Featuring:
Sue Enquist, Former UCLA Softball Head Coach (Winningest Softball Coach...Ever)
Key Takeaways
- We have a tendency to gravitate to people who are like us and sometimes we judge quickly when we don't know people.
- We have a tendency to gravitate to people who are like us and sometimes we judge quickly when we don't know people.
- Learning more about your teammates' backgrounds and families can help bring the team together.
Things to Think About
- What are some of the ways that your teammates or classmates might be different from you?
- Do you ever make assumptions or judgments about people you don't know very well? What are some examples?
- How would it help your team to have people who are different from one another?
- How might you question your own assumptions about someone who is different from you?
Ways to Practice
- Play "I Bet You Didn't Know" with your team or friends. Each person says something about themselves or their family that they don't think anyone knows.
- Think about someone at school you don't know very well. What are the assumptions or judgments you are making about them?
- Find someone who is unlike you in some way who you would consider successful. Find an article or video about them that helps you understand their background and their path to success. Share with your team or on social media.
Watch more content from Sue Enquist on P/ATH Sports: Using your strong voice
P/ATH Sports, founded by Cassidy Lichtman, is a non-profit organization that believes that healing the divisions in our society in the long run depends on teaching young people new skills around empathy, equity and empowerment. P/ATH offers free content featuring some of the most successful athletes and coaches across sports using their experience to teach lessons around how to build mindset skills, develop great team culture, break out of the boxes we get put in and how the most valuable life lessons we learn in sports can transfer off the court or field.
