Describe A Discourse Community

A discourse community can be defined as a group of people who share knowledge of a certain topic, share similar backgrounds, and have a common goal. A lot of them also had unique ways of communicating with each other which outsiders could not understand. They give everyone something that makes them feel like they belong somewhere and are important too. Being in one of these communities is a good way to be a part of something with people who are easy to relate to and can help you grow fundamentally as a person. They can give you skills that are necessary for the future and your college career as well. For me, my high school varsity tennis team was a big part of my life for three years and without them I would not be the person I am today.
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I was able to show these things and show I could contribute as part of the lineup which is how I was accepted to the team. We all had the same goals to become better tennis players, represent our school in a good light, support each other, and win. Being led by our coaches we could all push each other every day, whether it be in the weight room spotting each other or on the court playing against each other. Every grueling day, no matter if it was outrageously windy or forty degrees we practiced and gave it our all. The real test came when it was time to play against other schools, especially the ones in our district. A big part of our team being a community was to be able to work with one another in doubles and have the ability to be in sync and communicate with your partner. For example, my senior year I had to play with a new freshman I had never even associated with before. Our first few matches were rough because we did not really understand each other’s play styles but once we were able to start figuring out each other’s strengths and weaknesses we were taking down even some of the most difficult teams. And by the end of our fall season I could not have imagined playing mixed
This always came pretty easy to us as we were always spending time together at practice every day, matches, and dinners. Even though it was difficult at the beginning of each year with the few new students we would get, it only took a few days for them to feel truly welcomed. Being able to communicate easily was a key to being able to push each other, and support one another on and off the court. One of the best examples of team bonding was an event we had called the tennis-a-thon. It was something we did once a year to raise money for our team but also be competitive against each other and have fun doing it. The basis of it was everyone would make their own teams of about 7 people and each team had to come up with a team name and costumes, and play against other teams for a trophy. This lasted from 7pm-5am so there was a lot of time to spend with each other and just have bond with each other through the night after finishing our seasons. For example, one of my teams made up our own frat house and dressed up as frat boys, while another dressed up as the avengers. Another event that really helped us bond was when we were on our annual fall Abilene overnight trip. On our way back at around 10 at the dead of night and everyone was just hanging out telling horror stories on this short bus we had, and all of a sudden we were swerving and