“Leadership/Culture”: PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (May 29, 2020) | Coach Brian Stamme

"Leadership/Culture": PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (May 29, 2020)

Matt O’Brien – Southwestern College (KS)

Championship Culture – Build, Win, Graduate
Select former players to mentor current guys
- Text or call twice per semester
- Watch 1 game online or in person
- Match up by major, career ambition,
Leadership Team – Teach you leaders how to lead
- Weekly Meeting
- Learn How To Serve
- Plan Activities, Select Uniforms, Create fun benefits for them
- “Culture precedes winning, not tacked on after thought
Leadership Team Reminders
- Players responsible for different aspects of the game
  - 1 Guy – Ball Screen Coverage – On or Off floor always talking
  - Teach them what to say and how – allow them to talk
- Community Service Tour
  - Team builder

Leadership

How do you define leadership?

DaeShawn Beasley – Pine Manor College (MA)
- No older guys so lack of leadership
Drew Church – Central Washington University (WA)
- Servant Attitude
Rob Garlington – River Oaks High School (LA)
- 2 Seniors that were a study in contrast – Parents reflected kids attitudes
Brian Stamme – Clackamas Community College (OR)
- Leadership comes from the coaches and the program
- Build it into them
James Covell – Cal Tech (CA)
- Have
- Leeaders need to be able to hold teammates accountable
- Best Player doesn’t need to best player
Marcus Coty – Trainer (WA)

What is your leadership structure in your program?

DaeShawn Beasley
- Be the example for your players
- Didn’t work in college because guys have their own way
Marcus Coty
- Lead by example
Dustin Boll
- We need to “Give them what they need”
- Servant Leadership
- Give assistant coaches a voice
- Make leadership widespread
Drew Church
- Leadership Team
- Our Bible – Booklet of Core Values

What things are you doing to give leadership opportunities?

Drew Church
- Give individual responsibilities
  - You are in charge of energy in the weight room
  - Who wants to be in charge of ______?
Brian Stamme
- Meet with them and help them learn what to say – Give them a voice
- Look for it in recruiting
James Covell
- Constant Communication
- Understand the pulse of the team
Rob Garlington
- Let them add drills
- Let seniors lead a practice
- Meet regularly
- Know what is going on in their lives
Dustin Boll
- Player led practice
- They know the standards

Main Group

Doc Eslinger
- Creating a Vision
Ryan B – “Leadership has no age”
- “There is always an opportunity to lead”
  - People are always looking up to us
Nigel Thomas
- Empower you players and staff
- SOFA – Serve Others
Brandon Huntley’s Group
- Taking ownership
- Can’t fast track
- Fox Hole – write your name on a paper and pass it around & everyone writes something positive
Dustin Boll’s Group
- Servant Leadership
- Different levels have different challenges – 4 year vs 2 year
- Book Studies
Kelsey Long’s Group
- Ben – Mesa St
  - “There is a leader in every locker”
  - Physical, Intellectual,____, _____

Culture

How do you incorporate culture?

Brian Stamme
- 10 Core Values
- Pick one every day and emphasis/teach it in practice
- “Esprit De Corps” – Sprit of the team
DaeShawn Beasley
- These are the 10 things that we need to EMBODY
James Covell
- What is your legacy going to be?
- Hand written note to alumni
  - When alumni come to a game
Drew Church
- Recruiting larger groups creates different roles
- Acceptance of Roles
  - “Role doesn’t equal value”
- Collective Toughness – How tough is your team?
- Positive Attitude
- Lower minute guys – “Try to acknowledge sacrifice”
Rob Garlington
- Effort
- Accountability
- Collective Identity
Dustin Boll
- Communicate, Concentrate, Compete
- Define your words and break them down to your team
- Concentrate – film, practice

What does culture look like or feel like?

Rob Garlington
- Leader on the team was not the leader I wanted him to be
  - Unit on the floor was not connected
- Change the Collective Conscious of the team
Drew Church
- Rules for practice – on the practice plan
  - Teammate dives on floor – pick him up
  - Stay off your knees
  - Point at the passer
  - No cussing
  - All substitutions even in practice need to high five
- Define your terms and put players on spot to define them
DaeShawn Beasley
- Encourage players to ask Questions
James Covell
- One voice from the top down

Main Group

Coach Cook – Life Pacific
- Always overcommunicate with your players
Coach Widler – UC Irvine
- Ask the players to police themselves
Tony Griffin – Illinois High School Coach
- Themes Days – everyone shares in team meeting
- Monday – Commitment
- Tuesday – Toughness – something you are struggling with
- Wednesday – Wisdom
- Thursday – Thankful
- Friday – Fun
- Saturday – Servant
Anthony Santos’ Group
- Landen Cummings
  - What part of a player’s culture, attitude, body language
  - College coaches look at all of this – The Whole Package
  - How do players interact with people after the game
Arvin Mosley’s Group
- Starts with US and OUR Actions
  - Words are great but you need to LIVE it
Dustin Boll’s Group
Drew Church
- Define your Core Values – Put guys on the spot to define them
  - Use as a way to save them from running
- List rules of the program on the practice plan