Several years ago I had the opportunity to have a phone conversation with Bruce Brown about program culture change. During the conversation, he mentioned that one small college he worked with created a list of experiences that the institution wanted all of their student-athletes to come away with. At the time, I struggled with the exact list of experiences that I wanted our programs to provide that I really liked.
Recently, after reading a few books and having conversations with some great coaches such as Rick Jones and Randy Jackson, I’ve been able to sit down and come up with a list of experiences or take-aways that I would be proud of if all of our athletes were able to take those experiences with them when they left our program.
I created a Google Presentation to share some of these ideas with my coaches in the future and recorded a screencast (see below) to help organize my thoughts and to share here. After some contemplation and revision, I came up with a list of five experiences or skills that I wanted kids to come away from our program with. This is by no means a finished product but I thought by sharing, you and your coaches can start a conversation that might lead to you developing your own vision of what you want kids to come away with.
- Develop Leadership
- Build Relationships
- Being a Selfless Member of the Team
- Growth Mindset
- Focus on The Process
Before you watch the screencast, just be aware that I really had to rush through it to keep it around 15 minutes. Hope you find something useful here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx4hjyMBivA
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