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Kahaani CAS Reflection 1

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LO4 – Commitment 

  • How did I show perseverance, resilience, and commitment in this activity?
  • How did I help others or how did others help me to stay committed to this activity?

Since I am not a dancer, participating in this activity definitely began as a challenge. With the quick and complex dance routines I initially found it difficult to perfect the moves and become comfortable with them. However, our dance group is extremely collaborative, perhaps because we are all familiar with each other, which further aids in the success of this activity. In addition, it is a very comfortable environment and thus I was not shy to ask questions and get help in order to improve my dance skills. Moreover, the dance group environment is very stress-free and understanding, which not only made me feel more comfortable dancing but also made me excited to attend every rehearsal and ensure that I was a committed member of the dance group. Furthermore, this type of environment allowed me to begin assisting others and especially working with my dance partner to make sure that we were performing the dance moves correctly and with proper form.

  • What impact did my commitment have on the success of the activity?

By consistently staying committed to this activity, by attending every rehearsal during school and the holidays, I have improved my dance skills to another level and become much more comfortable in the dance group. As a result, I have been more successful in the dance routines as I am able to correctly perform the moves and ensure that the dances look clean and rehearsed. Thus, my commitment has aided in the success of the activity as we progress through rehearsals, leading up to the final performance in a months time.

  • What things affected my commitment levels?

The initial challenges I faced did make it harder for me to stay motivated during rehearsals, as lots of time and energy was required. However, the fun and excitement of dancing and interacting with familiar friends made me very motivated to attend every rehearsal and ensure that I was putting my maximum potential effort into each dance, as I also wanted to improve my dance skills and appear properly rehearsed on stage.

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U19 Touch Rugby CAS Reflection

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LO4 – Commitment

  • How did I show my perseverance, resilience, and commitment in this activity?
  • How did I maintain my motivation for this activity?
  • How did I help others or how did others help me to stay committed to this activity?

Throughout the season, I was consistently committed to both training sessions and games, because I wanted my team to be successful and I wanted to learn and improve and to prove to myself and everybody that touch rugby is something that I am passionate about and something that I want to strive in. I think that this goal helped me to maintain my motivation for this activity and to keep supporting my team players. After games that we lost, we made sure that we would work on our skills during training in order to be more successful in the future. I believe that this drive is what helped us to ultimately come together as a team and play well together, knowing each of our strengths and weaknesses. I think that as a team, we all wanted to have success so this helped us to stay motivated and committed to achieving this goal and improving our general skills. For some of the team, their experience with touch rugby was minimal, so it was important that we were committed to training, in order to support each other and work as a team on the field.

LO1 – Awareness

  • What previous experience have I had with an activity like this?

I have been playing touch rugby since I was around 11 years old, so I have been playing in multiple teams during middle and high school. I also participate in an outside club, so I have been able to expose myself to similar team experiences. Although I was not the team captain, I was able to give advice to the other players, as I was the oldest on the team and had years of experience. As a result, I enjoyed playing this season as I also had chances to play in the A-team in certain tournaments, where I was more challenged and I could learn more from the older players.

  • What am I good at? What are my strengths?

In some circumstances, I find myself being a natural leader as I enjoy helping others improve their skills. Since I have been playing this sport for a while, I tend to know the game well and which moves work, so I was able to coach the others as well. I also find that some of my other strengths include learning from my past experiences. Especially in touch rugby, I acknowledge areas where I can improve and advice I have received, and I tend to implement this constantly and also inform others to help them improve.

  • Have I improved and in what areas? 

Throughout this season something that I have definitely improved in, is my communication and collaboration. I feel that I have become more patient and in general better at listening to others and cooperating consistently in order to be successful in our games.

  • What have I struggled in some areas?

Since I was hoping to make the A team, I was initially discouraged when I was playing with the B team because I felt that I had worked really hard to earn a place in the top team. Consequently, I was not as motivated to play and put effort in. However, I became more comfortable in my team as I was able to both learn and collaborate with others, especially from our coach who is a very experienced touch player. I think that something significant I learned from this experience was that it is important to put your all into every experience because I know that I have a passion for this sport, so I must use this to help myself and others grow in this area.