Sunday, June 9, 2013
Making Your Teammates Better. I am a true Boston Sports Fan. The Red Sox, Bruins, and Celtics were a big part of my growing up in Massachusetts. During my research on this concept of MAKING YOUR TEAMMATES BETTER, I found this article on Bill Belichek.
I know Belichek is not
the most loveable of characters but you have to admit, he knows how to get the
most out of his players and the teams he puts together year in and year out. He
gave a keynote address and here are his thoughts on how to “Build a Championship
Team”. Here are some excerpts from that address.
“There is an old saying about the strength of the wolf is the pack,
and I think there is a lot of truth to that. On a football team, it's not the
strength of the individual players, but it is the strength of the unit and how
they all function together. Preparation and attention to
detail are hallmarks of Belichek's work and qualities that inspire his players
to compete to the very best of their abilities… “The big thing I’d say we look for, which would
try to differentiate the players for us, are players with PASSION, guys that really love football,” Belichick said.
“As we all know from our jobs, if you love what you’re doing you don’t feel
like you’re working. “As it relates to people, it’s trying to bring people into
the organization that share a similar philosophical outlook to the game, and
have a passion for the game, that we in the organization have. That’s really
where it starts.”… The other major area on Belichick’s checklist was a player’s
ACCOUNTABILITY. “The only way
for us to get better is to do our own R & D [research and development],”
Belichick said. “I think along with that comes a certain amount of humility,
being able to take constructive criticism — we certainly have all made a lot of
mistakes; I’ve made more than my share and so has everybody else. In order for
us to improve and get better and move forward, we’ve all got to be able to
stand up and say ‘Hey, I screwed that up’ or ‘I didn’t do a good job here, how
can we correct the problem and get it right the next time?’”… “And ultimately
for us it all comes down to PERFORMANCE,”
Belichick added. “We get one opportunity a week, three hours a week, to put
that whole week of preparation and game-planning and therapy and conditioning,
it all shows up in that one three-hour period. That really heightens how
important every single play and everything we do — we could have great
practices on Wednesday and Thursday but nobody really cares; the only thing
that matters is how you play on Sundays.”
For
the 2013 season, how are you going to MAKE YOUR TEAMMATES BETTER? I would hope that you are all going to challenge each other in these areas. If love this team, that means you bring PASSION
to every workout, every practice, every game, every small group meeting, every bus
trip, and even every meal. Every opportunity is an opportunity to make your
teammates better. It means that you hold your teammates ACCOUNTABLE both on and
off the field. We can stop talking about our program and take ownership of our program. We have an opportunity to continue make the program better. Over
the last 4 years, your teammates have had some amazing performances. You can
make Night of Nets better than the last 3 years, you could really grow the Grassrootsoccer Tournament, become part of an amazing ministry in Zambia, be part of raising
the Academic standards (10 Academic All Americans in the last 4 years), win
back to back to back WHAC Championships, add to our legacy that has had 2 Golden Eagle Male
Athlete of Year winners, we have had a WHAC Defensive Player of the Year
(Breckan), a WHAC Offensive Player of the Year (Grotenhuis) and so much more. All
of these Performances were made possible because we had individuals that brought
passion and accountability to the program every opportunity they had.
Monday: 30 min run: Accelerate
1 min (target HR is 175), 4 min jog: repeat cycle for 30 minute run followed by
a 10 min run @ 130/140 target HR.
Conditioning-Does not have to be done
following run-example Run in am and conditioning in pm.
BODY
CIRCUIT TRAINING: Each exercise is to be performed for 45 seconds with a 30 second rest in
between exercises. Do 2-3 rotations of the assigned body circuit with a 3minute
rest in between circuits
1.
Squat Jumps
2.
Lunges – alternate legs.
3.
Bicycle crunches - hands behind head, legs off the ground,
opposite elbow to knee.
4.
Push ups
5.
Broad jumps – jump as far out as you can. Yes for 45
seconds
6.
Bench dips – hands on a bench or chair, feet straight out
on the floor, lower yourself until upper arm is parallel with the floor
7.
Burpees – jump, hands on ground, extend your legs into a push up
position, legs back to chest, jump.
8.
Clap Pushups
9.
Hip ups – lie on your back, legs straight up in the air, shoot your
hips to the ceiling.
10.Paratrooper Jumps – right foot in front,
left foot back, jump as high as possible and alternate feet – 20 jumps
11.Mountain Climbers – keep knee over your
ankle
12.Front
Plank
Tuesday Track Workout
· Warm-up
· 3 x 400 meters (each 400m in 1:25 min or less)
· 3 x 300 meters (each 300 m in 1:02 min or less)
· 3 x 200 meters (each 200 m in 42 sec or less)
· 3 x 100 meters (each 100 m in 21 sec or less)
· Starting with the set of 400 m, sprint within the time
limit, recover 2:40 between each sprint
· Recovery time for 300 m run is 1:30
· Recovery time for 200m run is 1:00 min
· Recovery time for 100m run is 30 sec
· Workload: 3000 meters
· Total Time: Approx. 27 min
Wednesday: Off
Thursday: 20 min run: 5 min jog,
5 min @170/180, 5 min jog, 5 min @170/180
Conditioning
BODY
CIRCUIT TRAINING: Each exercise is to be performed for 45 seconds with a 30 second rest in
between exercises. Do 2-3 rotations of the assigned body circuit with a 3
minute rest in between circuits
13.Squat Jumps
14.Lunges – alternate legs.
15.Bicycle crunches - hands behind head,
legs off the ground, opposite elbow to knee.
16.Push ups
17.Broad jumps – jump as far out as
you can. Yes for 45 seconds
18.Bench dips – hands on a bench or
chair, feet straight out on the floor, lower yourself until upper arm is
parallel with the floor
19.Burpees – jump, hands on ground, extend your
legs into a push up position, legs back to chest, jump.
20.Clap Pushups
21.Hip ups – lie on your back, legs straight up in
the air, shoot your hips to the ceiling.
22.Paratrooper Jumps – right foot in front,
left foot back, jump as high as possible and alternate feet – 20 jumps
23.Mountain Climbers – keep knee over your
ankle
24.Front
Plank
Friday: Run 30-40 min steady
run at 60% of THR-150-160 bpm
Sat/Sun: Off
"Love the game. Love the game for the pure joy of accomplishment.
Love the game for everything it can teach you about yourself. Love the game for
the feeling of belonging to a group endeavoring to do its best. Love the game
for being involved in a team whose members can't wait to see you do your best.
Love the game for the challenge of working harder than you ever have at
something and then harder than that. Love the game because it takes all team
members to give it life. Love the game because at its best, the game tradition
will include your contributions. Love the game because you belong to a long
line of fine athletes who have loved it. It is now your legacy. Love the game
so much that you will pass on your love of the game to another athlete who has
seen your dedication, your work, your challenges, your triumphs... and then
that athlete will, because of you, love the game."
---Unknown
