17IndisputableLawsofTeamwork

WEEK1Law1:TheLawofSignificance

Oneistoosmallanumbertoachievegreatness.

Quote1:Individualsplaythegamebutteamswinchampionships.

ChineseProverb

Questions:

1. Whatdoesthismean?
2. Insportisthereanythingofrealvaluethatyoucandoalone?
3. Whatdoesateambringtothetable?
a. Intheweightroom?
b. Outsideoftheweightroom?

(Energy,Accountability,Howtoachievegoals,

4. Howdowegrownowasateam?Whatcanwedoeachdaytomakethishappen

Quote2:Youmaybegoodbutyourenotthatgood.

JohnCMaxwell

Questions:

1. Whatdoesthismean?
2. BecomeABetterTeamMember
a. GoalFormsFillThemOut
i. Whatgoalsareyouworkingtowardrightnow
ii. Howareyougoingaboutthesegoals(individualorteam)
iii. Withthesegoalsaskyourself:
1. IsitbiggerthanIam?
2. Doesitbenefitothersaswellasmyself/?
3. Isitworthdedicatingpartofmylifeto?

IfYes:Thinkaboutthosewhoshouldjoinyoutoachievethegoal.Invitethemtojoinyou.Lookfor
others.

Examples:

SUMMERCHALLENGEFilmSpecificGoals

TechniqueConditioningClassroom

WEEK2Law2:TheLawoftheBigPicture

TheGoalismoreimportantthantheRole

Quote1:Ifyouthinkyouaretheentirepicture,youwillneverseethebigpicture.

JohnC.Maxwell

Questions:

1. Areyouwillingtogiveeverythingforthecommongoodoftheteam?

a. Howdoyouplanondoingthis?

2. Whatarethemutuallyteamsharedgoals?

a. Wewantgoalsnotoutcomes!

b. Coaches,writethemdownandletspostthemdaily

Quote2:Ifateamistoreachitspotential,eachplayermustbewillingtosubordinatehispersonal

goalstothegoodoftheteam.

BudWilkinson(OklahomaFootball1950s)

Questions:REVIEWPERSONALGOAL&TEAMGOALS

1. Isyourprioritytheteamoryourself?

2. Haveyouractionsinweek1shownthis?

3. Whydidwerightourpersonalgoalsdown?

a. Howdomypersonalgoalsfitintotheteamgoals?Iftheydontaretheyegobased?

b. Howcanmeandmyteammatesgoalscometogethertofitthebigpicture?

c. Ex.TeamGoal:Improvedstrengthbyattendingalltrainingsessions

i. HowmanypeoplehavethispersonalgoalAccountability

Quote3:Everybodyonachampionshipteamdoesntgetpublicity,buteveryonecansay

hesachampion.

ErvingMagicJohnson

Questions:

1. WhatroledoIplayonthisteam?Canyouacceptthisrole?

2. Doesmyattitudefitintothisroleandtheteamgoal?

3. DoIthinkofmyself?Arethepeoplethatdependonmebeingletdown?
WEEK3Law3:TheLawoftheNiche

Allplayershaveaplacewheretheyaddthemostvalue

Quote1:Ifeachpersonisnotdoingwhataddsthemostvaluetotheteam,youwontachieveyour

potentialasateam. JohnC.Maxwell

Questions:

1. Whathappenstoateamwhenoneormoreofitsmembersplayoutofposition

a. TeamMorale&Willingnesstoworkasateam.

2. Wheredoyouaddthemostvalue?

3. Whattypeofpositionsexistonthisteam?

Quote2:Youaremostvaluablewhereyouaddthemostvalue.

JohnC.Maxwell

Questions:

1. Haveyoufoundyourniche?

2. Howareyouworkingtoimproveyourniche?

Quote3:Greatleadershipmustknowtheteam,thesituation,andtheplayers.

JohnC.Maxwell

Questions:

1. TheTeam:Doweknowthevision,andgoals?

a. Doweknowwherewearegoingandwhywewanttogetthere?

