Part 7 DEVELOPING ESPRIT DE CORPS
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DEVELOPING ESPRIT DE CORPS
I. Esprit de corps
A. A common spirit pervading the members of a body or association of persons.
B. Disregard of the individual for the sake of the group.
C. collective loyalty
D. unselfishness – to have a team-first mindset.
“If I had the opportunity to say a final word to all the young people of America, it would be this: Don’t think too much about yourself. Try to cultivate the habit of thinking of others; this will reward you. Selfishness always brings its own revenge. It cannot be escaped. Be unselfish. That is the first and final commandment for those who would be useful and happy in their usefulness.” Charles Eliot
# 13.The Law Of Identity
“Shared Values Define The Team”
Just as personal values influence and guide an individual’s behavior, organizational values influence and guide the team’s behavior.
What it takes is common vision (The Law Of The Compass) If everyone embraces the same values, team members can still have a connection to one another and to the larger team.
All team’s need stability to perform well and to grow.
Team building requires something to build on, and values make the strongest foundation.
Values help set the standard for a teams performance.
Once you give up your ethics, the rest is a piece of cake. “To a person with no values, anything goes”.
What you believe identifies who you are.
If our players and staff don’t know what their values are and unable to live them out – their chances of working as a unit and reaching their potential are very small.
Team building needs something to build on, and values make the strongest foundation.
Values will help set our standards for our performance.
A teams values will attract people with like values.
Who you are is who you attract.
#14 The Law of Communication
Effective teams have teammates who are constantly talking to one another.
Leadership is best built upon with communication.
Four areas for developing good team communication:
1.From leader to teammates
2.From teammates to leader.
3.Among teammates.
4.Between the Coach and Team.
Working together means winning together.
We must be an extension of each other.
We are only as good as each other.
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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.