To sign 'team,' form the ASL letter 'T' with both hands. Start with your hands in front of your chest, thumbs touching and palms facing outward. Move both hands outward and around in a horizontal circle until the pinky sides of your hands meet, with your palms now facing toward you.
Sign 'my', 'favorite', and 'basketball', then use the 'T' handshape circle for 'team'. Finish the sentence with the sign for 'won' with an excited facial expression.
Point between yourself and the other person to establish 'we', sign 'great', and finish with the circular motion of 'team' to emphasize your unity and collaboration.
Sign 'you', then 'team', and finish with the sign for 'which'. Remember to furrow your eyebrows at the end of the sentence to indicate that you are asking a WH-question.
Sign 'my', 'favorite', and 'basketball', then use the 'T' handshape circle for 'team'. Finish the sentence with the sign for 'won' with an excited facial expression.
Point between yourself and the other person to establish 'we', sign 'great', and finish with the circular motion of 'team' to emphasize your unity and collaboration.
Sign 'you', then 'team', and finish with the sign for 'which'. Remember to furrow your eyebrows at the end of the sentence to indicate that you are asking a WH-question.
'Team,' 'family,' 'class,' and 'group' all share the same circular motion, which visually represents a gathering of people. They are differentiated by their handshapes—'T' for team, 'F' for family, 'C' for class, and 'G' for group. This concept is known as initialization.
Yes, it is best practice for the pinky sides of your hands to touch or come very close together at the end of the circular motion. This physical closure signifies the completeness, connection, and unity of the team.
The circle should be relatively small and contained within your normal signing space, right in front of your chest. Making the circle too large can look exaggerated or unnatural in everyday conversation, unless you are emphasizing a massive team.
