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Camaraderie
Building a strong team bond where players support, trust and work for one another as a famILY

When you decide to play at Otterbein, you’re joining a family of players you’ll celebrate with, laugh with, cry with, . . . that will support you and rely on you to do the same for them.  A group of players that works with and for each other to accomplish our long-term goals, promote team events and complete the day to day tasks.

Class
Carrying ourselves with respect, integrity and grace on and off the field

You represent your family, teammates, coaches, . . . the program in general.  Professors, peers, etc. view you as an Otterbein Soccer Player.  Everything you do/post will be done with class.  Impress Otterbein Staff (students & adults), Training Staff, Professors, Families, Opposing Teams/Parents, Restaurant Staff, Bus Drivers, Hotel Employees, . . . everyone.

Competitive Edge
Pushing ourselves to perform at the highest level in every moment of training and competition

A recognition that the qualities needed to win, . . . to beat our rivals, need to be practiced in training.  Every exercise is based on an awareness of winning/losing/time remaining and how we play according to each situation.  As Cardinals we agree to push each other, to demand the best of each other (mentally & physically) and recognize the demand is urgent, not personal.

Discipline
Consistently committing to our standards through hard-work, accountability and daily improvement

Discipline is attention to the Core Values over the course of your career.  It’s practiced daily and includes your commitment to conditioning and improving your skills & knowledge of the game.  The disciplined player is accountable (in and out of season) for her improvement, her actions, her effort and holds her teammates

to the same standards.

Empathy
Ability to put ourselves in our teammates shoes

An appreciation for the variances in players and diversity of personalities that make a successful team.  Patience, Understanding, Willingness to Communicate and be clear about thoughts & feelings with

teammates & coaches.
 

Pride
Honoring OCWS, and our history through the way we represent our team and community

Pride in being a student-athlete at Otterbein, in being a member of the Women’s Soccer Team and in the history of the program.  Pride outside the program and into the community to include an awareness

of the bigger picture.