Coach Ladd's Fundamentals for a Successful Team
1) Never criticize a teammate:
Positive encouragement leads to positive results, blaming someone else accomplishes nothing. Work to solve the problem, communicate but never blame a teammate for a result.
2) Talk to a coach so we don't have to be upset at you
Coaches will trust athletes more if they know what is going on. Communicating absences ahead of time, making us aware of trips to miss meets will just help us plan for the overall team strategy. Also, letting coaches know when you are hurt vs injured. If something hurts for a single day, keep going. If you have something bothering for several days, let us know and we will work to prepare a rehab plan. Finding out anything at the last minute is potential source for conflict so find whatever way is best to communicate and do it if possible.
3) Want to be better
Not just jump higher, run faster or throw farther, but want to be a better leader, communicator, teammate, friend, worker, learner and everything else that goes with being on a team. Come to practice with an attitude everyday that the little things matter and will make you a better person, which will then make you a better student athlete.
Safety
Runners out on the roads, must ALWAYS run with a teammate, no solo running unless directly spoken to by a coach. It is the responsibility of the team to make sure everyone makes it back to the high school. When running on a road with no sidewalk, run on the left side of the road against traffic and in a single line.
Language
Swearing = 25 push ups. No matter when or where. If you can't discipline your mouth how can you be disciplined to be an athlete and push your body to new extremes, blocking out the little voice that says "stop or I can't"
1) Never criticize a teammate:
Positive encouragement leads to positive results, blaming someone else accomplishes nothing. Work to solve the problem, communicate but never blame a teammate for a result.
2) Talk to a coach so we don't have to be upset at you
Coaches will trust athletes more if they know what is going on. Communicating absences ahead of time, making us aware of trips to miss meets will just help us plan for the overall team strategy. Also, letting coaches know when you are hurt vs injured. If something hurts for a single day, keep going. If you have something bothering for several days, let us know and we will work to prepare a rehab plan. Finding out anything at the last minute is potential source for conflict so find whatever way is best to communicate and do it if possible.
3) Want to be better
Not just jump higher, run faster or throw farther, but want to be a better leader, communicator, teammate, friend, worker, learner and everything else that goes with being on a team. Come to practice with an attitude everyday that the little things matter and will make you a better person, which will then make you a better student athlete.
Safety
Runners out on the roads, must ALWAYS run with a teammate, no solo running unless directly spoken to by a coach. It is the responsibility of the team to make sure everyone makes it back to the high school. When running on a road with no sidewalk, run on the left side of the road against traffic and in a single line.
Language
Swearing = 25 push ups. No matter when or where. If you can't discipline your mouth how can you be disciplined to be an athlete and push your body to new extremes, blocking out the little voice that says "stop or I can't"