I've been fortunate over the years to coach middle school soccer and high school football and basketball. Early in my coaching career I developed a set of core principles I tried to use to guide my coaching. Recently I came across a copy of these principles. As I read through them I realized they are more than just coaching principles, they are leadership principles that make as much sense at camp as they did on the field or in the gym.
Players Staff will not engage in behavior they don't see from their coach camp director.- No individual can be more important than the
team camp.
- Consistent success requires experiencing
game camp intensity and tempo in practice staff training.
- Discipline = execution.
- Many
players staff will accept mediocrity...coaches camp directors must demand excellence.
- The difference between good and great is attention to detail.
- Most
players staff are capable of more than they think they can do...coaches camp directors can help them discover their full potential by pushing them beyond their self imposed limits.
- Every repetition of every
drill activity creates habits, good or bad...coaches camp directors must require every repetition be done right.
- Mental and physical toughness can be developed by mentally and physically challenging
players staff.
- Expectations must be accompanied by accountability or they don't exist.
I've been fortunate over the years to coach middle school soccer and high school football and basketball. Early in my coaching career I developed a set of core principles I tried to use to guide my coaching. Recently I came across a copy of these principles. As I read through them I realized they are more than just coaching principles, they are leadership principles that make as much sense at camp as they did on the field or in the gym.