Teamwork for activism: lessons from the links
Golf is an unlikely sport in which to learn about teamwork. When a golfer stands on the first tee it’s the player and his or her handicap against the competition. It is, in almost every respect, the ultimate individual game. But I have learned some unexpected and useful lessons about teamwork which are applicable across the spectrum of activism. Some backstory: I belong to a small golf club in a country town in SE NSW. We compete in the regional Pennants competition against 15 other clubs. These are all the clubs in the ACT, plus those on the NSW Southern Tablelands and Southern Highlands and for non-golfers, I assure you, Pennants is a Big Deal. Our club is by far the smallest in the region, with only eight women available to play in the Pennants comp. By comparison, some of the other clubs have up to 80 women from which they can draw a team of five players for each of the home-and-away rounds and then the finals if they qualify. Despite our...