🏀 A “blueprint” for Competing 👀
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They've brought together some of the greatest minds in leadership, biomechanics, practice design, culture creation, skill adaptation, player development, motor behavior, applied performance, sports psychology... and more.
The vision is to multiply the value coaches currently bring to their teams, their families, and their colleagues.
The mission is to flip a culture.
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SPECIAL GUEST 🚨 - Anson Dorrance
Anson Dorrance is an American soccer coach and former professional soccer player. He is best known for his remarkable career as the head coach of the University of North Carolina women's soccer team. He has one of the most successful coaching records in the history of athletics. Under Dorrance's leadership, the Tar Heels have won 22 of the 41 NCAA Women's Soccer Championships. Dorrance played a pivotal role in shaping the women's soccer landscape in the United States.
Here’s what we’re serving up:
🏀 #1 - Competitive Practice Environment 🔑
🏀 #2 - Favorite Action 🎥
🏀 #3 - Teaching Thought 💭
LET’S DIVE IN ⬇️
The Competitive Cauldron 🔑
Competing like there is no tomorrow
Lead through your own personality
Competition is the fundamental platform you will develop your elite players with to reach their potential
Here is more on Coach Dorrance sharing the details of the "Competitive Cauldron.”
Must Add Action 🎥
“Twirl Options”
This Action brings 2 to the ball, and defenses must communicate quickly & efficiently, or the Advantage is maximized.
• Twirl Cut
•Twirl “Zoom”
The Best Teacher In Life 💭
🔥 Failure is the best teacher 🔥
It’s the structure of UNC’s Competitive Cauldron.
“A sign of emotional intelligence is refusing to let feelings dictate actions.”
Emotions are rarely calls to action. They’re usually calls for reflection. (AG).
The quality of coaching is the quality of feedback you get.
The best coaches have extremely competitive practices and give tremendous feedback to get the most out of their players.
Listen to the pod here ⬇️👇
Coach Anson talked a ton about “deliberate practice” on the pod, here is JJ Redick giving an example.
BONUS - Play for something bigger than yourselves 🚨
Senior Letters 📝
• The letters are so creative. As a coach, creativity is a function of the previous work you put in. Until next week.