Teamwork is a word we hear pretty often. Coaches talk about it all the time. There is even that commonly used quote, “There is no I in team,” suggesting that a team must all work together cooperatively to get the given task done. But, this does not only apply to sports. Rather, it applies to every aspect in life where we have to work with others, like on group projects in school and even at work. If members of the group do not work collaboratively, or together, there can be severe consequences that hurt ALL members of the group. In school, consequences may affect the group members’ grades, but as we get older, consequences become more severe and even career changing. If co-workers are expected to work on a project or presentation together and can’t get the job done because the members of the team are fighting and can’t get anywhere, people may lose jobs. The team’s inability to be successful may even affect their boss, which may also negatively affect the whole company/business. The point here is that we ALL have to learn to work as a team to get a job done successfully. We may not always agree with or even like our group/team members, but we have to think about the important part of it: the outcome of working as a team. Just like I tell my players that I coach, “I don’t care if you are the worst of enemies. On the court, you better be the best of friends to get the job done.”