We spent our day in L 5, but also out on the basketball courts doing some exercises. Today's focus was on the "Six Keys to Success" and we learned about them both in class and through the exercises that Natalya set up for us. We especially focused on how we communicated with each other as a team and how well we worked together as a team. After "Tal" put us through our paces we could see a lot of improvement (eventually) ... even on the blind rope-skipping!
The whole day was so much fun, but also really intense. One of the highlights was when Tal shared her story with us, giving us some insight into the life of an Olympian and how she came to be where she is today. There was then a "goal-setting" session where we considered what our long-term goals might be and looked at what barriers might stand between us achieving our goals. We had a long question-and-answer session to finish and kept poor Tal almost half-an-hour late! Still it shows her commitment and she certainly didn't mind.
This was a fantastic day and one where we learned so much that can help us both as individuals and as a team. Lots of thanks have to be extended. A special "thank-you" has to go to Ms Brady who organised and arranged today, but who wasn't able to come in today due to illness. We also need to thank Mr Donnelly and Mr Kingston for their support. We especially have to thank Natalya Coyle, an awe-inspiring Irish sporting hero, but moreso, a very cool and very funny friend of our rugby squad!
- Mental toughness
- Hunger to achieve
- People skills
- Sports and life knowledge
- Breaking barriers
- Planning for success
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