CHARACTER LESSON WEEK 1 – WHY ME??
WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN ATHLETICS?
This is a BIG question. Why am I participating in athletics? This is a question that cannot be answered in one or two sentences. It is something that should be given more serious thought and meditation. Take a moment and formulate an honest answer to this question.
Let us help you along a little. Read (or listen to) the following thoroughly and see if you can put yourself into our world of athletics and life.
ARE YOU A WINNER?
Do you have the makeup or qualities to become a winner? There are many ingredients in the making of a winner. When we say winner, we mean you as an individual, which will carry over into the winning of the TEAM. When we say you as an individual, we are talking about how you handle yourself in good times as well as bad. In the coming months, your coaches will be talking with you about the traits of winners. We will be addressing Individual Character, Team Character and Influential Character. You will learn about the following traits and the role they play in being a winner:
1. Character6. Responsibility
2. Integrity7. Leadership
3. Attitude8. Dealing with Adversity
4. Commitment9. Dealing with Success
5. Teamwork
WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS?
If you don’t set your goals high enough, you may never know what you could have done! I know you have heard people say “I could have done that”…but did they? A District Championship or a State Championship does not just happen. That achievement has to be a dream and goal that you set for yourself and your team.
The average effort results in mediocrity, the sub-par effort results in failure, and the maximum effort results in success. One’s ability to perform OVER his ability results in GREATNESS.
Every one of us has the potential to become a winner. If you pay the price, asked of you by your coaches, your TEAM will reap the rewards of winning and you will become the best player, and more importantly, the best person that you are capable of becoming!
