"grappling for excellence"-Team Leadership Goals

The following functional leadership goals will be put in place so that athletes have the opportunity to affect conditions which lead to team success. The team mission statement sets the standards for team success.

Team leaders and all athletes will challenge themselves and others to work hard and smart in each practice, each match and in the off-season. Athletes who work hard and smart will accomplish the most from each opportunity to practice and compete. Athletes will focus on the task at hand. Athletes learn from mistakes and go back to work improving on weak areas. We know that hard work contributes to success, and learning from mistakes is absolutely essential if we are going to pursue excellence. If we are going to “grapple for excellence” then we have to be able to train with focus, intensity, and a great work ethic.

Team leaders and all team members will build the self-confidence to achieve personally challenging goals. Self-confidence develops through persistence in moving toward goals, especially the value of resilience after they experience “setbacks.” ”Set backs are just set ups for comebacks.” When confidence is high athletes believe they are capable of accomplishing challenging goals and athletes persevere to successfully reach those goals. A wrestler has to have a high level of “Self Confidence” if he will reach high levels of performance. True self-confidence will be the difference-maker when athletes are equally matched.

Team leaders and athletes demonstrate “Commitment to Excellence” by setting high standards, and being persistent in the pursuit of goals.

A commitment to excellence can be related to all aspects of the program.
A strong commitment to excellence will bring you much closer to reaching team goals and objectives.

Most athletes will take pride in a team that stands for excellence!

Team leaders will encourage positive and direct communication, discouraging personal conflict and misinformation on the team. There is always a chance to successfully solve problems constructively and keep everyone on the same page if we openly talk to each other. Even if you have great goals and objectives it won’t help you much if you don’t have a good channel to communicate that message through your team.

Teams that communicate positively, honestly and effectively will be more cohesive.