"Some coaches win a lot of games despite spending very little time focusing on the environment in and around their teams. Their focus tends to revolve around strategy and technique (85% = 1ST DIMENSION).
A coach once said "I don’t have time to spend working on team dynamics, team cohesion or whatever you want to call. I need to focus on teaching these guys the skills that will help them execute well when it is time to play. But the question becomes how much more successful could their teams be if they spent more time and energy on these important aspects of their team?
There are countless research studies and undeniable evidence to demonstrate the teams which have athletes who communicate well with each other, trust each other, get along with each other reasonably well and embrace a caring, championship team culture perform better than teams that do not possess these qualities.
TOO MANY TEAMS DON'T MAKE THE TIME TO INVEST IN RELATIONSHIPS & TEAM BUILDING. EXERCISES THAT CAUSE PEOPLE TO BE VULNERABLE, TRANSPARENT, AND AUTHENTIC CAUSE THE WALLS OF PRIDE AND EGO AND SELFISHNESS TO COME CRUMBLING DOWN LEADING TO STRONG CONNECTIONS AND MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS.
Fortunately there are coaches (TRANSFORMATIONAL= 2ND & 3RD DIMENSION) who do see the value of spending time on Team Building and its importance on a regular basis.
Well good news Coach - you can be one of them and we have made it easier by giving you some time proven ideas that work - on any level from youth leagues all the way up to the college level. Put them to Good Use!
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- TEAM RETREAT PROGRAM
- THE SHOUT OUT or PUT-UP GAME
- SPOTLIGHT DRILL
- 3 H's
- DABO'S SAFE SEAT
- LESSONS FROM GEESE
- TRAFFIC LIGHT TEAM BUILDING
- UPSIDE DOWN (Changing Roles)
- TEAMS CAN BE LIKE APPLES
- JOURNALING
- SENIOR WEEK IDEAS
- ROW THE BOAT
- TEAM - EVERYONE IS IMPORTANT
- TEAM BREAKFAST (commitment)
- ENERGY VAMPIRES
- LINK - COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT
- R.O.A.R.S.
- TAG - YOU'RE IT
- THE FIST
- WHAT IS YOUR TEAM CLIMATE - 15 QUESTIONS
- CLIMATE CHANGERS