What Does Winning Actually Look Like for Your Team This Season?
Why defining success before the first tip changes how your whole season feels
If you don't define winning, the scoreboard will define it for you, and the scoreboard is a brutal boss. In this episode Coach Collins pushes coaches to decide what a successful season means before the first practice, so the team has something to compete for even in the years when the record isn't going to be pretty.
What we cover
The difference between outcome goals you can't control and standards you can
Picking two or three team goals that are measurable and repeatable
Improvement markers worth tracking: turnover rate, defensive stops, free throw attempts, rebounding margin, deflections
How to talk about winning in terms of daily habits so players stay bought in during a losing stretch
Getting parents on the same page early so everyone measures the season the same way
Revisiting the definition at midseason instead of letting it drift
Coaching point
A team that knows what winning means for them plays harder in the games where the final score is already decided.
Try this week
Write your definition of a successful season on one index card. If it doesn't fit, it's too complicated for your players to remember.
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