I stumbled across an interesting read as I am cleaning out accumulated email from the high school season. The twelve things essential to winning in order as deemed by Jeff Janssen, an author of some note on leadership and motivation. We will add a couple every evening with a sentence or two of quotation.
1.) Talent. Quoting Bobby Knight "Want to win? Get the best players."
2.) Toughness. "Championship teams have a special toughness about them that makes them difficult to beat."
3.) Togetherness. "Your athletes must willingly and unselfishly make individual sacrifices, knowing that everyone will benefit in the long run."
4.) Commitment. Quoting Tom Izzo "Many talk about what they want. But to be the best, you have to pay the price to be the best. And you have to be willing to pay the price every day. It is not easy."
5.) Competitiveness. "Competitiveness inspires them to make hustle plays and sends a message to their opponents that they are not going to give an inch."
6.) Confidence. "Confidence comes from trusting your training, ability, mental edge, game plan, and teammates."
7.) Credible Coaches. "As they say, it all starts at the top."
8.) Strong Leaders. "While leadership ideally comes from your best and most experienced athletes, it can also come from anywhere and make a big difference."
9.) Championship Culture. "The culture becomes the program's winning operating system and attracts people who best fit it."
10.) Performing under Pressure. "Athletes must block out all the distractions and focus in on the task at hand to do what they do best."
11.) Luck and Timing. "Appreciate them and take advantage of them when they come your way."
12.) Intelligent & Winning Game Plan. "Coaches must devise and execute a game plan that maximizes the team's strengths and attacks the opponents's weaknesses."
1.) Talent. Quoting Bobby Knight "Want to win? Get the best players."
2.) Toughness. "Championship teams have a special toughness about them that makes them difficult to beat."
3.) Togetherness. "Your athletes must willingly and unselfishly make individual sacrifices, knowing that everyone will benefit in the long run."
4.) Commitment. Quoting Tom Izzo "Many talk about what they want. But to be the best, you have to pay the price to be the best. And you have to be willing to pay the price every day. It is not easy."
5.) Competitiveness. "Competitiveness inspires them to make hustle plays and sends a message to their opponents that they are not going to give an inch."
6.) Confidence. "Confidence comes from trusting your training, ability, mental edge, game plan, and teammates."
7.) Credible Coaches. "As they say, it all starts at the top."
8.) Strong Leaders. "While leadership ideally comes from your best and most experienced athletes, it can also come from anywhere and make a big difference."
9.) Championship Culture. "The culture becomes the program's winning operating system and attracts people who best fit it."
10.) Performing under Pressure. "Athletes must block out all the distractions and focus in on the task at hand to do what they do best."
11.) Luck and Timing. "Appreciate them and take advantage of them when they come your way."
12.) Intelligent & Winning Game Plan. "Coaches must devise and execute a game plan that maximizes the team's strengths and attacks the opponents's weaknesses."
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