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Mr. Omar Vela, a criminal investigator with the U.S. Department of Defense, stopped by the TSC REC Center on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 to share a motivational speech with members of the men’s and women’s Scorpions Soccer teams ahead of their upcoming season.<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In preparation for the upcoming season, members of the men\u2019s and women\u2019s TSC Scorpion Soccer were recently given the opportunity to sit down and take in some motivational words from a distinguished guest speaker.<\/p>\n Omar Vela, a criminal investigator for the U.S. Department of Defense, took time out of his schedule to visit the TSC REC Center on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 to meet with the team players.<\/p>\n Vela spoke on the importance that trust plays in effective teamwork, relating back to the level of camaraderie he and his fellow soldiers shared and how it was crucial in their overall effectiveness in the field.<\/p>\n A former athlete himself, Vela spoke openly with the young athletes, telling stories about the various difficulties and hardships he encountered during his time in the military as a U.S. Army Ranger, in particular during his deployment to Afghanistan in the early 2000s.<\/p>\n \u201dTwo of the things that makes a great team cohesion and camaraderie,\u201d said Vela. \u201cThese factors come into play through training, practicing, taking care of one another and going through hardships together, because enduring those hardships together is what is going to give you the strength to move past them.\u201d<\/p>\n Additionally, he stressed the importance of communication as a contributing factor to strengthening cohesion. \u201cYou have to talk to each other, whether its friendly talk or if its about problems you might have,\u201d Vela began. \u201cYou\u2019re going to have disagreements from time to time, but you need to know when and how to put them aside because that\u2019s going to make for better morale and teamwork.\u201d<\/p>\n With the new season on the horizon, both teams have been diligently practicing and preparing for the road ahead of them. However, after hearing Mr. Vela\u2019s advice and encouragement, many on the team walked out of the session with a renewed sense of motivation.<\/p>\n \u201cI found it to be very motivational, and I felt like he made a lot of good points and said things that we needed to hear, said Becky Zuniga, a midfielder for the women\u2019s Scorpions team. \u201cI feel really good about the upcoming season, especially since we have a lot of new components we\u2019re working with that have made us a lot stronger and have us feeling united as a team.\u201d<\/p>\n While the Scorpions Soccer teams have unyielding support from their fellow TSC peers and colleagues, after this recent session, they can also count Mr. Vela as one of their newest fans.<\/p>\n \u201cThis campus should be very proud of these players and the coaching staff that they have, and this season, I think you\u2019re going to see these fine young men and women tap into their potential, display more cohesion and keep improving with every game.\u201d<\/p>\n The first game of the season will take place on Friday, September 13, 2024 at TSC Scorpion Field as the teams take on Paris JC.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”5192,5193,5194,5195,5199″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mr. Omar Vela, a criminal investigator with the U.S. Department of Defense, stopped by the TSC REC Center on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 to share a motivational speech with members […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":215,"featured_media":5193,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_gspb_post_css":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[143],"tags":[232,233,101,86,16,19],"class_list":["post-5191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tsc-soccer","tag-college-athletics","tag-guest-speaker","tag-njcaa","tag-soccer","tag-texas-southmost-college","tag-tsc","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n