2. TheSituation:Wherearewecurrentlyandwhatdowerequire?

3. ThePlayers:DoIknowmyteammates?

a. Whataretheirgoals?Dotheyfitwithmineandtheteams

b. Whatmakesyoutick?

 WEEK4Law4:TheLawofMountEverest

AstheChallengeEscalates,theNeedforTeamworkElevates

Quote1:Asknotwhatyourteammatescandoforyoubutwhatyoucandoforyourteammates.

MagicJohnson

Questions:

1. Whoisonmyteam?Tellmesomethingaboutateammate.

a. Relatedtotheteamgoals.

2. Potentialisonlyasgoodasthecurrentteam.

a. Whatcanwedoenhanceourteamtoreachourpotential?

IFIDONTKNOWMYTEAMMATESHOWCANIRELYONTHEMDURINGACHALLENGE

Quote2:Acceptthechallengessothatyoumayfeeltheexhilarationofvictory.

GeneralPatton

Questions:

1. Whatchallengesdoesthisteamface?

2. Howcanweasateamfacethesechallenges?

a. Whotakeswhichrole?

i. Istherightpersonintherightrole?

3. Pleasewritedownteamchallenges

Quote3:Buildtheteamtodayforthechallengesoftomorrow.

JohnCMaxwell

Questions:

1. Howdowebuildtheteam?

a. Knowthechallenges,Knowyourteammates,KnowyourroleNowDevelop

i. Developtheteam

1. Leadershipeachpersonhasastrength&weakness

a. Whoisaleaderintheweightroomcanwerallyaroundthis
Whatisyourstrength&weakness? person.(Maynotbeacaptain/teamleader).

b. Whoisaleaderfor_________________?


WEEK5ReviewWeek:

1. DefineTeamChallenges

2. DefineTeamGoals

3. DefineTeamOutcomes

1. DefineIndividualChallenges

2. DefineIndividualGoals

a. Dotheyalignwiththeteamgoals

3. DefineIndividualOutcomes

a. Dothealignwiththeteamoutcomes

WEEK6Law5:TheLawoftheChain

TheStrengthoftheteamisimpactedbytheweakestlink

Quote1:10x10x10x10x10=100,00010x10x10x10x5=50,000

Whatisaweaklink

Questions;

1. Howdoestheweaklinkhurttheteam?

a. A50%differencewith410sanda5whencomparedto510s.

2. Whatarecharacteristicsoftheweaklink?Askyourselfdoesthisdescribeme?

3. Whatarecharacteristicsofthestronglinks?Askyourselfdoesthisdescribeme?

a. ClearVision,GoodSelfImage,SuperbAbility,HighEnergy

4. Canthisteamaffordaweaklink?

Quote2:Ourcompetitorsaregettingbetter.Acrossthiscountryourcompetitorsaregettingbetter,
...Theweakerlinksarehavingtodropoutbecausetheycan'tcompete.Thebarisbeingraisedinthis
competitivearenasoit'sonourshoulderstodotherightthinginthisenvironment.

Thejourneycannotbemadewithweaklinks

Questions:

1. Arewereadytoraisethebar?How?

2. Noteveryonewilltakethisjourney.Whyshouldyoubeonetakingthejourney?

3. Doyouhavethecharacteristicstomakethisteambetter?

Quote3:That'swhatthefoundationofthisprogramisgoingtobebuiltonandthenextfewyearsthat'swhat
thisteamisgoingtobebuiltonplayerswecantrust,playersthataregoingtobeaccountableandplayerswho
wanttobethebestnotjustOK,thebest.

DaveWannstedt

BuildtheChainbystrengtheningpeopleanddevelopingteamwork

Questions:

1. AweaklinkisokaywithbeingOK

2. Howcanwestrengthenpeople?

3. Howcanwedevelopteamwork?

WEEK7Law6:TheLawoftheCatalyst

WinningTeamsHavePlayersWhoMakeThingsHappen

Quote1:Mostteamsdontnaturallygetbetterontheirown.Leftalone,theydontgrow,improve,
orreachchampionshipcaliber.Thatswhyateamthatreachesitspotentialalwayspossessesa
catalyst.

