| My 12 year old son and 2 of his friends
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| | played. The encouragement and tips helped
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| competed as a team in one of their first
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| | them play a better game.
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| paintball tournaments this weekend. They
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| | - Instead of feeling defeated after a
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| were considerably younger and
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| | loss, they discussed what worked and what
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| inexperienced than any of the other
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| | needed improving. It would have been easy
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| teams. However, several people
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| | to feel winning was hopeless and give up.
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| participating in the tournament did some
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| | The encouragement and tips provided by
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| amazing things to encourage this young
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| | others kept them motivated.
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| team.
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| | - They won their final game!
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| - A paintball gun one of the boys was
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| | - They are looking forward to
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| using stopped working properly during the
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| | participating in future paintball
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| tournament. A participant loaned his guns
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| | tournaments.
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| so all 3 boys could continue to compete
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| | Are you encouraging others? You don't
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| as a team in the tournament.
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| | have to be a paintball expert to
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| - Several of the referees and competitors
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| | encourage someone. You can encourage
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| from the other teams said words of
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| | anyone, anywhere. Think about a person
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| encouragement to the boys throughout the
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| | you know that could use some support or
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| day.
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| | motivation. Think about the best way you
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| - As participants watched the team play
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| | can do it. It might be providing a
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| each game, they would tell them tips on
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| | listening ear, some encouraging words, a
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| how they could improve.
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| | handwritten note, or some help regarding
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| The result of this encouragement had
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| | a need he or she might have. Whatever it
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| several positive outcomes.
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| | is, don't put off doing it. Make a
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| - The boys improved with each game they
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| | difference in someone's life today.
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