I took my son to a day of intensive basketball training a while back. Before workouts they play a game called "break the chain" to warm up, encourage teamwork and wake the kids up. I watched as a simple game became difficult because the kids were not working together. The coach eventually stopped everyone and explained to them that they could not win without acting as a team. It took them a while, but they finally got it. As I watched them, I realized that teamwork is a hard concept to grasp at any age. We are taught to take care of and worry about ourselves first. But this same thinking … [Read more...]