Questions:

1. Defineacatalyst?Whatcharacteristicsdotheypossess?

a. Intuitive,Communicative,Passionate,Talented,Creative,Initiating,Responsible,
Generous,Influential.

2. Nameacatalyst?Whatmadethemacatalyst?

Quote2:Iwanttheball.ShaneFalco

Winnersalwaysdo.CoachMcGinty

Questions:

1. Thecatalystistheplayerwhowantstheballandshouldhavetheball.Isthisyou?

a. Wemustaskourselvesisthispersononourteam?Dowehavethepersonwhois
Intuitive,Communicative,Passionate,Talented,Creative,Initiating,Responsible,
Generous,Influential?Ifnot,whoisgoingtostepupandtakeonthisrole?

Quote3:Teamsworkbestwhenthereisabalanceinprimaryrolesandwhenteammatesknowtheir
roles.

Questions:

1. Noteveryoneisgoingtobeacatalystandthisisokay.Weknowacatalystisneededsowhat
roledoItake?

2. HowcanIassistthecatalyst?

3. Ifyoureafraidofthespotlight,haveyouworkedhardenoughtoimproveyourself?Ifnot,you
needtoadjustyourmindsetandbegintochange.

a. Findamentorb.Beginagrowthplanc.Getoutofyourcomfortzone
WEEK8Law7:TheLawoftheCompass

VisionGivesTeamMembersDirectionandConfidence

Quote1:GreatVisionprecedesgreatachievement.Ateamwithoutvisionispurposeless.

Questions:

1. Whatdoesthismean

2. Howwouldyoudefineavision?Animaginativeconceptionoranticipation

3. WhatisourShortTermVision?BuildoffPreviousSeasons

4. WhatisourLongTermVision?BuildoffPreviousSeasons

Quote2:Peopleonlyseewhattheyarepreparedtosee.

RalphWaldoEmerson

Questions:

1. HaveIpreparedmyselfforboththeshortandlongtermvision?

2. MentalSkillsTraining:PracticeVisualization

a. SeeyourselfdoingitShortTermVisualizationWeightRoom,SpringPractice,Tests,
etc.

b. SeeyourselfdoingitLongTermVisualizationWeightRoom,SeasonPractice&Games,
Tournament,etc.

Quote3:Goodleaderscreateavision,articulateavision,passionatelyownthevision,andrelentless

driveittocompletion. JackWelch

Questions:

1. Howcanwereachourpotential?Mustchallengetheteamtowardthevision

a. JustshowingupwontallowustoreachourpotentialWEMUSTCHALLENGE

2. VisualizationTraining:Seeyourselfdoingit!

WEEK9Law8:TheLawoftheBadApple
 RottenAttitudesRuinaTeam

Quote1:Goodattitudesamongplayersdonotguaranteeateamssuccess,butbadattitudes

guaranteeitsfailure.

Questions:

1. Whatwasyourattitudewhenyouwokeuptodayandwhenyoucametolifting?

2. Whenattitudesgoupsodoesthepotential.Whenattitudesgodown,thepotentialoftheteam
doesaswell.

3. Whatisyourattitudenow?

Quote2:RogerBanisterStory

Intheearly20thcenturysportsexpertsbelievednobodycouldrunlessthana4min.mile

In1954RogerBanisterrana3min59.4secmile.

Thenmorebegantobreakthebarrier.Firstafew,thendozens,thenhundreds.

WhyAttitudesChanged

o Theybegantoadoptthemindsetandbeliefsoftheirpeers.

Questions:

1. Whatisthemoral?:Attitudescompoundwhenexposedtoothersandcanspreadquickly

Positive&Negative

Negativecompoundfasterthanpositive

2. Whatwasyourattitudewhenyouwokeuptodayandwhenyoucametolifting?

Quote3:Itisourattitudeatthebeginningofadifficultundertakingwhich,morethananythingelse,

willdetermineitssuccessfuloutcome. WilliamJones

Questions:

1. Howcanwecreatepositiveattitudes?

a. Knowingthattheattitudeweselectwillaffectperformance

i. Positive=Positive&Negative=Negative

2. Whatwasyourattitudetoday?

WEEK10Law9:TheLawofCountability
 TeammatesMustBeAbletoCountonEachOtherWhenitCounts

Quote1:Amousedoesnotrelyonjustonehole.

