10:45pm 23/04/2005
  del,

You haven't heard my side of what i think yet.

Im sick of the same people on the team speaking for me. They don't know how much i care if we win or not. And they dont know how lucky they are to be gifted with speed. I've been told multiple times by the same person that I don't care if the team wins or not. They may not say it specifically to me, but i know it's directed to me by the way the act or speak around me. I may not be the fastest person on the team, but that doesn't mean that i don't care. I show it in other ways like, haveing all my balls being played as perfect as can be, winning airballs, and getting my job done well. Im sick of people telling the team that we don't care, because if we weren't dedicated to what we do, why would we waste our time by being on this team. Im sick of the same person telling me that I don't spend any time outside of practice on what i need to work on. Frankly that is a lie, i spend time every day juggling, so my touch will always be the best. And it is the best on the team. I work hard in little things, sure i don't score all the goals, or im not the fastest person...but is that what really makes a player? Their athleticism? Not by my standards. Whenever this person speaks, it seems like itz ok for them to criticize other players. But whenever i step up and speak it is taken as degrading. I don't think that we should have cliques anymore. If you havent noticed we have two groups on the team. I don't mind it, but when one group is looking at the other like we don't care what happens to this team, is totally uncalled for. I just think that some people on the team don't know how much they put this team down, rather than lift them up. They have no right to tell me if i care or not. And sooner or later i feel like im going to become the "sam" on the team. The one whose left out and treated differently. Im also sick of the same old speeches after games we lose or tie. I practically have it memorized, maybe rather than saying what you always say, you might try a different approach. But then again, when you did that after thesecond game at disney, the same players took it the wrong way. I don't know why our team doesn't think we're a team without you. Sure you are a part of this team, but you are the coach. you can't win games and tournaments for us. We most do that as players working together. Im sick of the same players saying we can't be successful without you. i respect everything you have done for this team, and i can't thank you enough but it seems like our team is going nowhere because of the same players bringing the team down. I hate the fact that some people on our team have more athority over others. I completely understand if the captains have that, but when certain players put other people down when they know itll just make them worse is rude and disrespectful. They are no better then the weakest person on the team. and what makes them so special to order other people around? I can understand if the captains do that, but they don't itz other players on our team. Why can't our team just work together? And why do people have to disrespect other players just to keep there status on the team? is this really bringing us together?


Arielle
 
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