In 2018, 12 boys from the Thai soccer team and their coach were trapped in underground caves. Their...

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In 2018, 12 boys from the Thai soccer team and their coach were trapped in underground caves. Their rescue became an example of international collaboration and teamwork as the Thai government and various organisations and teams from all over the world joined forces to rescue the group.For your essay, research the event online. You should access media and Internet coverage as well as dedicated TV programs such asABC’s Four Cornersepisode (Four Corners 16 July XXXXXXXXXXUsing teamwork theories* (see explanation below) address the following three points:

a) justify the importance of teamwork in this type of a scenario;
b) explain what made international teamwork effective; and
c) discuss what role team learning played in the success of the rescue mission.

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Introduction: The team of young soccer players aged 11 to 17 years and their assistant coach aged 25 years went to the Thai Caves after their practice on June 23, which was a week before the rains. Suddenly rains started and the flood water rushed inside the cave and the boys in order to prevent themselves from drowning went deeper into the caves and got trapped inside. They survived on very little food and water for 9 days. (bbcnews, 2018) With the help of their coach, they young players did meditation, drank water dripping from caves, supported each other with songs and the coach ate very little food. Their rescue seemed to be impossible for Thai Navy divers as cave diving is a specialized skill. In the rescue operations massive team work was done like trying to find backdoor of caves, drilling holes to take out the boys, installing pumps to drain out river water from caves, making dams to prevent further water from entering in. (Paddock, 2018)“Once foreign divers arrived, from many different countries, the Thai authorities allowed them to devise first the search, and then the enormously complex rescue. It was a huge logistical operation involving hundreds of people, building guide rope and pulley systems, putting in power and communication cables.” (bbcnews, 2018).90 expert divers including expert Thai and foreign drivers were involved in the rescue mission. Finally all 13 young men were rescued and safe.
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a) Teamwork means that group of individuals come together to achieve a common goal. Teamwork started when the groups of 13 men trapped in the cave supported and motivated each other so that they could survive without water and food for 9 days. Their objective was to motivate themselves till the rain water receded so that they can get back to their homes as they has good knowledge about the caves.
 The Thai divers were unsuccessful in taking out the boys initially and there was water filled in the cave. So,

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