There are so many metrics by which to measure a winning team. We can win many ways…today I talked about importance of positivity and limiting whinging about things – whose throw in, was it thrown in to the right person, is it out or not, so and so forth. Critiquing is easy. Not doing it is harder. Good teams aren’t full of critics. Here are ways to win every day – training, game, class at school, you name it.

1. Care about each other. Start conversations with new people. Ask them how they are.

2. Be a great sport. If you think you fouled someone, call a foul on yourself.

3. Hustle and work hard. Too much walking

4. Uplift with a thousand positives.

5. Be friendly, smile. Happy teams win. If a team isn’t happy, not even winning is fun.

6. Be humble (Confidence is great – having a high opinion of yourself. Arrogance is having a low opinion of others and that is not healthy.) Hold EVERYONE on the team in high esteem.

7. Have a blast. Being on a high school team is once in a lifetime. Trust me, enjoy playing, coaching is great but it is a LOT less fun than playing.

Win at these things and you will win every game no matter the score. That said, you will win by the score too. We have some guys out there who win this way every day. We need 35 of you. Chapeau!