Mark Rosen of the University of Michigan led this session at the 2009 AVCA Convention: "Creating a Positive Culture in Your Program." Some of the key points are learning that each team's culture is unique and it takes more than just getting along to be successful. See the bullet points below and check out the audio
HERE for a great educational session.
1.
What's your goal? What's your team's culture?• It's much more than "just getting along"
• No two teams are alike
• Will we score more points?
2.
T.R.U.S.T.• Honest/Direct Communication (both ways)
• Consistent Standards
• Consistent Behavior
• Create Value in everyone
• Keep the Focus on the TEAM
• Explanation vs. Exclamation
3.
Leadership• Formal Leaders
• Informal Leaders
• Initiation
• Coaching/Empowering your Leader
• Addition by Subtraction
4.
Season Long Theme• Rallying Point
• Make Everyone Significant
• Core Values
5.
Team Building Activities• Timing is everything
• Observe/Listen
• Create value in everyone
• Collaborate with your team
• Examples
You can get the handout of this session
HERE. Educational articles are provided by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). For more information like this, check out
www.AVCA.org.