Enforcing Standards In Practices & Games

Enforcing Standards in Practices & Games

"If you don't hustle, we run." It feels like discipline. But as JP breaks down in this week's Tool of the Week, if-then threats actually backfire; players learn to avoid punishment, not to build real standards. Constant cheerleading has the same flaw: it just shifts the motivation from their own to your approval.

Ten years ago, JP replaced the if-thens with simple, direct phrases that hand the outcome back to the player. As soon as you're ready to work hard, let me know and you can jump back in. Or, you've lost the opportunity to get better in this drill, we'll see you in the next one. No threat, no "or else," just ownership.

The hard part is remembering to say it with clarity when the moment hits. That's why JP built a free, printable cheat sheet for enforcing standards in practices and games, something you can hand your whole staff to get aligned this season.

[Download the free Enforcing Standards Cheat Sheet]

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