Thursday, August 27, 2026

Establishing Your Standards

 


Image from ChatGPT using an Allistair McCaw quote

Your coaches show up on time, prepared, ready to go. Successful student-athletes create and adhere to high standards and encourage teammates to meet or exceed them. 

The best teams are "player-led." Set non-negotiable standards as a team with everyone "bought in." 

The 2008 set standards for themselves under a theme of "Ubuntu." 


The Celtics never formally released their philosophy. ChatGPT assembled this list:


Your list is what matters. A shorter list, crafted from a big list of "team values" often proves easier to remember and live by. 

My coaching philosophy was simplified to TIA:

Teamwork
Improvement
Accountability

That's fine, but that was for a developmental setting more than designed as a "competitive framework." 

Develop your list, embrace and own it. 

Lagniappe. What sacrifices are you willing to make? 





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