dbeck84
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Post by dbeck84 on Oct 17, 2016 9:14:48 GMT -6
Our staff is looking to institute a points-based leadership and character rewards system during the upcoming offseason. We have some ideas about how we would like to put the program together and run it, but I would like some suggestions on starting a program like this. What are some things you've done that have worked well, or what are some things that were miserable failures? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Post by CanyonCoach on Oct 17, 2016 9:32:05 GMT -6
I have had both great success and monumental failures with leadership programs.
Success happens when:
1. you have buy in and commitment from the staff
2. you make it meaningful to them beyond football
3. you still make time for the kids individually
4. it is tied into some great carrots
Failure happens when:
1. you and your staff become complacent
2. the sessions are not focused on the real world
3. you ignore the needs of the kids and their commitments outside of football
4. the rewards are unattainable- either due to peer pressure or logistics.
We used Tim Elmore's Habitudes
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Post by somecoach on Oct 17, 2016 20:45:57 GMT -6
kids like physical things, maybe let them cash the points in for some new team apparel.
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Post by Coach Vint on Oct 18, 2016 10:57:02 GMT -6
Divide them into teams of 8 to 10 guys, depending on the number of players you have and the number of coaches. Set a standard for everything that will earn points. Make sure you do what you say you are going to do. I was a part of a staff where the head coach set this in motion, said we would keep score, and after two weeks we never heard about it again.
Here are a couple of thoughts:
If you are going to do this all coaches must be all-in.
You must post the points daily!
Hold each team accountable to the player.
If a player is late, the team pays.
If someone quotes a drill or doesn't finish fast, the team pays.
Build in fun competitions like dodge ball. We also used tire races and tog of war.
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ric37
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Post by ric37 on Oct 29, 2016 12:12:57 GMT -6
the idea of a points based system seems too problematic not only in execution and being consistent and coming off as being too propagandist but because authentic leadership happens/is fomented in ways that are often not observable or understandable by anybody but the players.
but if you're gonna do points I like what coach vint says about everybody losing points if people are late etc
if I was gonna do a character development program I would focus on a couple things
1) vulnerability and making yourself vulnerable and accepting others vulnerability. focus being on authenticity and truth. saying what you feel and what you think etc.
2) wanting something and trying to figure out how to do that and work with others to execute your own vision and their vision
3) in a sport it seems like leadership is often about saying nothing and just doing to the best of your ability. so I'd want to put in something in re self motivation like the pleasure of executing well
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Post by groundchuck on Nov 15, 2016 14:07:36 GMT -6
Divide them into teams of 8 to 10 guys, depending on the number of players you have and the number of coaches. Set a standard for everything that will earn points. Make sure you do what you say you are going to do. I was a part of a staff where the head coach set this in motion, said we would keep score, and after two weeks we never heard about it again. Here are a couple of thoughts: If you are going to do this all coaches must be all-in. You must post the points daily! Hold each team accountable to the player. If a player is late, the team pays. If someone quotes a drill or doesn't finish fast, the team pays. Build in fun competitions like dodge ball. We also used tire races and tog of war. Coach Vint hits this on the head. There has to be 100% buy in from the staff. |
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Post by fshamrock on Nov 16, 2016 8:41:30 GMT -6
The points thing is cool, but a lot of work to keep up with.
I think you have to be really careful though depending on your student population. You don't want to unwittingly stigmatize the poor kids in your program as "not committed" because they are likely to not get many points, or lose a lot. Single moms with drug habits have a hard time dropping their kids off on time, or getting them to the soup kitchen for the community service part, you see what I mean.
What those type of kids need more than anything else is acceptance, when they start to feel alienated from the group they will distance themselves further. Tread lightly
now if you have a bunch of rich kids with two parents....rock on
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Post by otterbox on Nov 22, 2016 19:31:33 GMT -6
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go42
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Post by go42 on Nov 29, 2016 19:55:14 GMT -6
Things that have worked well for us using the leadership teams/points system
- Draft teams much like fantasy football
-Meet with Captains each week to discuss good, bad, & ugly going on with team members.
- Put an emphasis on rewarding positive behaviors, not focusing on negatives
- Put the emphasis on players motivating & policing themselves rather than coaches getting after players
- allow team captains to have input on rewards
- Top Point Earners Get To Pick Equipment First
- Top Point Earners Get Out Of A Conditioning Session
- Captains design award t-shirts
This system has worked very well for us the past 10 years.....the bottom line is if it is important to the players it will be successful. Do not go with the same system each year, kids are different and the program is for the kids - let them have input.
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