

This conflict has a big contribution to their team’s effectiveness because this made them more responsible and operative to their play.
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” These lines really spoke not Just to his players but also those who viewed this movie including me. Never let your anger get the better of you. But one significant line that Don Haskins says. Because of their disobedient attitude they lost the game. They let discrimination and discouragement from the people win them over, and soon provoked them to anger. Did these conflicts contribute to the team’s effectiveness? Explain One scenario in the movie that show conflict in the team was when Don Haskins told them to play his game and to be pressured or controlled by their emotions.īut they don’t listen to him instead they were controlled and manipulated by their grudge and anger toward their competitor. Cite scenes showing conflict within the team. They faced lots of discrimination and racism but these things did not hinder them to win, to change and to break the wall in the NCAA basketball tournament segregation between white and black American players.
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But one thing that made them excellent and champions in their sports was their heart full of determination. Texas Miners was not considered a perfect team, there are many down falls and failures that the team has already did. Discipline is one of the vital and important parts of learning, that’s one of the first main thing that Don Haskins imparted his team that resulted them to perform excellent in every game that they played. One thing that amazes me more and keeps on admiring Don Haskins leadership is how he disciplines his players as they work together and play as one. They were responsible in their task that made them even more effective and enjoy playing their sport. They are also having only one similar goal, which Is to win the championship that became also one of the main reasons for them to level up their effectiveness as one 1 OFF ask and responsibility. I’m not saying that their team was perfect, it is just that they have their passion, competitive spirit, accountability to each other and most of all their discipline and determination that a high performance team should have. Are hey a high performance team? Why? The Texas Western College Miners was Indeed considering as a high performance team because they have the characteristic a winning team should have. Describe the Team based on the Basic Group Concepts discussed in class. Do more and become more, you are a leader. Like what John Quince Adams says, “If your actions Inspire others to dream more. How Don Haskins Motivated His Teamīecause of Don Haskins determination and dedication to his team, his team eventually felt motivated to win. He uses lot of ways to motivate his player like, he uses Goal-setting that helps his team work towards their own objectives. The team arrives back to El Paso to a loud crowd.I personally admire his leadership skills and on how he motivates his players. Texas Western is about to win when Kentucky scores a goal, but it's called a foul, causing Texas Western to beat Kentucky 72 - 65. At the end of the game, they are forced to go into overtime.

Coach Haskins tells the team that only the black players will be starting the game. Texas Western makes it all the way to NCAA Championships. When they get back to their hotel room, racist things are written all over the walls, but the team gets through it. After that, they agree to go in pairs wherever they go. While on the road, a player is beaten up in the bathroom. The more they win, the more racial discrimination is thrown their way due to the amount of time black players are given on the court. Once their places and duties are decided, Texas Western begins to win almost every game. Coach Haskins puts his players through tough training and figures out where they fit and do their best on the court.

In the end, he has seven black players and five white players - something very different for the time period. Coach Haskins and his partner Jerry Armstrong go cross-country looking for black players for his team. After being decline by a majority of the people he was attempting to recruit, he decides to go on a different route. At this time, many basketball teams had almost all white players. The movie starts with Coach Don Haskins of Texas Western College trying to recruit players of any race to his basketball team. The movie "Glory Road" was set in El Paso, Texas during the Civil Rights Movements of 1966.
