How to take the path to Greatness

I did some writing and spoke to the team about the following four points. Maybe this is something that might help you to reset a team that you feel are not sacrificing enough, when you as a coach are sacrificing so much.

• In order to perform as a team we need to work hard as individuals. Without individuals putting in the effort to achieve a higher level of fitness and general wellbeing, then we will only be as good as our weakest players.
• As coaches and a club, we can put all of the opportunities in front of you and provide support to access the services you need to progress. But it requires you as an individual to decide what you want and make the personal sacrifices to achieve success.
• Coaches are not the motivation you need to succeed. We are merely the ones holding the light showing you a path to take. There are multiple paths within the club and those paths not only have a skill level associated with them, but also a level of commitment to improving other areas of your game and life. You choose the path you want to follow, not the coaches. 
• The below weekly plan is just one of those lights along the path to success for this year. If you choose to make the sacrifices along the way and stick to it, then you will achieve personal success. If everyone follows the plan then team success is more likely.

Leaders – This is where you start to earn your stripes. How do you get the team working together and walking the path to success? How do you find those players that have wandered off the path and bring them back? This is all part of your apprenticeship as leaders. Teams who achieve greatness have excellent leaders at their core. Those leaders have the answers to these questions.

The rest of the team – This is a team sport. It requires us all to remember that our personal achievements and failures will have an impact on others. If we fail to prepare ourselves each week and over the season, then we are letting our team down. Is this fair?

We need to be putting in the work required to stay on that path to success that you have said you want to achieve. If you can’t commit to that path, then tell us and we will find a path that better suits your level of commitment.

We need good followers as well as sound leaders to be successful. See the below video. 

So did it work? Well it was a small part of the eventual success the team achieved, which was winning the Premiership.

Weekly Plan Outline