Mock Trial Reflection
Mock Trial Reflection Paper
May I please the court! Thankfully, I never uttered those words during a trial. Mock Trial was difficult, yet full of enjoyable experiences. I joined Mock Trial for two reasons: to make new friends and to gain some form of law experience. For me, both of those goals were accomplished. I made a few friends, one of them being Adam. I learned courtroom procedure and etiquette. Mock Trial is a wonderful organization, yet that wasn't always reflected in our actions. I still don’t comprehend why we were so discourteous towards other teams. I understand the notion that The Spirit of AMTA is a recognition that coaches don't want us to win, but Depaul could have atleast been cordial to competing teams. Instead we were stealing …show more content…
My assumption is that since there were issues with enrolling me in the Mock class, it was questionable if I was actually going to return or not. By the end of Mock, I feel as though I learned more by being an alternate than having a concrete role. Being an alternate gave me a wide variety of practice in multiple roles and the ability to understand the case from multiple perspectives. What helped the most was By-buster. Having no idea what role you would perform until 30 minutes before trial, was exhilarating yet stressful. Overtime, I felt more confident in a courtroom and realized that I was picking up on mannerisms that would have taken me a much longer time to achieve. One of these mannerisms, was being able to adapt and think quicker on your feet. I remember at the beginning of mock if I was told to lay more foundation or rephrase my question, I couldn't get to counsel table any quicker. Now I am able to take a breath and think about what I need to say. It also helps to remind myself that everything else pales in comparison than standing in silence for a minute and half during my open. I would encourage more people to go to by-buster if possible.
We were that Mock Trial would be an extensive time commitment. The coaches were very forthcoming tell us about that. I definitely thought you guys were exaggerating. Inbetween the tournaments, the team practices, the Monday practices, and classes the time I had left for other actives
May I please the court! Thankfully, I never uttered those words during a trial. Mock Trial was difficult, yet full of enjoyable experiences. I joined Mock Trial for two reasons: to make new friends and to gain some form of law experience. For me, both of those goals were accomplished. I made a few friends, one of them being Adam. I learned courtroom procedure and etiquette. Mock Trial is a wonderful organization, yet that wasn't always reflected in our actions. I still don’t comprehend why we were so discourteous towards other teams. I understand the notion that The Spirit of AMTA is a recognition that coaches don't want us to win, but Depaul could have atleast been cordial to competing teams. Instead we were stealing …show more content…
My assumption is that since there were issues with enrolling me in the Mock class, it was questionable if I was actually going to return or not. By the end of Mock, I feel as though I learned more by being an alternate than having a concrete role. Being an alternate gave me a wide variety of practice in multiple roles and the ability to understand the case from multiple perspectives. What helped the most was By-buster. Having no idea what role you would perform until 30 minutes before trial, was exhilarating yet stressful. Overtime, I felt more confident in a courtroom and realized that I was picking up on mannerisms that would have taken me a much longer time to achieve. One of these mannerisms, was being able to adapt and think quicker on your feet. I remember at the beginning of mock if I was told to lay more foundation or rephrase my question, I couldn't get to counsel table any quicker. Now I am able to take a breath and think about what I need to say. It also helps to remind myself that everything else pales in comparison than standing in silence for a minute and half during my open. I would encourage more people to go to by-buster if possible.
We were that Mock Trial would be an extensive time commitment. The coaches were very forthcoming tell us about that. I definitely thought you guys were exaggerating. Inbetween the tournaments, the team practices, the Monday practices, and classes the time I had left for other actives