Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Find The Winning


One of the truly great coaching books is a hard to find classic written by Bill Walsh and Brian Billick, "Find The Winning Edge".  The title alone is enough.  They outline every aspect of the San Francisco 49er's operations. 

Coach Walsh notes that success like theirs doesn't just happen.  It is the result of years of innovative planning, dedicated preparation and flawless execution.

Below is from a section called, "Developing Players"..We have used this book as a great outline for building a program.

"The need for organizations to have a process and procedure in place that ensure that the skills and talents of each member of the organization are refined and utilized in an appropriate way has been demonstrated several times over the years...."

"As a coach, I had to understand the skills that were required in my system of football and then develop a method for teaching those skills that would help the athlete develop to his full potential..."

"A team should do everything possible to ensure that the skills and talents of each player on its roster are developed, refined and utilized in an appropriate way.  A team's players are obviously the core building blocks for a successful organization.  One of the best investments a team can make in those "building blocks" is to establish a systematic plan to train and develop its players to their fullest potential...."

"The essence of such a plan is to create an environment where meaningful learning can occur.  The progress of each player should be measured.  All instructive procedures and programs should be reevaluated and changed, as appropriate  A team must have a strategy for providing systematic training and development for its players.

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