Scientists from the United States have proven that the basketball teams that have the best winning record are also the team that have the best teamwork
Some examples of teamwork are :
On May 29, 1953, Sir Edmond Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norway conquered the world's highest peak
The Bryan and Bobby Television Crew (that’s right it takes over 25 + people to make one episode of Bryan and Bobby
The Buffalo Germans were an early basketball team formed in 1895 at a YMCA in the United States. From 1908 to 1910 the team won 111 straight games.
The team was disbanded in 1925 after finally finishing with 792 wins and just 86 losses in the team history!
Everyday in New Zealand there are great examples of teamwork happening without anybody noticing for example: the police, nurses and doctors and pilots and navigators. See if you can discover more in your community.
Our special guest star in team work ‘Samantha Hayes’ knows a little about teamwork too, before she became the host of Nightline on TV3 she was an entertainment reporter and worked in radio as a news editor, producer and announcer.
When teams do really well in sports using teamwork fans normally give that team a nickname. Here are some examples of some funny nicknames for sports teams:
The Dream team
The Fearsome Foursome
The Purple People-Eaters
The Sky Blues
The Savannah Sand Gnats
The Toledo Mud Hens