TitusMacciusPlautus

Questions:

1. Whatdoesthismean?

2. Looktoyourleft,looktoyourrightCanYouRelyonthisperson?

a. Canyoutellthemwhy?

Quote2:Character+Competence+Commitment+Consistency+Cohesion=Countability

Questions:

1. Theformulaforcountability

2. WhenIlookedleftandrightWasIthinkingthatIhavethese5componentsandsodomy
teammates?

3. Whatdoeseachofthesecomponentsmean?

Quote3:Iamamemberofateam,andIrelyontheteam,Idefertoitandsacrificeforit,

becausetheteam,nottheindividual,istheultimatechampion.

Questions:

1. HowdoIbecomeabetterteammember?

a. Areyoudedicatedtotheteamsuccess?

i. Missingtrainingsessions,Summer2011?

b. Canyoubedependedoneverytime

i. Areyouconsistent?

c. Doyouperformyourworkwithexcellence?

i. Areyoucompetentanddoyouputthetimeinforthebetteroftheteam?

WEEK11Law10:TheLawofthePriceTag

Theteamfailstoreachitspotentialwhenitfailstopaytheprice

Quote1:Happyarethosewhodreamdreamsandarereadytopaythepricetomakethemcome
true.LeonJosephCardinalSuenens

Questions

1:Whatarethedreams/goalsthatyouaretryingtoaccomplish?

2:Whatisthepriceyouneedtopaytomakethosedreamsareality?

3:Doyouhavetheabilitytofollowthroughonwhatneedstobedone?

Quote2:Onehastopaydearlyforimmortality:onehastodieseveraltimeswhileoneisstillalive.
FriedrichNietzsche

Question

1:Whatmustbeaccomplishedforonetobeimmortal?

2:Whilenotliterallydying,areyouwillingtopushyourselfbeyondpreviousexperiencesto
attaingreatness?

3:Whatcanwelearnfromourfailures(deaths),thatcanhelpusreachourgoals?

Quote3:Amancanbeasgreatashewantstobe.Ifyoubelieveinyourselfandhavethecourage,
thedetermination,thededication,thecompetitivedriveandifyouarewillingtosacrificethelittle
thingsinlifeandpaythepriceforthethingsthatareworthwhile,itcanbedone.VinceLombardi

Questions

1:Whatcanbedonetoimprovebeliefinyourselfandbeliefinyourteammates?

2:Doyouthinkthatyouhavethequalitieslistedtohelpyourteamachieveitsgoals?

3:Howcanateamhelpeachmembertoimproveandrealizethequalitiesitneedstosucceed?

WEEK12Law11:TheLawoftheScoreboard
 Theteamcanmakeadjustmentswhenitknowswhereitstands

Quote1:Wearentwherewewanttobe;wearentwhereweoughttobe;butthankgoodnesswe
arentwhereweusedtobe.LouHoltz

Questions

1. Whereareweandwheredowewanttoendupat?

2. Whatneedstobedonetogetustothatendpoint?

3. Ifwefallbehind,whatcanbedonetocatchup?

Quote2:Howdoyoumakeadifferenceandwhatdifferencedoesitmake?Thishastobehighly
personal.Theonlythingyoucanchangeisyou.MartinSheen

Questions

1. Whatdoyouneedtoimproveupon?

2. Willthechangesyoumakepersonally,carryoverandaffectyourteam?

3. Whatisitthatispushingyoutomakethesedecisions?Goals,health,team,etc?

Quote3:Wherethereisnostruggle,thereisnoprogress.FrederickDouglas

Questions

1:Areyoucontentwithdoingthesamethingyoudidlastseason?

