Four to-dos for a championship culture
Here are four areas of your coaching where you can take things to a higher level and thereby further the development of a championship culture.
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team psychology
My 2019 AVCA Presentation
I presented at the 2019 AVCA Convention in Pittsburgh. Here's how you can get a recording of that presentation, whether you're an AVCA member or not.
The influence on those around us
We coaches (should) know how much we can influence those around us, emotionally and otherwise. It's something we also need to teach our players about.
Caution is needed when goal-setting
Goals can be very useful things, which is why they are so often encouraged. There is a downside to them, though, that is little talked about.
Turning around 4 years of losing
Taking on a program with a losing history is tough. For me the most important thing is building trust and confidence in support of cultural improvement.
The cultural risks in taking over a new program late
If you take over a new team close to the start of the season you have to make sure you do the right work on team culture or risk long term repercussions.
Selecting a team captain – one view
How do you pick your team captain(s), if you have them? He's the approach of one of the most successful coaches of all time, which closely matches my own.
Structure things to keep them coming back
Psychological insights, combined with an understanding of player motivations, can help us structure practice and training sessions to keep them coming back.
Do you foster a culture of alibis?
Once upon a time, volleyball coaching legend Julio Velasco made some comments about what he called "the culture of the alibis" which continue to resonate.