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Post by gewingt on Jun 6, 2011 10:47:06 GMT -6
Do any of you, in the classroom, teach your players about leadership? Thinking of doing this and I was hoping some of you could share some ideas!
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Post by fantom on Jun 6, 2011 10:55:59 GMT -6
This is almost a punch line right now but you can get some good ideas from Jim Tressel's "The Winner's Manual".
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Post by shamespiral on Jun 6, 2011 14:54:49 GMT -6
Coach,
Purchase the book "Coaching to Change Lives" by DW Rutledge. It's a great workbook for character/leadership training and team building.
The book is broken down into a series of values/concepts that are presented in a classroom setting. Each one has a story/narrative for the coach, worksheets and discussion questions.
Highly effective.
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Post by coachhart on Jun 8, 2011 5:31:05 GMT -6
I give the QB's a copy of "The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership" by John C. Maxwell in the off-season and we go through it chapter by chapter during some informal meetings after workouts.
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Post by dbcorbett21 on Jun 8, 2011 22:31:32 GMT -6
I think this is a great concept and one I would love to discuss and share ideas with people if anyone is interested. I know the coaching great Ed Thomas would have leadership meetings during the offseason with the juniors who would be seniors in the fall. I always thought that should become the norm for coaches. I can't begin to count the times I've heard that part of the reason for a teams lack of success was poor leadership from the upperclassmen. I've often wondered if that coach or coaches ever took the time to teach them how to be leaders.
I've started to focus more on discussing communication skills with my players rather than just discussing leadership and leadership situations. I have come to the conclusion that teaching verbal and non verbal communication skills can not only improve team dynamics but it's something they can take with them regardless of their future profession. Anyone thoughts on this?
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Post by shocktroop34 on Jun 9, 2011 10:45:51 GMT -6
The BFS (Bigger, Faster, Stronger) program has some leadership workbooks with decent examples for classroom useage.
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Post by dwbish67 on Jun 10, 2011 7:58:22 GMT -6
We have leadership training for all upcoming seniors. We have done it many ways. This year, we had leaders from the local community come in and do the training. They came in with what it takes to be a leader in their area of influence and applied it to football. Our head coach had done it in the past.
I found a good book which has religious tones in it but teaches great principles.
25 Leadership Lessons from the Life of Paul.
Trust, Honesty, Integrity, Respect, Willing to do things others wont, etc.
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Post by davishfc on Jun 10, 2011 8:31:13 GMT -6
We've used Jeff Janssen's The Team Captain's Leadership Manual in the past then got away from it. My first two years as head coach, I would meet with the captains and we would go over two chapters a day which meant we had to meet five times to complete the manual. The two years that followed, we took on more coaches so my responsibilities toward staff development put this on the back burner unfortunately. I want to get back to using this valuable tool this summer before the season starts. Here's the book's description from his website, www.jeffjanssen.com/coaching/resources.html: Develop the team captains/leaders you need to ensure your program’s success and your sanity. This proven manual includes a 10-week program that will help you develop more responsible and respected team captains who will set the tone for your team, hold their teammates accountable to a higher standard, constructively confront their less disciplined teammates, know how to refocus their teammates when they are down or distracted, and take care of a lot of team problems so you don’t have to. Develop the team leaders you need to succeed.Just my two cents on "Coaching to Change Lives" by DW Rutledge. Our wrestling coach uses this material for the entire team and the kids have not bought into it. They think it's silly that they're doing workbook style lesson to supposedly develop character and a positive team environment. He may not be doing a good job of selling the program to his kids. We have not had this issue with Janssen's manual. The captains buy in and the discussion-based approach we use with it helps them to better understand their role and responsibilities as captain. I highly recommend you purchase and consistently utilize The Team Captain's Leadership Manual. No I am not getting any royalties from this pitch. It's just that good! |
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Post by Coach Vint on Jun 10, 2011 10:51:33 GMT -6
We implemented a leadership development and character education program when I was coaching in the Bronx. We used a combination of materials, including Coaching to Change Lives, some Stephen Covey stuff, and John Maxwell's stuff. We also had a Be an 11 clinic with BFS. We took all of this info and developed a program that worked for us.
We implemented this because leadership by accident rarely works. We kept saying, "when this class graduates it will get better." Unfortunately our leadership improved ery little. We decided to take charge and began to teach desired outcomes.
Here are a couple of keys.
1. You must have staff participation-ENTHUSIASTIC PARTICIPATION
2. You must get buy in. We started with a small group and expanded.
3. You must sell the why. Here is why we are doing this.
4. Your kids must know you believe in this.
You will face some resistance. Some kids will go through the motions. Keep pressing forward each day and you will see results.
I am convinced this program did more for our kids and our program much more than any skill we taught.
I am not real smart, but I know if we have kids making good decisions, going to class, treating their mommas right, and they care about each other- we will be much more sucessful as a program and they will be more successful as individuals. Teaching Character and Leadership will have a positive impact on our kids, or program, and our school.
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Post by shocktroop34 on Jun 10, 2011 10:57:37 GMT -6
I second the idea of Janssen's book. I've also used the "Character" workbooks and I totally agree that the players did not take to it like they did Jeff's material. Janssen also has a book called "Championship Team Building." I've used with success as well. Not everything is applicable to what we do at my school, but there are some good ideas that you don't see in any other publication.
*This is also an unpaid endorsement ;D
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Post by topdog111 on Jun 10, 2011 15:27:42 GMT -6
I attended the U.S. Army High School All-American Game this past January with one of my players. The principals and core values that they instill in our soldiers are second to none. Spend some time looking up their principals and values. They are all apart of our program now.
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Post by shamespiral on Jun 10, 2011 21:10:57 GMT -6
It's funny about the DW Rutledge stuff. We rarely have the kids do the worksheets. We usually do it in a lecture format then have them discuss the questions as a team.
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