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New York Yankees – Leadership and Team Is Everything:

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New York Yankees  $29 million-a-season slugger is benched in bottom of the ninth inning. How did  Alex Rodriguez  handle it?   The  37-year-old Alex Rodriguez handled it with class and responded the Yankees way.  He cheered for his team mate.  



 “I’m one of the leaders of his team; maybe 10 years ago I react a much different way, but I’m at a place in my career right now where team means everything.” – Alex Rodriguez




Work Hard, Wait Patiently, Stay Positive and Perform When Given Chance:

 Raul Ibanez  tied the game with a homer in the bottom of the 9th inning. Raul Ibanez than won the game in the bottom of the 12th with a solo home run. 


The New York Yankees way, is about team. The Yankees have lots of talent. But talent does not guarantee championships. To be a member of the Yankees, players need to do their job and fulfill their role. When your not playing, players need to stay positive and cheer on their team mates. The Yankees have won 27 World Series, 40 American League Pennants and 18 East Division Titles. 



Power Thoughts:   


One of the major reason the Yankees are so successful is leadership. Derek Jeter is considered one of the greatest leaders in sports. Jeter  leads both in the locker room and on the field with his performance. Jeter is a role model for all the players in baseball.
Derek Jeter
The basic building block of good team building is for a leader to promote the feeling that every human being is unique and adds value. 
                                                                                                                        – Anonymous
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. 
                                                                                -Michael Jordan

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Four on Four Small Game 
We have four goalies right now. This is a great drill for under 12 players. The players really enjoy this drill.
Rules (Adjust the Game):
  • You can play 4 v 4,  3 v 3 or 2 v 2 
  • Players can shoot on any of the four goals
  • You have to make 1 to 3 passes before shooting
  • Execute a cross or cycle before shooting

Skills:

  • Escape Moves – Skating
  • Stickhandling
  • Puck protection
  • Passing
  • Shooting, Saves and Rebounding


Tactics:

  • Take puck to net
  • Move away from pressure
  • Escape moves
  • Switching point of attack
  • Forces players to play good  man to man defensive coverage
  • Crossing and Cycles




You Cannot Win Without Leaders – One Leader Is Not Enough:

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Chuck Daly – Head Coach

The 1992 United States Men’s Olympic Basketball Team, coined the “Dream Team”, was the first American Olympic team to feature active NBA players. The Dream Team defeated its opponents by an average of almost 44 points en route to the gold medal against Croatia at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona.  The team was coached by Chuck Daly, assisted by Lenny Wilkens, P. J. Carlesimo, and Mike Krzyzewski.

The below excerpt is from “Dream Team” by Jack McCallum.

The following comes from Chuck Daly’s first team meeting with the 1992 Olympic “Dream Team.

Finally, Daly approached the most delicate subject, one even  more frightening than terrorism since it was well within the realm of possibility.

“Look, there are twelve of you, and you’re all All-Stars and future Hall of Famers,” said Daly. “and there is no way I can get all of the minutes you’re use to having on —-“

Magic and Jordan interrupted him.

“That isn’t going to be a problem,” said Jordan.

Michael Jordan


“We’re here to win, and nobody is going to care about playing time, Chuck,” Magic said.

Magic Johnson

Such problems, particularly the knotty one of minutes, are rarely solved that easily. This one was.  Magic and Jordan said there would not be a problem, and that was that.

The two best investments a coach can make:

  • Improve your leadership skills
  • Invest in the development of your players leadership skills

Surround yourself with other good leaders:

 Mike Krzyzewski


 Lenny Wilkens



 P. J. Carlesimo

Larry Bird

Surround yourself with talent:

The Dream Team roster: Charles Barkely, Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Christian Laettner, Karl Malone, Chris Mullen, Scottie Pippen, David Robinson, and John Stockon.

The best teams do not always win!  When  the best teams fail to win, it is usually because of leadership.

Power Thoughts:

“It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.” – John Wooden

“Leaders aren’t born; they are made.  And they are made just like anything else, through hard work.  And that’s the price we’ll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.”                                                 -Vince Lombardi




Mark Messier Leads The Way: