Freewrite blog #1

The title of the book we are currently reading is "The Wisdom of Crowds". It is a pretty decent book, and so far I have come to realize it pretty much emphasizes that working together in groups, however loosely defined, is better than working by oneself. A great example I have found of a tight-knit group working together is the UMBC men's club rugby team. I have been on the team for three years, and this fall by far has shown the most promise. Last spring, the team never really acted as a cohesive unit, one player always going for the score instead of passing the ball off to someone in a better position- needless to say we did not win many games in the spring. This fall is a different story. There is already a feeling of togetherness, and unselfish play has become a regular part of practice. Last weekend, we traveled to Penn St. to play their 2nd squad- we played this same squad at the end of last spring and were routed. Last weekend's result was slightly different, yes we still lost, but the final score was a one score game. I can honestly say that our team, seeing as it is mostly inexperienced freshman, is not as talented as the team was at the end of last spring. The only reason I can attribute to such a turn around in how we played is the fact that we worked as a unit. There was no flare from any individual player, everyone came out to play hard and work together.