Untitled - Fast and Furious Football
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PHILOSOPHY, MO/TIVATION, AND MANAGEMENT 199<br />
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T[rning a Program Around<br />
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Like most coaches, I moved into this job <strong>and</strong> was<br />
offered an oppor'tunity because th€ situation was<br />
not great. That's why a coaching change was<br />
made. TCs a situation of"catching up <strong>and</strong> tuming<br />
things around. or more appropriatcl). 'l um ing<br />
things around <strong>and</strong> cat{hing up."<br />
Anyone who has venturcd into a turnaround<br />
situation will attest that you can feel overwhelmed<br />
by th€ job at h<strong>and</strong>. Here are some suidelines<br />
I'd suggest to get started.<br />
1. Evaluate present stotrrs. Objectively<br />
evaluate what condition your progtam rs m.<br />
Once you've done this, forget about it <strong>and</strong><br />
concentrate on where you'r€ going. Some<br />
coaches spend too much energy co\ering<br />
what has gone wmng in the past <strong>and</strong> secondguessing<br />
their predecessor.<br />
2. Don't wont about things lou have ai tle<br />
control oaer. yo|u have the job now Dont<br />
become overwhelmed on what you don't<br />
have in the way of facilities, tunds, talent,<br />
etc. Spend your time on the things you have<br />
a chance to contrcl-your coacheB <strong>and</strong> your<br />
players.<br />
3. Emphasize inproDernent. Too often, all<br />
we talk about is winning. However, when<br />
asked the question, 'how do you win" we<br />
have no consensus on the correct answer.<br />
Theefore, set your sights on impmving your<br />
team a6 fast as possible. You must believe<br />
thal if you do a greal job of improving.<br />
winning will take care of itself. U you<br />
improve as much as you can, <strong>and</strong> you still<br />
don't win, there isn't an)'thing else you could<br />
4. Be enthusiastic <strong>and</strong> positiue. W}ren a<br />
program is down, everyone will be rcminded<br />
ofthe bad $ings-lhp media, fan6, alumni,<br />
etc. Do not reinforce their negatives. Get<br />
your h<strong>and</strong>s on the good things <strong>and</strong> r.un with<br />
them. Enthusiasm is contagious, <strong>and</strong><br />
nothing gr€at can b€ accompliBhed witlout it.<br />
5, Set !ou/ sighte high. Yes, I already<br />
recomoended that the emphasis should be<br />
on improvement. However, don't los€ sight<br />
of where you want to end up.<br />
6. Don't k'€e faith in yozrself, ltre road will<br />
be bumpy You will get knocked down many<br />
times floored a lew times. Stick to what<br />
you believe in, <strong>and</strong> stay strong <strong>and</strong><br />
confident.<br />
A formula for succese is diagramed in Figure 1.
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