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Water Polo Legend

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Title: Water Polo Legend

General Information about Item:

  • Genre and Sub Genre: Legend
  • Example: Customary Folklore: Legends
  • Language: English
  • Country where Item is from: USA

Informant Data:

Insert Informant Data Here: Kenneth Moussavian is a 19’ in Dartmouth College.  He is on the Water Polo team and has been playing water polo since high school. He was born and raised in Los Altos Hills and both his parents are from Iran.

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  • Many sports teams, especially at Dartmouth, tell stories of legends and the greatest players from last years. During the first meeting with the players in the fall the coach tells them about stories of past players to give the team an example of someone they can look up to and aspire to be.

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Insert Item Here: George Benz was a second team all ivy his freshman year in water polo. He was very well respected because of his dedication to the team. He would come to practice even when sick. One day George Benz walked up to the opposing teams captain and snarled “fear me”.

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Informant’s Comments:

  • Insert Informant’s Comments Here: The players on the team still talk about George Benz and admire the passion he had for water polo. Ken Mentioned that there are some water polo players who wear the shirt that says “feat me” on the back.

 

Collector’s Comments:

  • Insert Collector’s Comments Here: George Benz’s audacity ignited pride in the team. He acts as a role model for all the water polo players. Furthermore, Legends like George Benz instill pride in future players.

Collector’s Name: Jonathan Schneck

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  • Insert Tags/Keywords Here: Legends

Left Hand Throwing Superstition

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Title: Left Hand Throwing Superstition

General Information about Item:

  • Genre and Sub Genre: Customary, superstition
  • Example: Customary Folklore: Superstition
  • Language: English
  • Country where Item is from: USA

Informant Data:

Matt Riley is a 19’ in Dartmouth College.  He is on the Water Polo team and is from Princeton, New Jersey.

Contextual Data:

  • Many players have superstitions and rituals that they follow, usually it is based on a positive or negative experience. During a game or practice Matt Riley Never passes the ball with his right hand.

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Matt Riley Never passes the ball with his right hand. He threw a bad pass once with his right hand and now hesitates whenever he throws with his right hand.

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Informant’s Comments:

  • Many other players also have this superstition of not throwing the ball with their right hands. Usually players when making a pass will try to throw the ball to their teammates left hand.

 

Collector’s Comments:

  • The water polo players never practice passing with their right hands so they are not practiced in throwing with that hand. However, because they also believe it is bad luck, they are mentally thrown off when the ball comes to their right hand.

Collector’s Name: Jonathan Schneck

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  • Superstition

My Name is David

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General Information about Item:

  • Genre and Sub Genre: Verbal, chant
  • Example: Customary Folklore: chants
  • Language: English
  • Country where Item is from: USA

Informant Data:

Insert Informant Data Here: Kenneth Moussavian is a 19’ in Dartmouth College.  He is on the Water Polo team and has been playing water polo since high school. He was born and raised in Los Altos Hills and both his parents are from Iran.

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  • Many sports teams, especially at Dartmouth, have inside jokes and chants that creates a bond between team members. After ever practice the team will recite a chant called “my name is David”.

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Insert Item Here: The chant the entire team participates in is called “my name is David” each member of the team will add their own unique beat and repeat saying “my name is David”. Although David becomes annoyed when the team makes fun of him. This unites the team thus creating better chemistry during matches.

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Informant’s Comments:

  • Insert Informant’s Comments Here: Although David becomes annoyed when the team makes fun of him. This “hypes up the team” thus creating better chemistry during matches.

 

Collector’s Comments:

  • Insert Collector’s Comments Here: the water polo team is very close and feel comfortable mocking each other. The chant also creates a bond between all the team members when they make fun of David.

Collector’s Name: Jonathan Schneck

Tags/Keywords:

  • Insert Tags/Keywords Here: Chants