The Health Of The Team

The health of the team is reflected in the face of the coach.  We are the standard.  We have to reflect and model the standards that we communicate and expect from our athletes.

When we teach and preach one thing - be on time, be prepared, be accountable, and when we DO something different - show up late, show up unprepared, make excuses, we are sending mixed signals.  When we send mixed signals, we are causing confusion and we lose credibility.

Tim Corbin, head baseball coach at Vanderbilt, says "modeling is what you do and what people see from you."  What would your athletes say about you?  What would they say that you value?  How would they rate you as a leader and a coach and a teacher?  If someone followed you around for 48 hours, what would they see and hear, and what would they say that you value, based on your actions?

The hardest person to teach, lead, and coach is ourselves.  We have to make sure that we are living up to and above the standards that we set for our team, and we have to be consistent through the good times and the bad.  Every action and reaction that we have sends a signal.  What messages and signals are you sending?