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COMPETITIVE PHILOSOPHY. Damon Burton & Bernie Holliday Vandal Sport Psychology Services University of Idaho. WHY DEVELOP A COMPETITIVE PHILOSOPHY?. Your competitive philosophy guides your everyday actions and helps you to make the right decision by deciding what’s important ahead of time.
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COMPETITIVE PHILOSOPHY Damon Burton & Bernie Holliday Vandal Sport Psychology Services University of Idaho
WHY DEVELOP A COMPETITIVE PHILOSOPHY? • Your competitive philosophy guides your everyday actions and helps you to make the right decision by deciding what’s important ahead of time
COMPETITIVE PHILOSOPHY FACTS AND MYTHS • Developing a competitive philosophy is not a one-time process but an ongoing journey that requires frequent reflection and systematic updating—a constant work in progress. • It has to be personalized to fit your experience, attitudes, values and beliefs as well as the society you live in. • You can’t borrow your philosophy from a coach you admire or from simply reading a book. It is a product of your experiences and values. • You must cultivate and nurture your coaching philosophy and constantly work to make it better.
DEVELOPING YOUR COMPETITIVE PHILOSOPHY • self-awareness… • monitor thoughts, feelings, and behaviors • ask others • prioritize competitive objectives… • personal development versus winning • How much importance do you place on each of these objectives?
PHIL NIEKRO’S CAREER- CHANGING INSIGHT • Niekro let his ego get in the way early in his career. • worried about how much he pitched, • what spot he occupied in the rotation, and • whether he won. • At 32, Niekro quit worrying about winning. • pitched his best until 48 • 318 wins followed
WHY COACHES/ATHLETES BECOME WIN-CENTERED? • Pressure from media, parents, boosters, administrators and themselves. • Living vicariously thru their athletes. • Model their philosophy after win-oriented pro coaches and athletes. • Easier to evaluate success based on winning instead of long-term development.
CHALLENGE OF REPRIORITIZING WINNING • Do you compete for any of these reasons? • Is competition a personal ego trip? • Do you link your personal worth with winning? • Do you understand what Phil Niekro learned?
RETHINKING MARTENS’ MOTTO… • Rainer Martens’ American Coaching Effectiveness Program (ACEP) motto… • “Athletes first, winning second” • Our revised motto highlights the relationship shared between personal development and success. • “Personal excellence – The foundation for success”
PERSONAL EXCELLENCE MOTTO • Your first priority is development and maximizing personal growth. • Personal excellence also enhances chances of winning. • Increasing physical, psychological and social development improves your probability of outperforming others.
WINNING – DEVELOPMENT CONTINUUM Excellence- Win- Centered Centered • Where would you put John Wooden, Bobby Knight, LaBron James, & Barry Bonds?
BILL SNYDER DEVELOPS THE ‘TRUE COMPETITORS’ • In turning Kansas State from the nation’s worst football program into one that won 11 games six years in a row, Snyder emphasized . . . • getting better every day, • improving as athletes, students and people instead of winning, • evaluating success based on enthusiasm for the game, life-skill development, graduation rates, future career success, and character development
‘TRUE COMPETITORS’ BRING THE MOTTO TO LIFE… • “striving to win” versus “actually winning” • appreciating “the journey” versus “the destination” • the challenge becomes practicing what you preach… • community-wide competitive philosophy development