Volume III Part 4

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"Bring Out The Greatness Within You"

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.
—Babe Ruth—

Identity Crisis

One of the best ways to create team unity is to have an identity—something that reflects upon the team. When the summer Olympics were held in Barcelona, Spain in 1992, the U.S.A. basketball team consisted of the very best of the best. Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, and “Magic” Johnson were just a few of the talented players on that gold medal winning team.

The 1992 team became known as the “Dream Team” because of its great talent. The University of Michigan had its “Fab Five” also in 1992, the New York Yankees are called the “Bronx Bombers,” the Pittsburgh Steelers had the “steel curtain” defense in the seventies.

Get an identity for your team that will bond you closer together whether it’s offense, defense, or both. Once you gain this identity, you will have something that all of you can work toward—and that is being the best.

The Secret For Improvement

So how do you improve as a team? You would probably say by getting better in the way you play, and that would be correct. However, there is an even better alternative regarding how you improve as a team.

The first thing you want to do is take the DiSC assessment if you haven’t already. I know you’ve heard me say it over and over again, but it is a valuable tool if you are serious about becoming The Million Dollar Athlete. You need to understand your teammates and their behavior before you can hope to become successful. It helps to get all of you on the same page.

Next, you need to take constructive criticism about how you perform on the playing field. This comes from your coaches. If they don’t provide enough feedback for you, ask for it. Ask them how you can perform better at your position and what you need to do and then practice to improve. If all your teammates did this, the results would be simply amazing.

So make sure you take the DiSC assessment and then get that all important feedback from your coaches. Your team needs to look to get better by taking control. They just can’t hope to become better—they all need to take action and listen to where they need to improve. IMPROVE, IMPROVE, IMPROVE!

See you at the next state championship.

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