aching Teams actually practiced them? Another example, is that they are afraid they or their teammates will drink too much. Ask them to agree as a team on how many drinks you will have during practice and play. Maybe limit to 1 or 2 drinks and then agree to go out and celebrate AFTER the matches. Have a penalty if someone does not follow this or other rules, such as if they have more than 1 drink, they have to pay for everyone’s drinks afterwards or have to do 30 pushups, etc.
5) Motto:
Decide on a Motto that everyone can be inspired by. Use specific examples that are enrolling and inspire emotion.
For example, the players in this men’s team I coached to the Championships were from many different backgrounds and didn’t share much in common. Individually, they all played very good but as a team, they argued a lot and blamed each other for mistakes made. I had to think of a common thread that we could all share. After listening to everyone’s answers in the Questions section, I learned that something they all had in common was that they all really liked and were inspired by our sponsor and owner of the poolroom, named Stacy. Stacy had made a meaningful impact on each and every person on the team in one way or another. So, we agreed on our motto to be, “Play for Sta”. And, we had a 2nd motto too because there was a major rivalry going on with the other poolroom which was “If You’re Not With Us, You’re Against Us”! These mottos united us and inspired us!
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