Penn State Rugby

How does rugby relate to rhetoric, you ask? Simple. We Are 60 as one and every time there's a problem we are to respect the other person, or people, and address the proble or understand that people make mistakes.

A couple weeks ago we had a team meeting to talk about what are goals for the season are as a whole. After brainstorming for about five minutes, each group came up with ideas such as:
-Help those who need help.
-If you weren't chosen to play, support the one who was.
-Leave judgement off the team.
-Respect that other's are different. Don't judge them on what they do.
-Accept advice form others.

Penn State has won two back to back national titles, and this year we're going for the third. How can we get there? Through the use of rhetoric and of course hardwork. We try to abide by respecting eachother and playing Penn State rugby.

Is this reaching? Maybe, but I think that rhetoric is more than just using language, it's using it to persuade others and in the case of my team, it's using it to persuade the team to try your hardest because we can be the best. Because being on a team is more than just being there and playing the game. It's trusting your team to be there when you need them to pass the ball, and if they're not, then being understanding and not holding it against them.

Everytime we step on the field, our coach has us picture the first hit, the first time we pass the ball off. Our team uses rhetoric everytime we step on the field to play Penn State rugby, because persuasive speech is more than just for speeches or advertiseing, it can persuade an audience to be motivated and to respect others. Rhetoric can be positive too.