1ST BASE
WHAT DOES GRIT LOOK LIKE
Perseverence / Operating Relentlessly
“Only 2 things can defeat a person’s will, SUCCESS or FAILURE”
Relentlessly Competing with TENACITY (MUST BE HABITUAL IN EVERYTHING WE DO)
We are immune to all outside factors that can psychologically diminish our performance
100% EFFORT ALWAYS (less than 100% is not tolerated)
HUSTLE in games and practice (run our GB / FB), Slide hard, Dive after balls
PLAY HARD BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT WARRIORS DO
“In the warrior’s code there’s no surrender, though the body says STOP, the spirit cries NEVER!”
Scoreboards and Stat lines DO NOT DICTATE OUR INTENSITY OF PLAY!
Perseverance in the face of adversity (Adversity requires creativity to overcome)
Embrace long odds…..OVERCOME THE ODDS
Adversity is overcome during training. TRAIN YOUR MIND TO SEE ADVERSITY AS OPPORTUNITY.
Embracing the Grind of training
We will set training goals and seek to achieve these
We will reward training
Skills that will helps us build our GRIT:
Process oriented success
Mastering controllable vs. Letting uncontrollable go
Competing in adverse situations
Collective training sessions
How GRIT builds Brotherhood:
When a guy is a GRITTY player, teammates know they can TRUST him and that he will GIVE HIS ALL
Relentlessly competing alongside one another MINIMIZES DIVISION and forces players to enhance the best characteristics within one another (crucible of training)
Creatively figuring out ways to overcome adversity makes teammates APPRECIATE one another
GRINDING together make players feel a COMMON PURPOSE and links them with interdependence.