� Give the setup and implementation

process for leadership development

training system

� Provide a detailed overview of

each session

Do You Have a Brock?

� “Why won’t any of our players lead?”

� National Survey (37%, 73%)

� Our job to initiate growth

� Kids won’t lead (youth sports?)

� Core covenants extended

� Accountability

� If not us, who?

Getting Started

� Planning:� Identify your needs

� Taylor to your situation

� Time

� Resources

- Books, videos, articles, etc.

� Cost

- Notebooks, Copies, Books, Food, Simulcast,

etc.

Team Captain’s Leadership Manual - Jeff Janssen

Captain’s 7 Ways to Lead Your Team - Bruce Brown

Developing the Leader Within You - John Maxwell

Faith in the Game - Tom Osborne

Lincoln on Leadership - Don Phillips

Wooden on Leadership - John Wooden

Various articles

Video Clip Collection - changes

� December

� Players / Coaches / Teachers /

Admin. list

� Multi-grade ? (10%)

� Individual Interviews (10 min.)

Selection ProcessSelection ProcessSelection ProcessSelection Process

1. Why do you think you’re name came up

as a candidate?

2. Why do you think you should be selected

for this group?

3. What are your strengths and weaknesses

as a leader?

4. If selected, how might you react to

negative comments by teammates?

� Late December

� Letter hand delivered to athlete

� Letter written to parents

� Books / notebook / assignment given

� Plan 1st meeting

� 11- 13 meetings January to June

� 1x every other week, 2 hours

� Set a calendar

� Email lessons for next session, text

reminders

� My home - FOOD EVERY TIME!!!!!

� Follow-ups in summer and fall

� Be on time, can’t miss

� Confidential – between them and me

� Be open and honest

� Be prepared - materials / assignments

� No trouble – Out. No 3rd strike

Session Overview

� DINNER !

� Program keys – lay it out to them

� Year’s theme: Crossroads, Principle of the

Path, . . .

� Video: “Field of Dreams” – Moonlight

Graham

� Bruce Brown (BB) intro from “Captains”

� Circle of influence

� Defining the leader’s role

� Who is a leader?

� Risks involved

� Leader vs. Boss (Maxwell)

� Leadership quotes handout

� Poem - “Little Chap That Follows Me”

� Leadership Model: Example & Vocal

� Intro from Leadership Lock (Archer)

� Defining Commitment

� Commitment Continuum – you must be

committed or compelled

� Play with passion and enthusiasm

� Be a competitor!

� Competitiveness – Battle of wills over skills

� Defining Confidence

� Video: “Hoosiers” - Jimmy Chitwood

� Process over product thinking

� Want to perform under pressure

� Where does it come from?

� Coaches? (WOW)

� Sources: Preparation, Past Successes, Strengths, Praise

� Reaction to failure – OPTIMISM

� Defining Composure

� Video: “Gods & Generals” - Stonewall

� Traffic Light: Reaction to setbacks

� Video: The Drive (89’ Super Bowl)

� BB - #2 from “Captains”: Lead by Example

� BB - #7 from “Life Lessons”: Mental Toughness

� Parable of the Toilet - Flush It!

� Refocusing Strategies - PRIDE

� Aaron Boone article (2003)

� Do the right thing: sport, classroom, social, community

� Ch. 1: from Faith in the Game (Osborne)

� Video: “Legend of Bobby Jones” – Ball Moved

� BB - #5 from “Captains”: Protect & Defend

� Right from wrong

� BB - #1 from “Life Lessons”: Integrity

� Honesty - Burger King article

� “Ask not, ‘What can your teammates do for you?”

� Team’s success 1st

� BB - #1 from “Captains”: First to serve others

� Create List - Senior service tasks (3 parts)

� Leaders seek humbly to serve others- Grunt Work – List - Under your wings

- If I knew then… - Keep tabs on teammates

� Be a good listener

� Video: “Nellie: A Life Worth Living” (A MUST!)

� Video: “Gettysburg” - Chamberlain speech

� Must - working relationship teammates- Everything comes back to relationship

� Combine insights with coaches

� BB - #4 from “Captains”: Praise others

� Motivating your teammates- Positive and progress - Expectations - Strengths

- Past successes - Prep/hard work - Justify thinking

� Believe in them

� Video: “Take the Lead” - Banderas

� When things are not going well

� Show face team needs

� Tune into teams mindsets

� BB - #7 from “Captains”: Encourage

� Stern or sensitive?

� Control the contollables

� Great team chemistry !!!!!!

� Common goal

� Video: “Remember the Titans” – Gettysburg

� Clarify commitments / standards - sign

� Help them accept their roles

� Unity retreat planning

� Team bonding activities and ideas

� It’s inevitable

� BB - #6 from “Captains”: Confront violations

� Ignoring is tolerating

� Video: “Remember the Titans” (Gary & Julius)

� Building courage

� Respected vs. liked

� Constructive conflict role play

giantimpact.com

� Sponsor Dinner� Graduation – Family BBQ, sharing,

t-shirt, certificate� Individually:

• rest of the season, prompting• post season feedback

� Group: • 2x in summer, 3-4x in season or• Team Leadership Council

� Trust your athletes

� Empower them - Let them lead!

(Succeed and Fail)

� Put them in leadership situations /

give tasks

� Prompt communication with team

“The greatest risk is not the

wrong action - it’s not acting

at all.”

“There are moments we will

look back on with either

regret or a smile. Either way,

the memory will last

forever.”Tony Dungy from Uncommon

Good LuckGood LuckGood LuckGood Luck

Scott Ditter

509-901-5999

scottditter@selah.k12.wa.us