MAN 337 Lecture 1: Army Crew Team
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The varsity team continuously loses to the jv team because they are not as cohesive of a group as the jv team is. Although it is true that the varsity team is more athletically inclined, the case states that as important as individual skills [are], it [it] crucial for the eight individual athletes to synchronize their rowing, (snook). When the jv team emailed one another, they included more we" and us" than i" or me" (like the varsity team) which showed that they were thinking of their actions as a group rather than simply individuals. Coach p. should not have focused all of his attention on the physicality of rowing, but should have also emphasized teamwork and unity. In the case, it stated that he had originally taken a risky approach to the team"s workout routines, even meeting with the conditioning coach for the football team nicknamed satan" to get ideas for drills and workouts (snook).
