Do it

How do we know we're a team? Not typically something that we consider when out on the field. But pause for a second and reflect on it.
Being on a team isn't about playing perfectly and being a superstar (although those moments are nice). Being on a team is about motivating everyone around you to hit that superstar status. Whether this is at practice or sunday afternoon at sectionals, the best thing you can do as a teammate isn't to worry about yourself. It's about how well you can get the 6 guys next to you on the field to perform at their peak; it's about motivating those 7 guys on the field while you catch your breath, its about yelling to finish to the 30 other guys doing sprints at the end of the worst practice of the year.
We've all played together for the past 6 months, some of us have played together for the past 3 years. You should know the guys around you well enough by now to feel comfortable to call them out on something they need to work on, and also understand that if you get called out on something its not a personal affront but a chance to make yourself and the team better. These guys you play with now will be around at least for the rest of your time at Illinois and a lot of them beyond then. We won't all be running for the same team then, but we'll always have been on a single unit that was greater than any one of us.
-Keenan