71 Culture Building Lessons from Football Coach Kurt Hines

Coach Kurt Hines joins us today on the podcast sharing some of his favorite and most successful culture building lessons. As a coach, it’s important to foundational be authentic with our players, and even more important than that, focusing on our why and reevaluating our driving factor for coaching athletes every day. Coach makes the distinction between fear and respect and gives us examples of what to do and what not to do! As a coach, how do you start a great culture? • People, people, people!! • Love people and they aren’t part of an agenda for your own success. What should you do in your 1st Coach Staff Meeting? • Share your “Why” • What do you want to hold on to from the previous culture? How do you connect with your athletes? • Intentionally teach and use the word “love”. • Be mindful of your ACTIONS. (Actions affect their perception of your more than your words!!) • Communicate that our love is not dependent on their ability. Possibly one of the most important takeaways, which will drive you towards both success in the game and in life is be true to yourself and others. We cannot substitute a strategy of behavior for a needed change in our way of being towards others. “My goal isn’t to get rings, it’s to change lives.” Keys to Maintaining Strong Relationships with Players on a Large Team: • Workout with players… • Asking questions about their lives and family. • Look for non-verbal cues to detect- challenges and struggles in their lives. • Not always going to be with you and the player- facilitate relationships with other coaches and players. • Intentionally help leaders to reach out to certain players. Small group workouts. Check out more from Coach Hines on Twitter: @CoachHinesCHS We'd love to hear from you by email or on Twitter! @jpnerbun @CoachNSanderson jpnerbun@thriveonchallenge.com Nate_S@BreakthroughBasketball.com