What is competitiveness?

Alexis at Coaches Corner offered up an article asking about the difference between hard work and competitiveness. That brought up something that I’ve wondered and pondered for a while.

What exactly is competitiveness? Does it mean different things for different people? Or does it always come down to winning against one or more other individuals/teams in some form of contest?

A dictionary definition is “possession of a strong desire to be more successful than others.” Can you also be competitive when it comes to yourself, though?

What are your thoughts?

John Forman

John is a volleyball coach, performance director, and coach educator with 20+ years of experience across the NCAA (all three divisions plus junior college), university and club volleyball in the UK, professional coaching in Sweden, and juniors clubs. He has also served as a visiting coach with national team, professional club, and juniors programs in multiple countries.

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