“Oh hey, Coach sent me an audio file named ‘Team Initiation.’ I guess that means I had a good tryout. Let’s see what it says here when I play it.”
Welcome to the team. I wanted to give you some ideas of what you can expect when you join us. First things first is that you can simply RELAX knowing that we want you to feel comfortable and will ensure that you do feel comfortable with Coach and with your teammates.
“Strange… I’m suddenly feeling so relaxed.”
“I’m just going to make myself more comfortable as I listen and hope I don’t drift off. Don’t want to miss anything important.”
Being part of a new team can stir up lots of exciting feelings, and it is perfectly natural to find yourself excited at the thought of bonding with your teammates and your Coach. But just in case you are at all anxious, let’s work on helping you to let go of all those insecurities right now. We’ll simply begin stripping away all those inhibitions as you continue to become more and more comfortable being on the team now.
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