Picture this: You and your teammates are playing a basketball game. You’re in the midst of an intense match when all of a sudden, two of your teammates start to argue. You turn and yell at your teammates to stop fighting. They look at you and … well … just quit playing. What’s going on? you think to yourself. We’re leading and everyone is going to just stop playing?
Now, if you’re thinking That would never happen!—it did, but it wasn’t with human teammates. Every year, the Iditarod gathers the best mushers and their dogs to compete in a 1,000-mile trail sled dog race around Alaska. Although there are checkpoints throughout the race where teams can rest, the Iditarod tests the stamina and physical abilities of the teams throughout the very cold and grueling course.

So who won the race? Veteran musher Pete Kaiser of Alaska. It’s his first Iditarod win, and he did it in nine days, twelve hours, thirty-nine minutes, and six seconds, with his dogs Marrow and Lucy leading the pack. Congratulations, Mr. Kaiser and team!
Instead of yelling, what would you have done to get Joey to stop fighting with his teammate? What are some good habits for working in a team?