Rough start for Bulldogs on diamond

BRIDGETON -- New Bridgeton High School softball coach Tim Norton will find out quickly how fast his team learns, and if his Bulldogs have adapted his positive attitude following a lopsided loss.

The Bulldogs fell to Cape May Tech 21-7 in five innings Tuesday in the season opener for both Cape-Atlantic League National Conference teams.

Before the season began, Norton made it clear he wanted to see a more positive attitude from his players than they've had in the past. He'll get to see how his team responds Thursday, when the Bulldogs host OLMA, a team with two wins last year that has just three seniors.

"It's all about the attitude," Norton said. "They need to get over the errors and make the next play. They've just been beaten down so many times, it's hard to break down that mentality.



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Thursday, April 03, 2008

The week is about handling your responsibilities at the workplace with dignity and grace. In case you are leading a team of people, use motivation and not authority to get work done. Using charm and persuasion will definitely yield better result. You may be caught up in a lot of paperwork.

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Bored Employees Are More Disgruntled Than Overworked Ones

Feb. 7, 2008 -- Businesses may realize far more negative consequences from bored employees than from those who report having "too much work," according to research by Sirota Survey Intelligence, specialists in attitude research. Employees who are bored (reporting "too little work") are often doing work for which they are ill-suited, or have jobs that are poorly designed. As a result, they have by far lower job satisfaction, sense of accomplishment, and pride in their employers compared to all other workers, according to the survey of over 1 million employees.

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Seeing the light: Boys basketball team drops two more games, but still positive about future

The Danvers boys basketball team suffered two defeats this past week, but the concept of development and keeping a positive attitude remain the same for the team.

On Feb. 1, the Falcons lost, 73-46 to Swampscott at home after getting off to a rough start.

They found themselves down, 20-0 right off the bat, and wound up trailing, 23-2 at the end of the first quarter.

"We had worked hard in the previous games, but Swampscott just came out on fire," head coach Mark Malley said. "The situation just didn't pan out for us. We were overmatched, but everyone tried hard, but we just didn't have the athleticism to compete."

On Feb. 5, the locals suffered a similarly one-sided loss to Marblehead, 61-39, with the usual problems – an inability to score consistently.

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Washington Twp. wins with Pleasant attitude

You could understand if Washington Township's Sean Pleasant might feel the daily grind of the basketball season.

He is the lone senior playing significant minutes for a team that is readying itself for the future and only last week barely missed qualifying for tournament play.

But if you tried to pick out Pleasant on the floor without knowing who he was, you'd be surprised. Pleasantly surprised.

Though smaller (5-10) and slight of frame, he catches your eye because of his boundless energy and positive demeanor. Not something you'd expect from a kid who has heard so much about his team's future this season.

Last night, he scored 14 points, including his team's first eight of the game, to help the Minutemen to a 74-57 win over visiting Pennsauken in an Olympic Conference game.


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Vianca Tejada has drive, attitude.

Vianca Tejada has an attitude, make no bones about it. And according to those who know her on the basketball court, it's that attitude that separates the Cherry Hill East senior from the rest of South Jersey's top basketball players. Just don't mistake Tejada's attitude as a negative. "I'm driven by the fact that I hate losing," said Tejada, who boasts a 14.8 scoring average for the 13-4 Cougars. "I'll do anything it takes to win. I have to win. Nothing else matters." Tejada's on-court attitude radiates positive undertones. The 5-foot-9 guard is self-assured, carrying her chin high, her eyes focused on the task at hand. She's quick to pick up a teammate, even quicker to stand up for herself. Just don't cross her. "If you push her, she's going to push back twice as hard, because she's just so competitive and determined," Cherry Hill East coach Kim Keyack said.


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Autistic player's positive attitude inspires an entire team

Austin Smith is autistic.

Austin's stepmother, Elizabeth, died this past summer.

Austin is an eighth-grader playing CYO basketball in a league that goes up to 11th grade.

Austin, enduring all of these hardships, is the most valuable player on our basketball team.

He's facing more problems than most of us will face in our lifetime, yet he lives life with a smile on his face every day. The way he seems to enjoy everything he's doing all the time helps the entire team keep a positive attitude. Just seeing him smile and hearing him constantly joking and laughing prevents frustrations from mounting.

He plays basketball with more heart and hustle than anyone I have ever seen. Everyone on our team watches him play, and it drives us to try as hard as we can, as hard as he does.


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