Service Learning

 L: My service learning was practicing and working closely with my coach, Skip. (909) 260-5378
        Total : 72 hours
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I: The most important thing I learned from service learning is focus and concentration. I learned how to stay mentally in the game and keep focus. I learned a new hitting technique as well because I had been in an offensive slump. My coach decided to change my mechanics completely and now I am able to hit the ball a lot better and focusing comes more naturally.

A: This helped me answer my EQ because my answers are making contact with the ball, having no errors, and creating a common goal. All of my answers require mental focus and drive to accomplish. You can't hit the ball, field the ball, or win a national championship without being able to put all your energy and concentration into the game.

Independent Component 2

Literal
a) I, Carissa Twardowski, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.

b) For my independent component I exercised and conditioned to stay in shape.

Interpretive

I was determined to stay in shape by doing speed and agility training as well as basic exercises and physical activity. I have found exercise as a great destresser and it helped to not only keep up with my teammates that played on high school teams but also to make me quicker on the field. I tried hard to work out as much as I could to ensure that I wouldn't fall behind. This was 30 hours of actual work and sweat put towards improving quickness and maintaining physical stamina.

Applied

My essential question is "what is most essential to winning a softball game?". Everyone on my travel team plays on a high school team and I'm the only one who doesn't. In February/ March our team took a break for high school season. Since I wasn't playing and practicing with a team everyday like they were, I had to take it upon myself to do the work. One of my answers is about team cohesion and working towards a common goal that the team has. Our goal is to do well in our summer by winning tournaments we attend. With this goal in mind everyone must make an effort to get us there. My part involves doing work on my own and finding a way to improve with the resources that I have, so that my team is not lacking.


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Answers

Answers:
1) Keeping within yourself with mental preparation and toughness.
2) Creating a strong relationship with your team.
3) Having belief in the system which you were taught and your ability to execute it.

Answer #3

EQ: What is most essential to winning a softball game?

Answer 3: Having belief in the system which you were taught and your ability to execute it.

Evidence:

• *Players with belief in what they are taught have confidence in what themselves and transfer the energy to the team increasing the chances of winning 
• **Changing my view of technique and having to relearn my entire hitting stance and execution I learned to have faith in what my coach is teaching me and believe that I can properly utilize the information when I am needed, to benefit the team.
• *** Constant communication with your coach on and off the field is key to build a relationship with them and trust their logic.

Source:*** Championship Teambuilding by Jeff Janssen
            ** Coach Skip (service learning)
            * Interactive Effects of Team Cohesion on Perceived Efficacy in Semi-Proffesional Sport 

Fourth Interview Questions

1. What is most essential to winning a softball game?
2. What is the most important physical aspect of the game?
3. What is the most important mental aspect of the game?
4. What advice would you give to a player wanting to play softball in college?
5. What sets apart a good team and a great team?
6. What does does an athlete need to do to play at their full potential?
7. What is the best way to coach a team?
8. What is the difference between softball and baseball?
9. What training exercises do you recommend for an athlete to do?
10. What does a functioning team look like to you?
11. What method could be used to establish team chemistry?
12. How did you learn all the information you know about softball?
13. Who are any players in baseball or softball that stand out to you and why?
14. How did you develop connections in this sport?
15. How do you implement team building?
16. What strategies do you use to win a game?
17. What role does confidence play in softball?
18. What are negative things in softball that you try to avoid?
19. What's the difference between travel ball and college ball?
20. What can I do to improve my skills?

Room Creativity

I plan to decorate the room with softball decor and possibly display trophies and uniforms that I have of my own. I want to try to use as mush of my own stuff as possible to show the experience and passion I have for the game.
I plan to do teambuilding exercises such as the human knot, and I also wanted to show some technique but I have yet to decide how it will correctly incorperate into my presentation to make connection.

The Product

As of my march the end product of my senior project will be to have more self confidence in my softball abilities both mentally and physically in order to be a more efficient player on my team. For my first independent component I was playing and practicing on my team and I noticed that the moment where I doubted myself were the moments that counted the most and I was unable to pull through for my team. By getting rid of this wall that I have I hope to become a better athlete and hopefully play an awesome summer season.