{"id":239757,"date":"2017-02-07T11:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T18:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=239757"},"modified":"2017-02-05T10:35:21","modified_gmt":"2017-02-05T17:35:21","slug":"how-traditions-strengthen-team-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-traditions-strengthen-team-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"How Traditions Strengthen Team Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Ailish Dougherty, Swimming World College Intern.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ooooh&#8230;aaaah&#8230;Midd is on the warpath! Oooh&#8230;aaah&#8230;Midd is on the warpath! Ooh! Aah! Midd is on the warpath! Go, Midd!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ahh! Bei! Boomba! Sah! Eureka! Angawa! Tufts got the power! Go, Tufts!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Team cheers and traditions\u00a0are one of the most unifying aspects of swim meets, whether you are an age-grouper, a high-schooler, or a college swimmer. Many people remember their own cheers, and can chant them proudly, reliving the feeling of anticipation and confidence they provoked before a big competition.<\/p>\n<p>Even as college swimmers, cheering is a vital part of the energy of a swim meet. From the signature team cheer at the beginning, to teammates cheering on teammates at the end of lanes, vocal\u00a0support\u00a0ups the hype and gives the pool deck a buzz that usually leads to fast swimming.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers also contribute to the intimidation factor &#8211; a team that is loud, proud, and united gives off a bold intensity that\u00a0has the power to\u00a0lift up each team member&#8217;s confidence and get them ready to race their hearts out, and the other teams know it.<\/p>\n<p>As a swimmer in the middle of a race, seeing your teammates standing up and screaming in support of you, instead of\u00a0sitting listening to music or talking to each other, is the ultimate motivation. You know how much they care about your race, and now you have something to race\u00a0for that is bigger than your individual goals.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_146771\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146771\" data-attachment-id=\"146771\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/team-cheer-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/team-cheer-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Sue Borst&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1438287366&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"team-cheer-2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;team-cheer-2&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Sue Borst&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/team-cheer-2-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/team-cheer-2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-146771\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/team-cheer-2-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"team-cheer-2\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-146771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Sue Borst<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Team support and encouragement is just one of the traditions that increase camaraderie and unity, helping teams perform to their best ability. Others may include naming a &#8220;Swimmer of the Meet,&#8221; who wears a special cap for their races and is praised as an example of hard work and dedication. This tradition not only provides the chosen swimmer\u00a0a boost of confidence, it provokes them\u00a0to swim extra fast to prove their worth, while also inspiring the\u00a0rest of the team to work hard so they can earn\u00a0the honors for the next time.<\/p>\n<p>Another example of a team ritual that strengthens performance is a championship guidebook, in which every swimmer includes a special message for the rest of his or her\u00a0teammates, for the team to read on the way to a big meet. The personalized chance for each teammate to tell their friends how much they mean to her, how hard they&#8217;ve worked, and how excited she\u00a0is to race alongside them is a huge mood and confidence-booster.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/13-team-bonding-activities\/\" target=\"_blank\">Team bonding activities<\/a> offer the chance for teams to come together. A team that does not have a common goal or is not united will not perform as well as a team that supports each other and shares their passion with each other. What traditions will be key to your team&#8217;s success this championship season?<\/p>\n<p><em>All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ailish Dougherty, Swimming World College Intern. &#8220;Ooooh&#8230;aaaah&#8230;Midd is on the warpath! Oooh&#8230;aaah&#8230;Midd is on the warpath! 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