brmurf
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Post by brmurf on Jan 24, 2007 22:33:19 GMT -6
I will have an extremely young team this year (1 SR) and was wondering what you guys do to teach leadership to your players. OUr school has been down in recent years and really havent had that Sr leadership that is needed to excel on the field.
Ideas??
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Post by fbdoc on Jan 24, 2007 23:07:03 GMT -6
I think this was a thread back during the season. Interview your players one on one and find out what goals they have for the team and for themself. Hopefully some common goals will appear as well as some potential / actual leaders. A common question for YOU to ask during the interviews is 'What are you (the player) willing to do to help accomplish our goal?" Getting them on board and getting them to then lead by example are important steps in developling your leaders and your team.
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Post by blackfly73 on Jan 25, 2007 0:07:12 GMT -6
Reward the behaviour you want - ignore the behaviour you DON'T want (unless you HAVE to deal with it).
--> Same goes in a classroom - remember we're teachers and our classroom is ON THE FIELD.
Sometimes I think it is asking a little much of a 17-18 year-old to be a true 'leader' - that's something very hard for a young person of that age to do.
What I do is I pick my captains from the weightroom. We workout at 7:15am - which is unheard of in our area. Last year I picked 4 players to be captains. These guys did not necessarily have the best on field credentials (although they were all good players) - but they showed commitment.
I started by asking them to lead in the weightroom - to push themselves and their team-mates.
In March I had a weekly leadership workshop with them. I did not 'invent' the program - I borrowed heavily from John C Maxwell and Jon Janssen. I purchased a book from Janssen (Team Captains Leadership Manual) for each guy and we worked through it together during the spring.
These guys grew - they organized summer sprint sessions, a trip to the theatre & dinner in early September, closed door players only meetings, etc. They've inspired the others for next year - I already have a guy coming forward to organize a Madden tournament for fundraising (he's offered to do it all!), they get on each other about not being in the weightroom.
And most of all its been established that to be a team captain you MUST attend the workout sessions - and these guys also get 1st shot at starting positions come September.
Janssen has several leadership presentations out there and Maxwell's book are great IMO.
I'd be glad to share with you my materials. Just PM me.
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Post by brophy on Jan 25, 2007 0:30:48 GMT -6
Teach CHARACTER and encourage competitiveness.
Leadership is a by-product of the two.
Doing what's "right" and being assertive about it
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Post by warrior53 on Jan 25, 2007 3:19:09 GMT -6
I agree with fly, put together a leadership manual made up of things you have read that tell your kids what you want them to do, or show them the behaviors you desire. Stories are the best teacher in my opinion. Take some time to educate them on leadership.
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