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BUILDING A CROSSCOUNTRY TEAM:DEVELOPING A CULTUREOF SUCCESSJonathan DalbyMountain Vista HSThursday, August 1, 20131
Building Your XC TEAMFigure out where you areGet the right coachingstaffLearn how to coach (andkeep learning)Develop a TEAM cultureof success and have fun!Goal SettingParent and CommunityInvolvementGet kids on your TEAMthat want to be a part ofsomething specialBe PatientTraining and Racing (PartII)Clear CommunicationThursday, August 1, 20132
WOODROW “IRONMAN” HATFIELD (A.K.A. BUDDY)UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, 1931-1933Thursday, August 1, 20133
COACH DAVE DENNYLEE’S SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL, MOThursday, August 1, 20134
Figure out where yourTEAM is atThe Bad 4 kids in the summer of 2007Never been to state Subpar League finishesNegative culture No idea how to train No buy in Worst team in ColoradoThursday, August 1, 2013 The GoodGreat communityGreat schoolTons of potentialBig middle schoolprogramLots of places to runCoach Selle5
Get the Right CoachingStaffBeing great with highschool kids is moreimportant thanknowing a lot abouttraining.Get people on boardthat share and supportyour visionThursday, August 1, 20136
Learn how to coach(and keep learning)I knew a few things abouttraining, but didn’t reallyunderstand how to Coach.Tried to surrounded myselfwith people that were bettercoaches (Eric Selle)Talk with as many successfulcoaches as you canRead everything you can getyour hands onThursday, August 1, 20137
Coaching ResourcesTony Dungy, “Quiet Strength”Jim Collins “Good to Great”John Wooden, “Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success”Thursday, August 1, 20138
Develop a TEAM culture of success and have fun!Thursday, August 1, 20139
Develop a TEAM culture ofsuccess and have fun!Have things that areunique to your programthat kids identify withSocial is more importantthan runningOnce they know runningis cool, challenge themphysically and mentallyGet every kid on the samepage, not just your varsityThursday, August 1, 201310
Part of our CultureVista NationNames Down LegsCamping TripSuits at banquetThursday, August 1, 2013Superman and Mileage Shirts11
Get Every Kid on the SamePage. JV, Open and VarsityLeague ChampionshipsThursday, August 1, 201312
Goal SettingHelp your kids set goals asa TEAMSit down with your kidsindividually and help themgoal setFocus on the process morethan the outcomeGet your upperclassmen totake the leadThursday, August 1, 201313
Coaching ResourcesChampionship Team Buildingby Jeff JansenThursday, August 1, 2013Road to the Topby Dr. Joe VigilChapter 11 “Team Dynamics”14
Clear CommunicationCommunicate your vision toeveryone involvedTeach everyone involved whatit will take to achieve goalsDeal with conflictimmediately, but keep yourcool and be fairTechnology can help,especially whencommunicating with parents(we use emails/text and a blog)Thursday, August 1, 201315
Parent and CommunityInvolvementMountain RidgeMiddle School XCThursday, August 1, 2013Supportive VistaNation Parents16
Parent InvolvementParents are your bestsupport systemParents want to help,let them!The more involvedyour parents are themore buy in they willhave for your TEAMvisionThursday, August 1, 201317
Community InvolvementSupport your feeder programs andcoaches. Help get kids excitedabout running in your community!If you don’t have them, find ways tomake running more visible in yourcommunityGive back to the communityThings we do: MS XC, Communitytriathlon help, Kids Run AmericaElementary XC Race, runningcampsHave a relationship with your MScoachesThursday, August 1, 201318
Get kids on your TEAM that wantto be a part of something specialKids want to be a part ofsomething specialKids are your best recruiters.Friends and siblings will comeout if they see your TEAMhaving fun and being successful“Success is contagious”Always be coaching towardsthe future of your TEAMThursday, August 1, 201319
Be Patient“In the sport of distancerunning their are noshort cuts to success”Patience andpersistence pays offIt may take 3 to 5 yearsBelieve in what you aredoing, and don’t letothers tell you it can’t bedoneThursday, August 1, 201320
THANK YOU!JONATHAN day, August 1, 201321
John Wooden, "Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success" Thursday, August 1, 2013 8. Develop a TEAM culture of success and have fun! Thursday, August 1, 2013 9. Develop a TEAM culture of success and have fun! Have things that are unique to your program that kids identify with Social is more important than running
