Blog Post 1

Globalization is not something I was really aware of until we discussed it in class last time so coming up with an example that has affected my life was somewhat difficult. After thinking about it though, I remembered a time when globalization affected me for the better. Ever since I was a little kid I have played soccer and loved every minute of it. My perspective on soccer was that it was a fun way to compete and get involved in a sport.  That changed when I was a freshman in high school and I played on a different club soccer team. The interesting part about this team was that the coaches were from Brazil. In Brazil, soccer is the main sport and a big deal! All of these coaches had traveled to America to come teach soccer to us. I had been on other club soccer teams in the past, but being on this team with the Brazilian coaches changed how I looked at soccer. They really stressed making soccer a "beautiful game" especially since soccer is such a big part of the Brazilian culture. We also focused on conditioning and accurate ball control more than any other team I had been on. I would consider this an example of globalization because I had my way of thinking about soccer based on what I had learned growing up in the United States, and then my thoughts and my teammate's thoughts were changed completely because of these coaches from a whole other side of the world.