2:Areyouwillingtostruggle,toprogresstoachieveyourgoals?

3:Inwhatareasofyourselfandasateammatedoyouneedtoprogresstomakeyoursituation
better?

WEEK13Law12:TheLawoftheBench
 Greatteamshavegreatdepth

Quote1:Agreatstarteraloneissimplynotenoughifateamwantstogotothehighestlevel.John
Maxwell

Questions:

1. Whatisyourroleontheteam?

2. Whatdoyouneedtoaccomplishtomakesuretheteamsucceeds?

3. Howcanyoubuildastrongteamboundsothatnonstartersknowtheyhaveahandinthe
teamssuccess?

Quote2:Thereisnosuchthingasaselfmademan.Youwillreachyourgoalsonlywiththehelpof
others.GeorgeShinn

Questions:

1. Canyouwinthegameonyourownordoeseveryplayerhaveahandinthewin?

2. Howdoteammateswhodontplayinagamehelptheteamwin?

3. Whatcanyoudotobethebestteammatepossible,onandoffthefield?

Quote3:Thesecretistoworklessasindividualsandmoreasateam.Asacoach,Iplaynotmy
elevenbest,butmybesteleven.KnuteRockne

Questions:

1. Canyouaccepttherolethatisgiventoyouontheteam?

2. Nomatteryourrole,howcanyoubeapositiverolemodelontheteam?

3. Doyoutrustthepersonlinedupnexttoyou?Ifnot,howcanyoubuildthattrust?

WEEK14Law13:TheLawofIdentity
 Sharedvaluesdefinetheteam

Quote1:Ateamcannotsharevaluesifthevalueshavenotbeensharedwiththeteam.John
Maxwell

Questions:

1. Whatareyourvalues?Whataretheteamsvalues?

2. DoesEVERYBODYontheteamshareinthosevalues?

3. Arevaluesthesameasgoals?Aretheywritteninstoneorcantheychange?

Quote2:YoucandowhatIcannotdo.Icandowhatyoucannotdo.Togetherwecandogreat
things.MotherTeresa

1. Whatareyourstrengths?Howcanthesehelpyourteam?

2. Doyouknowthestrengthsandweaknessesofyourteammates?

3. Howcanallthesestrengthsandweaknessesbebroughttogetherforthegoodoftheteam?

Quote3:Valuesarenotjustwords,valuesarewhatweliveby.Theyreaboutthecausesthatwe
championandthepeoplewefightfor.SenatorJohnKerry

Questions:

1. Howdoyoukeepyourvaluesandtheteamsvaluesinorder?Aretheyseparatefromeach
otherordotheyrelate?

2. Dothevaluesyouholdtruetranslateovertoyourteammates?Doeswhatyoudoonadaily
basishaveaneffectonthem?

3. Howcanouractionsintheweightroomaffectourvaluesandhowotherslookatus?

Week15Law14:TheLawofCommunication
 Interactionfuelsaction

Quote1:Anyproblem,bigorsmall,withinafamily,alwaysseemstostartwithbadcommunication.
EmmaThompson

Questions:

1. Howdoyoudefinecommunication?Doesitchangeindifferentsituations?
2. Doesateamneedtohavecommunicationtobesuccessful?
3. Doesyourroleontheteamdemandyoutohavegoodcommunicationskills?

Quote2:Constantlytalkingisntnecessarilycommunication.CharlieKaufman

Questions:

1. Whatareyoucommunicatingwhenyouaretalking?
2. Iswhatyousayalwaysforthebettergoodofyourteam?
3. Howcanweimprovecommunicationstohelpachieveteamgoals?

Quote3:Itsimportanttomakesurethatweretalkingwitheachotherinawaythatheals,notina
waythatwounds."BarackObama

Questions

1. Doyouthinkabouttheconsequencesofwhatyouaresaying?
2. Areyoubeingconsistentwithyourcommunicationordoyoumakeitharderforteammates
tounderstand?
3. Evenwhencritiqueateammate,areyoubeingclearandcourteouswithwhatareyou
saying?

