well i play on a premier soccer team all year long. this is our 2nd season together and i am known to be the loud, crazy and just always vocal person. lately there have been alot of cliques starting because of all the girls that come from diffrent schools.. any advice on how i can try to make these cliques dissapear? or any activites that would bring the team together as one?
OrangeChikn answered Saturday May 21 2005, 8:13 pm: Try to set up activities outside of practices and games, like movies, mall, etc. That would probably help the cliques to dissappear.
ballerina04 answered Friday May 20 2005, 5:24 pm: Try and hang out with everybody on the team. Don't just talk to one group; talk to everyone. You can have a sleepover or movie night for all of you in order just to get to know each other better. Maybe people will realize that they have things in common with each other, and start breaking through the cliques. [ ballerina04's advice column | Ask ballerina04 A Question ]
lovemenow_kissmelater answered Friday May 20 2005, 3:12 pm: Well, you could invite a couple from each clique over sometimes and let them get to know each other, or have a team hangout and set it up so girls from different cliques sit next to each other. Or just talk to your coach. He/she could prolly andle it. hOPe I HelPeD!! God luck! :D
FunnyCide answered Friday May 20 2005, 2:14 pm: Be a crowd surfer or a "Social butterfly". Don't get sucked into any one of the cliques - go through and hang out with all of them. Be friends with all of the girls on the team. Make a point to chat with all of them, give praise to all of them, and to hang out with all of them. You'd be amazed at how much this alone will make the cliques disperse. Also, talk to your coach. Tell him/her your concerns, and ask their advice. Perhaps the coach will be able to give you some insight, or maybe do some training excercises where the girls have to be split up. Encourage the girls to be friends with everyone and when you're with one person, call a few others over. Help everyone get off to a great start as friends, and continue hanging out. I understand that it's difficult because all the girls come from different schools; but make it a point to know everyone's name, and to introduce everyone to eachother. Invite people over to your house to hang out, go see a movie, hang out at the park or bowling alley. Do stuff together as friends, and that will help you be together as a team.
-FunnyCide [ FunnyCide's advice column | Ask FunnyCide A Question ]
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