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Post by stopthetrap on Feb 25, 2011 21:19:57 GMT -6
Coaches- Just finished my 3rd season as a head coach where we are rebuilding a program. Traditionally a very good program in the 80's and 90's and early 2000's, but has struggled over the course of 8 years or so. My first two years were very challenging and we won a total of three games. We were starting from scratch.
We have been implementing a new culture in every aspect of the program and started to see a lot of it play out this past season. We completed the season with a winning season for the first time since the year 2000.
We had a lot of quality seniors this past year that we will be losing who contributed to this turn around. We have some quality players coming up and many key spots coming back. It is very evident in the weight room and culture that the kids are excited and motivated.
Want to know what advice can be offered in the transition to maintaining a winning mentality on and off the field now that the kids have had some success? Anything experience coaches have done to maintain that edge to keep things going in the right direction....I feel we are doing the right things...
Thanks
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Post by gunrun on Feb 26, 2011 11:20:01 GMT -6
Sounds like you are doing a great job. Keep doing what you're doing and remind your guys how you got to the point you are at now (hard work, etc.) and what it will take to continue to improve.
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z
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Post by z on Feb 27, 2011 0:34:31 GMT -6
Set goals (playoff appearances, city champions, county champions, region champions, statewide ranking), and make them visible throughout the program (in the locker room, in the weight room). Have the kids set the goals (it will encourage them and see their "ownership" within the program. Post their weightlifitng goals in the weight room and put them on the school channel-if your school has one). I hope the suggestions help. I have been where you are, and was finally able to win a state championship. After winning the championship, I stopped doing those things (thinking we had arrived). Since then, we are one game over .500. Do not stop setting goals! The journey is the best part. When you stop being the hunter, and try to maintain, you lose that edge!
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Post by mariner42 on Feb 27, 2011 11:21:18 GMT -6
Focus on yourselves and improving and getting them to buy into being the best them possible. Wins and losses will sort themselves out, but don't get caught up in beating the other guys and forget to take on your own worst enemy: yourself.
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Post by davishfc on Feb 27, 2011 11:48:45 GMT -6
After winning the championship, I stopped doing those things (thinking we had arrived). Since then, we are one game over .500. Do not stop setting goals! The journey is the best part. When you stop being the hunter, and try to maintain, you lose that edge! We are in the process of turning the corner with our program and I truly believe it's because we haven't allowed ourselves to become complacent. I'm talking both the coaches and players. This just reaffirms, to me, that we will not stop having a mission (goals) from year to year so we maintain the edge. A team without a mission settles for mediocrity at best. We plan to emphasize the slogans "Good to Great" abbreviated G2G and "Take Ourselves To Another Level" abbreviated "T.O.T.A.L." this coming season. These slogans will hopefully give us rallying cries to do just what they stand for...elevate our program.
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Post by cbroughton on Feb 27, 2011 17:02:46 GMT -6
I got lucky. I was a head coach at the HS which also had a small college so built good relationship with staff. I moved into admin. And got out for one year, they had an opening so keeping admin job because they start practice when I am finished so it worked out. But small schools are always needing good help.
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