| "How can I become a better and more effective | | | | Baltimore Ravenswon it all? Do you think Gregg |
| coach?" Wehear this question frequently and | | | | Popovich would be assuccessful without Tim |
| there's obviously morethan one answer. Today, | | | | Duncan & Manu Ginobili providingfurther leadership |
| let's explore one aspect of bettercoaching. | | | | roles? |
| You need to identify one or two players on your | | | | By empowering one or two of your players to |
| team youthink can develop into leaders. You see, | | | | stand up andbecome leaders, you create a |
| mediocre coachesjust have a bunch of followers. | | | | powerful extension of yourself. |
| Superior coaches take thetime to develop leaders | | | | Now, these leaders free you up in certain |
| that in turn aid the coach inleading the team to a | | | | situations whereleadership is needed. |
| winning tradition. | | | | If some players are "doggin' it", sometimes a |
| In his book, "Developing the Leaders Around You", | | | | "push" from a |
| John | | | | "player leader" is more effective than when it |
| Maxwell says, "The greatest leadership principle | | | | comes fromyou. There are some cases where |
| that I havelearned...is that those closest to the | | | | only your leadership canmake the difference. But |
| leader willdetermine the success level of that | | | | there are others where the leadersyou develop |
| leader. ...the peopleclosest to me 'make me or | | | | can step in and provide the needed words |
| break me'. ...My goal is not todraw a following that | | | | oraction. |
| results in a crowd. My goal is todevelop leaders | | | | The end result of surrounding yourself with a |
| who become a movement." | | | | couple ofquality leaders is it makes you a more |
| Isn't that what you want as the coach of your | | | | effective coach andleader. Which is exactly what |
| team? Acouple players that can help you create a | | | | you're looking for, isn't it? |
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| ethics - a winning synergy. | | | | players and coaches more about thefootball plays, |
| Think about this for a minute. How far do you | | | | drills, fundamentals and tips that result inindividual |
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