The Play Like a Champion philosophy features an approach to developing Champions that provides an excellent road-map to establishing core values on your team. Rooted in the Cardinal Virtues, the GROW Approach emphasizes the importance of Goals + Relationships + Ownership in building a Winning team. Each of these elements contains keys to helping athletes grow individually and collectively.
Recall that every team should set physical, mental and moral Goals that help them to develop and maintain skills and character during practices and games. Teams should also emphasize the importance of positive Relationships, treating teammates, coaches, opponents and officials with dignity and respect. By giving Ownership to athletes, coaches allow them to become invested in the team and grow as leaders. Together, these components lead to a true understanding of Winning; recognizing that while winning is certainly fun, the real joy of sport can be found in competition.
Coaches, review the GROW Approach and consider how you can improve in each of these areas on your team, or incorporate these elements into your team's core values. By following this simple equation, your athletes will be well on their way to becoming Champions in sport and in life.
Goals + Relationships + Ownership = Winning