WEEK16Law15:TheLawoftheEdge
 Thedifferencebetweentwoequallytalentedteamsisleadership.

Quote1:Leadersliftthemselvestoahigherlevelfirst;thentheylifttheothersaroundthem.John
Maxwell

Questions:

1. Whatareyoudoingtoreachthenextlevel?
2. Withwhatyouhavelearned,howcanyouapplythattothenextpersonandhelpthem?
3. Canyoutakeconstructivecriticismanduseittoreachahigherlevel?

Quote2:Knowyourrole!TheRock.**Everyoneisimportantbuteveryoneisntequal.

Questions:

1. Whatisyourrole?
2. Ifyouarelookedatasaleader,areyoucapableofsteppingupandtakingthatrole?
3. Withwhateverroleyouarein,whatcanyoudotoearnrespectfromyourpeers?

Quote3:Ourchiefwantissomeonewhowillinspireustobewhatweknowwecouldbe.Ralph
WaldoEmerson

Questions:

1. Whodoyoulooktotoinspireyou?Coach?Teammate?Etc,...?
2. Doyouknowifyouarethisperson?
3. Whatcanyouusetohelpinspireyourteammates?

WEEK17Law16:TheLawofHighMorale
 Whenyourewinning,nothinghurts

Quote1:Whenyoudowell,youthinkitsworthit.Whenyousacrificesomuchandyoufinallydo
well,itfeelsreallygood.KerriStrug

Questions:

1. Whatareyouwillingtosacrifice,inthefaceofsuccessorfailure,thatcanhelpyourselfor
yourteam?
2. Areyouwillingtofightthroughpain,physicalormental,toaccomplishyourgoal?
3. Whatisworthittomakethesesacrifices?

Quote2:Painistemporary.Quittinglastsforever.LanceArmstrong

Questions:

1. Areyouwillingtogiveityouralltocompete?
2. Doyouhavetheabilitytohelpthepersonnexttoyouifyouseethatquittingmightbean
option?
3. Howdoyouwanttoberemembered?Thepersonwhofoughtthroughadversity,orthe
personwhoquitwhenthingsgottough?

Quote3:Aboutmorals,Iknowonlythatwhatismoraliswhatyoufeelgoodafterandwhatis
immoraliswhatyoufeelbadafter.ErnestHemingway

Questions:

1. Whatguidesyouinyourdecisionmaking?
2. Doyoualwaysleavethefield/court/weightroomfeelinggoodaboutwhatyoudidthatday?
3. Ifyoufeellikeyoumadeadecisionthatletsomeonedown,doyouhavetheabilitytocome
backandmakeupforthat?

WEEK18Law17:TheLawofDividends
 Investingintheteamcompoundsovertime

Quote1:Icanlivefor2monthsononegoodcompliment.MarkTwain

Questions:

1. Howdoyoufeelwhenateammatetellsyouthatyoudidsomethinggood?
2. Howoftendoyoutaketimetotalktoanotherplayeraboutthepositiveactionstheyare
taking?
3. Howcanincreasingpositivecommunicationimpacttheteamasawhole?

Quote2:SUCCESSisworthlessifwedonthavepeopletoshareitwith;indeed,ourmostdesired
humanemotionisthatofconnectionwithothersouls.

Questions:

1. Lookaroundtheroomatyourfriends,doyoureallywanttoletthemdown?
2. Howcanyoumakeaconnectionwithnewteammates,oronesthatmaybeyouarentas
closewith?
3. Howwilltheserelationshipshelpusduringpreparationandingamesituations?

Quote3:Toomuchofagoodthingcanbewonderful.MaeWest

Questions:

1. Ifcommunicationandvaluesareagoodthing,canweeverhavetoomuchofit?
2. Isinvestinginthisteamgoingtogiveyouthekindofreturnsyouwant?
3. Ifallyouhadtodotoachievesuccesswasworkharderthananyoneelse,putinmoretime
thananyoneelse,andbelievethatyourteammatesaredoingthesamething,couldyoudo
it?