From Team Room to Gym

 Carl McGown ◦ Impactful Quote  Here it is:   Result

 Soft player needed to fire up ◦ What we tried ◦  Result  Lesson ◦ What works? ◦ What Resonates?

 Listen!  Watch! ◦ Meet in a circle  Watch reactions  Players and Coaches  Uncomfortable silence ◦ Coaches like to talk/want to fill time  Players wanting to share ideas as someone else is talking ◦ Example  Volleyball

 Everyone willing to speak  Safe Environment  No judgment  On Task  Honest! ◦ 5 Dysfunction discussion example

 Sharing the idea of closing out a team ◦ Impassioned speech  Result  Realization ◦ All 30 something's  Can’t trust our presentation of topics  Trust concepts

 Conceptual Realization ◦ What we did  Concept to share with team  Be judged  Result ◦ It became theirs “a mantra” ◦ They were invested in concept ◦ They came up with something that resonates with them

 We treated our scouting reports like School ◦ Empty Pages ◦ Including keys to the game  Presented concept and they wrote what resonated  One point players were arguing over wording

 Want the same goals ◦ Everyone willing to speak ◦ Safe Environment ◦ No judgment ◦ On Task ◦ Honest!  Rule ◦ Acknowledgment Rule  Example Dorn - Bartsch

 Back-court defense ◦ Libero in charge of communication  In practice  Decides defense in every 6 on 6 drills  Ability to make changes  If staff wants a change we tell her  Example Edinger ◦ Result  Consistent with game  Players look to her  It is her responsibility  She holds people responsible

 Middle Blockers ◦ Manage all blocking communication  They tell Outsides to commit, front, release, etc… ◦ Result  Middles know all  They can hold people accountable  They take responsibility

 Libero Communicates  Result ◦ Starts to understand passers

 Watch ◦ Link Link  What do you call this?  What happens here?  Some examples ◦ It gone bad!  Examples  Annie  Problem solving ◦ When it goes well  Examples  Mantra  Taking Responsibility

 Staff to Player ◦ Blocking one person talks ◦ Passing/Serving one person ◦ Offense  Keeping it consistent  Trust  Staff is on same page ◦ Early in the year – miscommunication  I have to be patient!

 Our timeouts ◦ Link Link  What is going on?  Positional Communication  Outsides Shots  Middles blocking - shots  DS’s passing defense  Setters block and what is working ◦ Staff Communication  When I was younger  What we want to present

 I am old (at least to players) ◦ I need young people on staff  Getting players involved in concepts in more powerful than me coming up with something  Players are smart!  Listening and watching is as powerful as words  Questions?