Teaching Points on Excuses

Wooden’s Two Sets of Threes:
1. Never Lie
2. Never Cheat
3. Never Steal

1. Don’t Whine
2. Don’t Complain
3. Don’t Make Excuses

Excuses
We have been focusing on the Two Sets of Threes with our team. Here are a few thoughts we are teaching about excuses.
1. To make an excuse is to transfer responsibility.
2. We teach that mistakes are meant to be learned from and the excuses get in the way of that process.
3. Responsibility is power.
4. Honest introspection is the first step to changing negative habits. Awareness is the first step to change.
5. The conscious acceptance of responsibility is on e of the greatest indicators of a player’s maturity.