Teamwork is currently one of the most beneficial skills in this era's job market, and after my experience this weekend paintballing, I feel as though I now have a new perspective on teamwork (especially under pressure). Before this weekend my experience in teamwork has consisted primarily of teamwork in terms of school, which is really mandatory teamwork. This weekend I experienced teamwork in a new way.
Five of my friends and I went back to New York City this weekend to play a group of strangers in paintball. And to cut to the chase, we ended the night bruised and bloody. However more importantly, the pressure that was put on us during the match really made us all bond together and communicate in a way that would not have been possible under other conditions, such as school.
Although I feel as though in high school/college professors are doing their best to promote teamwork, and teach the importance of teamwork, I believe teamwork is a skill which people learn themselves under pressure. I believe teamwork is a skill which one learns 'in the field' if you will. Although teamwork is learned/taught in school, it is a skill that I believe students will truly learn once they get into their field of desired study and have experience under pressure working towards a common goal.
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Adam, as you expressed, team work is an essential part of ones formation as both a professional and a person. I to believe that sometimes the best learnings do not come from academic experience, but from real life experience and in your case the fact that paint ball helped you realize this is just something that I believe will stick with you forever. There is no school or class that can teach what you have learned this past weekend. Enjoy it!!
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Teamwork is an amazing thing to experience. There is no fooling anyone. There no way to pretend like a group is working and performing as a team, teamwork is either there or it's not. I played volleyball, school and club, every year from seventh grade to my senior year in high school. Every team I played on had a completely different dynamic. Although my club teams were at a higher level than my school teams, my school had a better consistency to play well. This is because we had better teamwork. A large portion of the school team had played together before and knew how each other acted on the court. We had a better sense of teamwork which helped us get riled up for games and win more often.
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