tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90715682146042064742024-02-20T09:59:55.415-08:002012 ePortfolioAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13736994402202715368noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071568214604206474.post-13843808233474327972012-08-14T01:51:00.001-07:002012-08-14T02:05:44.899-07:00The power of encouragement<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">In each </span><span class="il" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">of</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> us there is the potential to excel and do even better than we already have been and sometimes all that is needed to tap on that potential is a little </span><span class="il" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">encouragement</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">An incident </span><span class="il" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">of</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> the </span><span class="il" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">power</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="il" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">of</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="il" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">encouragement</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> I experienced was during the basketball semi-finals </span><span class="il" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">of</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> the inter-varsity-polytechnic games in 2010. As with all other matches, we always have strong bench support. The bench is cheering on every good play and basket we make, calling out reminders to our players on court, and stomping our feet and clapping our hands to the rhythm of our cheers. Off court, our bench support is ferocious, on court, the acknowledgement </span><span class="il" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">of</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> assist passes and baskets made through a simple nod or high-five is evident and heart-lifting. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">The semis was the closest match we have had all season as the lead alternated between the opponent and us. What was different in the bench support in this game was that the bench cheered both when we were on offense and defense, so it was non-stop cheering throughout the game. We made more effort on the on-court </span><span class="il" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">encouragement</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> by making it a "rule" to acknowledge every assist or basket that our teammates make. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">Even as one </span><span class="il" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">of</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> our players on court got angry at the fouls the referees were not calling for us, the other players who saw that encouraged her to press on and that simple act renewed her determination to fight on and she continued to perform and prove herself as a threat to the opponents. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">During our debrief after the game, players expressed appreciation at the on and off-court undying support. It is the perpetual belief and </span><span class="il" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">encouragement</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> from all the players that put us a rank above the rest. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">A small gesture or that verbal </span><span class="il" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">encouragement</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> is sometimes all that is needed to rejuvenate our spirits to achieve even greater heights. That, is the </span><span class="il" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">power</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="il" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">of</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="il" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">encouragement</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13736994402202715368noreply@blogger.com0