The real win as a coach isn’t just helping your team win the championship.
Key Points:
- On the field, the main goal is player development. It is helping your athletes to perform at their best level.
- When your athletes are off the field, you have to work on character development. You want your athletes to set positive examples when they are in their day-to-day lives. This include things as big as not partying to things as little as being kind to peers.
- The real win takes place in your sphere of influence. It is where the on-the-field and off-the-field development overlap. This area is where you can use your coaching position to make a lasting impact on your players.
Quote This:
You don’t win with X’s and O’s. What you win with is people. – Joe Gibbs
Talk About It
- What is your initial reaction to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- What are some of the main areas of player development for your athletes?
- What are some off-the-field expectations you have set for your athletes? What expectations would you like to set?
- What is the real win of coaching? Why?
- Write a personal action step based on this conversation.
