2026-02-27, 07:51 AM - Word count:
27 Feb 2026
The team’s question to answer this week is:
Answering this question honestly requires some honest self-reflection. There is the teammate I strive to be, and there is the teammate that others see in me, and I think I still have some work to do so that those two versions of myself converge. During my Academy season, I think I have been seen as a supportive teammate that is invested in the collective success of the club over my personal accolades. I think I have also been a teammate that is known as an active contributor to the locker room, and I think I have been appreciated for celebrating the hard work and accomplishments of my teammates. These are all behaviors I wish to continue going forward.
I do still think there are many ways I’d like to grow as a teammate. Have I always made the right play or the right decision during a game? No, not always, and I think mistakes weigh on me heavily, which can negatively impact my relationships with my teammates. I definitely want to improve my talent so my team and coaches can rely on me to hold my side of the field, but more than that I want to improve the way I handle mistakes and present myself in the locker room when I feel a personal responsibility for conceding a goal or putting my teammates in uncomfortable positions during a game. I would like to learn how to balance a fierce competitive spirit with an optimistic view of mistakes so that I can grow into a role model for my teammates.
My tendency to turn to personal blame when mistakes happen also sometimes carries into my reaction to a loss as well. Admittedly, losing feels especially distant at the moment: the Victoria Falls squad is 6-2-1 (W-D-L) through 9 matchdays, and with our latest win over Port Royal F.C., we are on a 4-game winning streak with a +18 goal differential and only 3 goals conceded over that stretch. In short, we are playing our most successful football, so this reflection about losing comes at an interesting time. Still, I have plenty of past experience with losing, and I know this period of success is only temporary, especially given the uncertainty in where I will land in the prospect draft after this season. I hope to eventually build a consistent habit of channeling disappointment from a loss directly into motivation for the next match, but I’m still learning how to avoid dwelling in self-criticism. Practicing a mindset of growth through setbacks will be key to my maturity in the SSL.
The team’s question to answer this week is:
Quote:What type of teammate are you, and how do you handle a loss?
Answering this question honestly requires some honest self-reflection. There is the teammate I strive to be, and there is the teammate that others see in me, and I think I still have some work to do so that those two versions of myself converge. During my Academy season, I think I have been seen as a supportive teammate that is invested in the collective success of the club over my personal accolades. I think I have also been a teammate that is known as an active contributor to the locker room, and I think I have been appreciated for celebrating the hard work and accomplishments of my teammates. These are all behaviors I wish to continue going forward.
I do still think there are many ways I’d like to grow as a teammate. Have I always made the right play or the right decision during a game? No, not always, and I think mistakes weigh on me heavily, which can negatively impact my relationships with my teammates. I definitely want to improve my talent so my team and coaches can rely on me to hold my side of the field, but more than that I want to improve the way I handle mistakes and present myself in the locker room when I feel a personal responsibility for conceding a goal or putting my teammates in uncomfortable positions during a game. I would like to learn how to balance a fierce competitive spirit with an optimistic view of mistakes so that I can grow into a role model for my teammates.
My tendency to turn to personal blame when mistakes happen also sometimes carries into my reaction to a loss as well. Admittedly, losing feels especially distant at the moment: the Victoria Falls squad is 6-2-1 (W-D-L) through 9 matchdays, and with our latest win over Port Royal F.C., we are on a 4-game winning streak with a +18 goal differential and only 3 goals conceded over that stretch. In short, we are playing our most successful football, so this reflection about losing comes at an interesting time. Still, I have plenty of past experience with losing, and I know this period of success is only temporary, especially given the uncertainty in where I will land in the prospect draft after this season. I hope to eventually build a consistent habit of channeling disappointment from a loss directly into motivation for the next match, but I’m still learning how to avoid dwelling in self-criticism. Practicing a mindset of growth through setbacks will be key to my maturity in the SSL.
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