Team morals

[keven]

I wanted to post this ever since the forums went down, because I think it's an interesting topic,and it's concerning most of us.

I was always lucky to have friends around who tricked with me, and later formed a team.
I also was lucky meeting another team, and making new friends and joining another team.
I think having/being in a team is beneficial to your tricks. I won't point out motivation to start/be in a team, because the advantages are obvious or of personal matter.

What I mean to bring up is, why or where does it go wrong?

I know every team has issues. Every team I came in touch with has experienced difficulties on its way, and some even broke apart.

Why is that? Let's state for a second that you'll (most likely) be part of a team where you like every individual member.
You share the main interest of a tricks team, TRICKING, and even some more, like movies, music, gaming and so on.

So, where does it go wrong?
I recall my first and second tricks teams broke apart, because I was the only one with consistent interest in tricking. Of course, only some members dropped out, but still, it was not a team feeling anymore.

Your thougths here. Discuss.

Why do teams split? Why do people get kicked from teams? Team fights?

WHERE IS DA LOF?!?!?
THIS THREAD HAS NO USEFUL MEANING. IF YOU FEEL RESENT ABOUT YOUR OLD BEST BUDDIES BECOMING DISTANCED, RANT HERE.:tongue:

P.S: I just miss the old family-like feeling

[n3m3s1s]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzBzjgTBGSg

[Dave C]

Haha that song is so exactly what this thread needed

[JiayoJames]

Did you mean morale?

Not experienced what you are talking about anyway so meh.

[Cubbiehobbits]

For the team I affiliate myself with, what tends to go wrong is representing the team in a negative manner. That pretty much means at a gathering the person acts like a complete douchebag and jeopardizes chances the team is invited back to a gathering in the future.

I, myself, am not that good with social situations, and when I went to TXTG this past August with the team, I fucked up. Not as badly as someone else did a previous year, but enough that I got a rather hurtful conversation on the ride home. Haven't been able to train with them since due to work, school, and a play.

We're all friends with different schedules and situations, but hopefully soon we'll get to train together again. It's been awhile.

[Sakanem]

P.S: I just miss the old family-like feeling

that is why you need to come to Dresden over new year :juji:

[ceejay2005]

For the team I affiliate myself with, what tends to go wrong is representing the team in a negative manner. That pretty much means at a gathering the person acts like a complete douchebag and jeopardizes chances the team is invited back to a gathering in the future. Team Building Programs (http://www.adirecteffect.com/team_building_programs.php)

[orichiu]

TEAM CRIPPLED AND TIRED !

But yeah, on a serious note.
I've seen a lot of teams split up when money came into the picture.
Big reason of fights even though it seems so stupid, it happens alot.
We had some tough times in our team too , even a possibility that it would have all ended. But fortunatly we acted quick enough to prevent that.

Why do people get kicked out of teams?
Don't really know, it depends on the goals of that team too.
Do they really wanna get good and want everyone to be on the same level. Or are they just in it to have fun and have a good time with eachother.

[Khaos]

i broke away from my original team because i was th eonly one who wanted to trick like all the time no1 else could be arsed, snedro wanted to but he went to uni like a bazillion miles away so it was just me who tricked so i left the team nothing bout money just dedication

[WatermelonDick]

Good Topic.


Never really been in a team.


The people I trick with have different schedules and live a bit aways

[Ryan Murray]

I just trick with my friends.

Is anybody catching on yet?

[Deezy(LoOpk!cks)]

its not just a hobby. im lucky enough to be on a team that has goals in tricking. its what has driven us this far and kept us together for sucha long time. next year will be our 10 year anniversary =)

[guamy]

I trick with my friends! There were three friends in particular that I used to trick with the most. For a short time all four of us managed to get togehter and practice every friday. That was months ago though :(
Now one is always busy working up in the mountains (he teaches skiing and is gone all weekend). The other stopped tricking for like four or five months now and has been steadily losing interest in order to skateboard. The third one has gotten more into breakdancing but still practices with me every week or so.
We're all still friends though. The one who stopped tricking is actually my best friend :) So although we dont all trick together, we're still on good terms.

[shengoikee]

ugh

teams never seem to work

who cares

[brandonn]

unfortunately I've never had this problem. I've never been a part of a team because i live in a city where there aren't any people that are "serious" about tricking besides karate instructors that just do it because it's basically their job....maybe one day i will be a part of team drama LOl

[Safari]

Personally I find a bit hard to be in a team that lives in Sweden and Denmark. But they're my bestezt friendz and I wub all of them, and they have accomplised stuff with their tricking through the team:smile: so I'm happy about that.

Even tho they do good with tricking and might get a few jobs, I still feel a bit sad that I can't be a part of it. But hey, that's what you get when you have long distance relationships:tongue:

ATM I trick with Envision Crew [Wingen, Tord and Nghiep] they're also super awesome.

[pekei]

My team is two of my best friends, we've known each other for eleven years. One of them almost quit tricking and has moved away from my neighborhood. But I've forced him to a few sessions lately, hopefully he'll start again this summer.

[rocketbaz]

i think it's often about money or perhaps that ppl change all the time and have different opinions about certain things, sometimes we grow apart...

[dpitlock]

I love my bestfriends/teammates!
Yesterday we played with a goat!


ugh

teams never seem to work

who cares

im sick of you crying.

[Jon P]

I have been tricking with the same people since the very beginning pretty much. haha Although most of them didn't really get into it until a couple years after I did [other than Nick B] but still...
But most members of HTH were friends before tricking.

[dpitlock]

Gecko tricks

[simon]

yep i kinda tricked with my friends.
and now on my own most of the time.
but people will return! hopefully. :/

[ninjitsian]

maybe because people cant find time or lose interest(god forbid) or have more important things to do?(god forbid again)im kinda going what youve been through at the moment. but the sooner you realize that youre always goin to end up alone the easier things become:) another thing i noticed lately is jealousy. people start to get egos or envy one's ability and may not know how to respond so they end the trick relationship in failure:/ a perfect example would be like, mr pitlock on a team with people who horribly suck and then they quit because they lose the will to compete in progress in a friendly manner or just lose the will to trick at all.

[Jon P]

Gecko tricks

haha yesss.
the good ol' days. :eh:

[900rmk]

I count myself lucky that I have so many friends to trick with, but unless everyone is really dedicated to training I think teams are pretty pointless. Just have a community of people in your area that trick and you're set, no arguments, no strings attached.

Like my community BC Trickz for example; If you trick in BC you're already an accepted part of the community. Whether you know it or not. Sure we have little sub-communities of people that go to certain gyms but when we come together for a gathering or something everyone's equal and no one's excluded.

and I just can't imagine splitting from my friends over tricking. Guy 1: "That cheat9 was off target!" Guy 2: "Ah!! I hate you get out of my team! We're not friends anymore!!"

[crazyhalfasian]

Paramax= wut tricking teams should be like............MANLY!

[mogwai]

most important thing is to stay as brothers, if you gonna stay true in hard times, everything has to come in second line, and not everybody is made for being in a team because of that;-) put your friends in front off all;-) thats it:-D

[Safari]

I saw what you did there, mogwai. you sneaky man you!

[dpitlock]

I love you kevin and josh.