Playmakers in the Classroom

When we hear the term playmaker we automatically think of sports. Each team has a certain player that the fans trust to put the team on his/her back to win the game. For example, Tim Tebow is a playmaker, I really have no idea how that guy does what he does. But one thing about Tebow beside his strong faith and Godliness, Tim doesn't know the word can't. That word isn't in his dictionary, the guy loves the sport of football, and he is the 2007 Heisman trophy winner, has two National championships under his belt 2006 and 2008. Critics said he would never play Quarterback in the NFL; well he was the 25th overall pick in the 2010 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos. Me being one of the many people who said Tebow "can't" play quarterback in the NFL he went to prove most critics including myself wrong. He works hard on and off the field, he is a playmaker. However, playmakers aren’t' always on an athletic field of some sort, playmakers can be in the classroom. We have all had that one kid who reminds the teacher of homework you didn't do but they did. It happened to me a lot, and you can do one of two things about it. You can continue to not do your homework and threaten the kid who reminds her or you can change your habits and do your work. To me that person most commonly known as a "suck up" is really a playmaker in the classroom. They work hard to get that A and they technically force everyone in the class to do better as well. So it is possible to be a playmaker in the classroom. On the field in high school I was a source of motivation, my teammates loved my work ethic and mentality to never quit. They would always feed off of that positive energy to go out on the field and perform. See I never really played my senior year of football in High School, but I knew my role on the team. That was to always be a source of motivation when my teammates needed it. That motivation not only helped my teammates but also gave me a chance to play at the college level. I became a mental playmaker, if you will, and I use that mentality in the classroom as well as on the field and weight room. I know what it takes to be a playmaker on the field, and from that kid in high school I also know what it means to be a playmaker in the classroom. So consider this, you don't need to play a sport to be considered a playmaker, you just need to always be determined to do your best. At the end of the day you want to have that satisfaction of knowing I gave it all today. That is what being a playmaker is all about is striving to do your best every day.