I have been involved in many teams since a very young age and I still think back to the way in which my first coaches and managers created a team spirit within the sports teams I played for.
The unity I felt within these teams, and the strong allegiances formed with team-mates were particularly influential and important when the chips were down and we needed to pull together in order to haul ourselves out of the mire.
I remember inspirational half-time team talks, motivational speeches before matches, the quiet word in the ear when it was needed. I remember the winks, the nods and the pats on the back, the thumbs-up and the high fives.
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