Curling Reflection 2/6/10

Curling was my largest CAS activity so far. It involved a lot of planning on my part, not only to start the club, but to keep it going, and to get people to curling every Monday. This was the first thing I've ever really taken charge of. I surprised myself to be honest, I think I always think things will be impossible to do, but when i start them I almost always figure out a way to go through with it and to get it done. In a lot of ways I think this curling club proved to me that I could orchestrate something like this. I feel very proud that I managed to get a club, especially something as weird as curling, off the ground. The other major piece of this activity was my interactions with others. To start the club I had to put myself out there and propose this strange club to my friends and solicit a teacher I didnt even know. Sturgis is a great place for this kind of venture though, and I was well supported. I think for me the communication skills i learned are by far the most important thing I got out of this activity. Because I had to organised and find a place to curl, times to curl, people to curl, I found myself talking to lots and lots of people. Even over the course of this activity I saw myself improve in this area and i think its important that I increase my communication skills and focus on them in other activities as well because the world is based on communication and I know that being able to communicate well will serve me in my life in the future. Curling gave me chance to take charge, to exercise some leadership skills, and to improve my communication, while trying out a new sport and initiating an activity that will hopefully return next year. Im very happy with the outcome of this activity.