Part 4 Building and Establishing Your Leaders
This is Part 4 of a Leadership Academy Series.
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“Winning Teams Have People Who Make It Happen”.
Establishing a “point-system” by which your athletes can be tracked throughout winter workouts and spring football. Such things as attendance to classes and study-hall will be considered when keeping score. Negative points will be assessed for missing either of those; however, positive points may be gained when/if positive and/or constructive comments are made by professors or other faculty regarding a player’s behavior or work ethics in class or around campus. Lateness to meetings and/or practices may also constitute negative points. Naturally, there are a few other ways to gain positive points as well. Each coach was asked to designate a “team captain” to help encourage team members from a peer perspective. Perhaps leaders will develop from this as well. Others besides team captains are also evaluated for their leadership on their respective teams throughout this team-oriented period. Only time will time tell as to who develops into leadership! The bottom line is that we as a staff, can try to influence our team players, while also assessing those with natural leadership ability. It is a fun way of sparking friendly competition amongst the team while providing an unannounced way of evaluating potential leaders!
#6.The Law Of The Catalyst
“Winning Teams Have People Who Make It Happen”.
A Catalyst is never satisfied – Get out of your comfort zone; you won’t know what you’re capable of until you try to go beyond what you’ve done before.
- Intuitive Catalyst sense things that others don’t sense.
- Communicative Catalyst say things that other team members don’t say in order to get the team moving.
- Passionate Catalyst feels things that others don’t
- Talented Catalysts capable of doing what others can’t do because their talent is as strong as their passion.
- Creative Catalyst thinks things others do not think.
- Initiating Catalyst does things that others can’t do.
- Responsible Catalyst carry things that others do not carry.
- Generous Catalyst gives things that others don’t give.
- Influential Catalyst is able to lead teammates in ways that others cannot.
The road to the next level is always uphill and if a team isn’t fighting to move up, then inevitably it slides down.
Three Kinds Of Players:
1.The player who doesn’t want the ball. Some people don’t have the ability to come through for the team in high pressure situations.
2.The player who wants the ball but shouldn’t. This player can’t carry the team to victory, the problem is that they don’t know they can’t.
3.The player who wants the ball and should. This is the smallest group, they consist of people who want to be the “go to” player at crunch time and who can actually deliver. They are the catalysts.
To be the best, work positively to get out of your comfort zone. We won’t know what we are capable of until we try to go beyond what we’ve done before.
#7. The Law Of The Compass
”Vision Gives Team Members Direction and Confidence
A Teams vision must be aligned with:
1. A moral compass (look above) There’s only one true North. If our compass is pointing in any other direction then up, our team is headed in the wrong direction. A moral compass brings integrity to the vision.
2. An intuitive compass (look within) Integrity brings fuel to the vision, passion brings fire.
3. A historical compass (look behind) Build upon the past. A vision should build on the past, not diminish it. Anytime we cast vision, we must create a connection between the past, the present, and the future.
4. A directional compass (look ahead). A directional compass gives a sense of purpose.
5. A strategic compass (look around) Must have a strategy. It is not enough to stare up at the steps; we must step up the stairs.
6. A visionary compass (look beyond). The vision of the team must look beyond current circumstances and any shortcomings of current teammates to see the potential of the team.
“You most have a long-range vision to keep you from being frustrated by short range failures.” Charles Noble
When you see it, you can seize it (Vision)
A check list for vision must have:
1.Clarity – because it brings understanding.
2.Connectedness – Because it brings the past, present, and future together.
3.Purpose – Brings direction to the vision.
4.Goals – Brings targets to the vision.
5.Honesty – Brings integrity to the vision and credibility to the system.
6.Stories – Brings relationship to the vision.
7.Challenge – Brings stretching to the vision.
8.Passion – Brings fuel to the vision.
9.Modeling – Brings accountability to the vision.
10. Strategy – Brings process to the vision.
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About the Author of this post:
Jerry Campbell has over 30 years of high school and college coaching experience. He has experience as a head coach, offensive coordinator, and various position coaches. He has written numerous football coaching articles in various publications, is the author of over 30 books on coaching football, and has produced 12 coaching video series. Additionally, he is a nationally sought after speaker on the coaching clinic circuit.