We >> Me

COACHES:  A great way to model, teach, and emphasize team is to use "we", "our", and "us" instead of "me", "my", "mine", and "your" when communicating with the team and staff.

The first coach that I ever worked for held this philosophy.

One of the first things that he said to me was, "I never do anything.  WE do everything.  I will try to never use the word 'I' when talking about what WE do as a coaching staff and what we do as a team because I want you to fully invest in US and own what WE do."

This was one of the best things that he did for me as a young coach.

It empowered me.

It made me feel valued.  

Because of it, I worked harder and I got better.

I knew that what I brought to the team was going to recognized.

It made the team better because it made me better.

It made my head coach better becsuse I was better for him.

We were all better because he gave us 'WE' and not 'ME.'