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What is Adversity?
A difficult or unlucky situation or event
Who are you during ADVERSITY
“Young players are leaders only when they are playing well…that’s not leadership. Anyone can lead the league in high fives when things are going well. But during adversity, those times when things are not going well, is when you need leaders in your group…” -Rick Pitino
REAL LEADERSHIP IS LEADING UNDER ADVERSITY�
It’s easy to be a leader when things are going WELL. But it’s much different when you’re losing, you’re not playing well, your team can’t get along, your teammates are frustrated with the coaches, and you’re playing poorly. These are the times you must step up to be a VOCAL LEADER.
Stay CALM
When adversity strikes, your teammates will look to you to see your reaction and how you handle it.
“A leader has to show the face his team needs to see.” �-Coach K, Duke Basketball
You must stay, calm, composed and confident under pressure-the GREEN LIGHT.
You must take care of yourself first, then take care of your teammates.�
TUNE IN TO YOUR TEAMMATES’ MINDSETS�
It’s easier to help your teammates out of a YELLOW light than a RED light.
How do you know?� *Body Language � *Playing Pace�
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BREAKS IN THE GAME
Baseball/Softball-between pitches
Football-switching offense/defense
Volleyball-between serves
Basketball-Free Throws
TUNE IN TO YOUR TEAM’S MOMENTUM
There will be times the MOMENTUM is not going your way. It will be your job to sense the momentum turn, weather the storm, and step up and attempt to swing the momentum back in your favor.
STERN OR SENSITIVE?
What you say and how you say it can make the DIFFERENCE between getting a teammate refocused on the game and getting them to focus their FRUSTRATION on you.�
SEVEN STRATEGIES TO REFOCUS YOUR TEAMMATES