Wednesday, March 24, 2010
DIII News National Player of the Year!
CONGRATULATIONS to Molly Ariail for being named the DIII News National Player of the Year. Molly had a tremendous career at R-MC, including two ODAC Championships and two trips to the NCAA tournament. Read the full press release on the R-MC site: http://athletics.rmc.edu/sports/wbkb/2009-10/releases/WBKB-10-Ariail_D3_POTY
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Final Four Bound!
The R-MC Men's Basketball team is heading to the Final Four in Salem, VA this weekend. They will take on UW-Stevens Point in the second semi-final game on Friday evening. The first semi-final game has Guilford taking on Williams. Both should be great games and we hope that many Yellow Jacket fans will be in the Salem Civic Center to cheer them on. Best of luck to the men's team this weekend!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
13 Leadership Goals for All Team Members
On Sunday night, Keith Kenyon from the American Athletic Institute presented the organization's research on athletic performance to a group of R-MC student-athletes. It was fascinating and he provided a number of statistics about the effects of drugs and alcohol on athletic performance including: drinking to intoxication can negate as much as 14 days of training effect and players who drink are twice as likely to become injured. Both drive home the notion that drinking alcohol decreases an athletes performance.
Mr. Kenyon also talked about the leadership that is needed on teams to be successful and how all team members contribute to team leadership, not just the coaches and/or captains. He provided a handout with the 13 Leadership Goals for All Team Members. I think it captures what it means to be a good teammate.
1. Always follow team rules.
2. Try to be the hardest worker on the team.
3. Try to be the most enthusiastic player on the team.
4. Try to be the best conditioned player on the team.
5. Observe and reflect on the leadership traits of the team captain(s) and coaches.
6. Master the plays and team strategy.
7. Care about your teammates; this includes being supportive and never backstabbing.
8. Maintain your sense of composure and balance when adversity strikes.
9. Always put team goals ahead of personal goals.
10. Inspire confidence by demonstrating self-control.
11. Try to be the most coachable player on the team.
12. Reach out to those team members with whom you have little in common.
13. Try to energize your teammates by your positive attitude.
Mr. Kenyon also talked about the leadership that is needed on teams to be successful and how all team members contribute to team leadership, not just the coaches and/or captains. He provided a handout with the 13 Leadership Goals for All Team Members. I think it captures what it means to be a good teammate.
1. Always follow team rules.
2. Try to be the hardest worker on the team.
3. Try to be the most enthusiastic player on the team.
4. Try to be the best conditioned player on the team.
5. Observe and reflect on the leadership traits of the team captain(s) and coaches.
6. Master the plays and team strategy.
7. Care about your teammates; this includes being supportive and never backstabbing.
8. Maintain your sense of composure and balance when adversity strikes.
9. Always put team goals ahead of personal goals.
10. Inspire confidence by demonstrating self-control.
11. Try to be the most coachable player on the team.
12. Reach out to those team members with whom you have little in common.
13. Try to energize your teammates by your positive attitude.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Congratulations to our Seniors!
Our 2009-2010 season ended sooner than we had expected and had hoped, but that does not take anything away from the careers of our seniors Molly Ariail and Renee Stein. Both made lasting contributions to our program. They are always quick with a smile and enjoy having a good time with their teammates. Their fun loving personalities will take them far. We will miss them both.
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