. ... Dylan and I went boating, Dave went fishing with a few people, plus Jon and Paul decided to do a little hunting with their BB guns they brought with. ... I then noticed that Fred brought along two dirt bikes. ... After being evaluated by a team of doctors, they reported to Dylan's family and I that their son and my best friend would never walk again. ...

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Being such a big kid among his classmates he was often faster and stronger than other boys his age and at thirteen was even on the towns high school baseball team. ... Paul often brought home straight A's, he was a member of his high schools debate team, often acted in plays and was the regarded as one of the best high school orators in the town. ... From his more then stellar educational accomplishments at a nationally recognized institution he was granted entrance to law school, he had a brief stint on professional football and basketball teams, he even sang an acted on Broadway. ...

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My favorite football team is the 49ers so I really want to go just because I can visit San Francisco at the same time he said I had a week to think about. ... The first night in the room was cool we all pitched in and brought about eight bottles of patron and partied. ...

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Jared Odrick's job is very mentally, physically, and emotionally tough. He needs to break people apart, rip through holes, and smash people running in front of him. Is he a security guard? No. Jared Odrick at age 27 of Lebanon, Pa is a Professional Football player of the National Football League. On...

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