Superstar Mentality?? NO WAY!

Is Ztec a team? I say yes. But only on paper. We are called a team, we register as a team and we are known as a team. However, we are not. We cannot and must not segregate ourselves on any basis whatsoever. May it be by skill, talent, or even seniority. What is becoming of Ztec? A group of players only for those who are strong in the game? A group of players who think they are above all others just because they can do fantastic passes or have great shots? No. This is not what Ztec should be.

Ztec should and always be, first and foremost, a TEAM.

No matter how good a player you are, or how much experience you may have, this team will never adopt the superstar mentality. If you feel that you are a superstar, then I boldly would say that this team is NOT for you. We are here to play Floorball. Passing, movement, flow, team play, this is what floorball is all about. The famous saying, "There is no 'I' in team", that saying is superbly accurate and very true. We must learn to play as 1, as a single unit moving together on the court. And not only that, a more important aspect is that we have to be a team off the court.

These days, it is very obvious that seniors are only mixing with seniors and the juniors are doing the same thing. This cannot happen. Seniors should start mixing with the juniors, imparting their wisdom of floorball to them, allowing the juniors to learn. How are we to grow if this is not happening? For those of you who read this and know if this applies to you, I do hope that you would take the initiative to correct yourselves.

We are to be a team. ONE TEAM, ONE PASSION. That is our motto. Unfortunately, we are hardly following what our motto says. Yes, we want to win, yes we want to perform well and score. But honestly, I would not want to win this way. We, Ztec, are strong. We are without a doubt a strong team. But we are only strong when we play as 1. Imagine, if we do play as a team, as one unit, and we win. Imagine what a glorious win that would be, not just for the one who scored or the line that was playing, but for the whole Ztec team. Think about it. When you play and don the jersey of Ztec, always remember this, the logo on the front is who you are representing. It represents the team, and your teammates, and it is more important than your name on the back. If i had offended anyone by writing this, I am truly sorry. But i believe this had to be said. Let us work together to make this team a great one, and a fun one. Bring the joy back in playing floorball, and playing for Ztec.

What is teamwork?

Teamwork has many important elements:

Cooperation — working together, helping one another

Peaceful communication — talking to one another, getting along

Encouragement — supporting and helping each other to do our best

Respect — respecting people for who they are

Listening — really hearing what others on the team say

Support — helping others when they need it

Vincent Lombardi: Quotes on Teamwork
Teams do not go physically flat, they go mentally stale.

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Quotes on Teamwork
Trust men (women) and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.

We need to trust each other on the team, and get to know them. No more segregation. No more discouraging talk. We are a team. We represent Ztec. We ARE Ztec!

GO ZTEC!! God Bless you all..