Coach/Director - Ed Bond (18's)
Coach/Asst.Director - Shannon Lawyer (16's)
Coach - Chris Mares (14's)
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Positive Coaching Alliance
Positive Ideas from the Positive Coaching Alliance
Respect for:
- Rules-Follow the letter and the spirit of how the game should be played.
- Opponents-Remember a worthy opponent brings out our best.
- Officials-Respect them even when you disagree.
- Teammates-Remember your commitment on and off the court.
- Tradition-Remember it's a privilege to participate.
Three Themes of Positive Coaching:
Redefining - "winner" - A positive coach helps players redefine what it means to be a winner.
Rather than only focusing on the scoreboard, players learn to focus on mastery as well, which
emphasizes effort, learning and improving, and developing the courage to make mistakes and
to rebound from them.
Filling emotional tanks-A positive coach fills players' emotional tanks, recognizing that
athletes need to have full tanks to be able to play their bests. A positive coach strives to
achieve a 5:1 Plus/Minus (Praise to Criticism) Ratio.
Honoring the game-Having respect for the rules of the game, your opponents, the work of the
officials, your teammates and the honor of participating.
For more information contact:
Positive Coaching Alliance
Department of Athletics
Stanford University
Stanford, California
94305-6150
www.positivecoach.org
Phone: 650.725.0024