TUSCULUM TEAM STANDARDS

The following are the "Team Standards" as set by Jim Boone and his program at Tusculum College:

TEAM

We will all be Givers We will have each other’s backs (Fox Hole)
Our value is not measured by Playing Time

HEART

Win at everything we do on and off the court
No Days Off
No Bad Practices

RESPECT

We respect our teammates and coaching staff We are always on time (Lombardi Time) We are always prepared

ACCOUNTABLE

We will be Champions on and off the court

We will take ownership of our own mistakes Boys to Men - “Man-up”

COMMITMENT

We are connected - you are your “Brothers Keeper”
We will do what it takes to be successful - No Easy Way
Don’t whine, don’t complain, don’t make excuses

POISE

Prepare and Play with a Winners Swagger
Show no weakness
It’s who you are when no one is watching

COMMUNICATION

We are an “Eye to Eye” Program We tell each other the truth immediately
We let nothing linger - confront immediately

TOUGHNESS
We will honor our team by playing hard all the time
We will be the Toughest Team on our schedule (Mentally and Physically)
We will be the most Determined Team on our schedule

ATTITUDE DETERMINES OUR ALTITUDE

We will be positive with our teammates
We will not allow outside influences to deter us from our success
There will be No Excuses - we will be successful