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From Coach Traub:
Today?s Mental Skills Tip ? Who do coaches and managers want on their team? Athletes who have a chance to be great and are coachable. Potential is uncontrollable, so focus on coachability. Will the athlete get better faster or slower than his competition? How good is he at making adjustments? Does he have a positive attitude towards hard work and constructive criticism? As he moves up the ladder, will he sink or swim? The coachable athlete is eager to learn: approachable, attentive, curious, trusting, and confident. He lacks arrogance and defensiveness; rather, he is inquisitive by nature. Learning faster than his competition today is his top goal, because he knows this means more winning in the future. Therefore, he is grateful when someone else might be able to help him achieve this goal faster than he could on his own. He listens with the intent to learn, not the intent to be right or smart. His body language communicates gratitude, not resentment. When something doesn't work, he searches for the reasons within himself rather than making the excuse of blaming others.
The coachable athlete is a team leader. He sits up and makes eye contact when the coach addresses the team. He nods his head when he hears a good idea and he is not afraid to try new things. He knows that not every new idea will work for him, but he tries the adjustment with optimism that once he gets a little comfort and familiarity with it, this will make him better. His eagerness for improvement is contagious; his presence helps the attitude of both his teammates and his coaches. He and his team get better, faster.
Coach Wooden Quotes: "If I am through learning, I am through." "Make each day your masterpiece." "Time spent getting even would be better spent trying to get ahead."
Today?s Mental Skills Tip ? Who do coaches and managers want on their team? Athletes who have a chance to be great and are coachable. Potential is uncontrollable, so focus on coachability. Will the athlete get better faster or slower than his competition? How good is he at making adjustments? Does he have a positive attitude towards hard work and constructive criticism? As he moves up the ladder, will he sink or swim? The coachable athlete is eager to learn: approachable, attentive, curious, trusting, and confident. He lacks arrogance and defensiveness; rather, he is inquisitive by nature. Learning faster than his competition today is his top goal, because he knows this means more winning in the future. Therefore, he is grateful when someone else might be able to help him achieve this goal faster than he could on his own. He listens with the intent to learn, not the intent to be right or smart. His body language communicates gratitude, not resentment. When something doesn't work, he searches for the reasons within himself rather than making the excuse of blaming others.
The coachable athlete is a team leader. He sits up and makes eye contact when the coach addresses the team. He nods his head when he hears a good idea and he is not afraid to try new things. He knows that not every new idea will work for him, but he tries the adjustment with optimism that once he gets a little comfort and familiarity with it, this will make him better. His eagerness for improvement is contagious; his presence helps the attitude of both his teammates and his coaches. He and his team get better, faster.
Coach Wooden Quotes: "If I am through learning, I am through." "Make each day your masterpiece." "Time spent getting even would be better spent trying to get ahead."
