Wednesday, April 14, 2010

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