1. Create an Issues List: Whether it’s a whiteboard in your office or in the locker room, or a digital document; create a place where players and coaches can write down any issues that come up during the week, then resolve them during the Captain’s Council Meeting. 2....
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Four Essentials Before Implementing A Leadership System
Implementing a leadership system is an intentional and valuable step in developing your program and the people in it. Systems help coaches who struggle to naturally be intentional about developing and passing on leadership responsibilities. Still, before you can...
Four Keys to Develop Leadership
Why Leadership Training Fails Leadership training programs and curriculums have been shown to be ineffective for a few reasons. First, programs fail to provide relevant and useful process to implement values and principles in your context. In his article, “Why...
Leadership Development Starts with You
The Importance of Growing as a Leader Years ago, I made the decision that I wanted to become intentional in developing the leadership of the young men playing for our team. The growing selfishness and lack of leadership I witnessed in my players was not just...
How You Can Create More Leaders This Season
“Leaders create leaders by passing on responsibility, creating ownership, accountability, and trust.” —James Kerr, Legacy No More Team Talks Rugby coach Graham Henry had been coaching for 30 years, and every game, he gave a team talk. Then, one day in 2005—early on in...
3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Discipline
Rethinking Our Discipline Strategies 5 Minute Read or Listen “Hit the line! If we are going to continue to walk through these drills, then we are going to spend the rest of this practice running!” I definitely used this strategy more times than I can count. Not only...
3 Essential Questions Coaches Need to Ask Often (And 2 Activities to Do as a Team)
And 2 Activities to Do with Your Team or Staff 5 Minute Read or Listen on iTunes Activity 1: The Spaghetti and Marshmallow Tower Task Simple and fun experiment to do with your team or coaching staff. Break everyone into small groups and distribute: 20 pieces of...
3 Strategies to Develop a Player Led Program
How a Sled Dog Team Works Sled Dog teams have been around since 1000 BC and are still used today; not just for racing, but in the place of snowmobiles and helicopters for rescue operations. They are even able to travel for 6-8 hours across the roughest arctic...
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