WYC 108 – Championship Culture Part 4 – Pete Jacobson talks Wrestling, Process over Outcome, and Embracing Failure

Quote

 ‘The best aren’t born that way. They work harder and practice more to master their craft.’ – Jon Gordon

Cringe Moment

• Pete and his head coach butted heads a lot during Pete’s early years- Pete was like a typical young man who thinks they know it all

Teaching Skills

• Incorporate fun competitions as much as possible
• Group based competitions helps create great culture, and keep mixing up the groups

Self-confidence and peak mental performance

• Pete recently observed 2 NFL coaches’ reactions to their kickers missing game-winning field goals in overtime of a game. One coach said ‘he is a professional and has to make that kick.’ The other coach said ‘he made a bunch of kicks that even put us in the position to win the game. He’ll make a bunch more for us and we love him.’ Which coach would instill more confidence in his kicker going forward?
• 3 pillars Pete’s teams focus on:

1 – Focus on process over outcome

2 – Embrace failure as a necessary step towards success

3 – For the kids to embrace #s 1 and 2 – you need to embrace these as their coach

Free E-book on mental toughness

• Just go to winsmarter.com/wyc/

Caz McCaslin’s Coaching Tips

• Developing a player’s mental capacity
• Winning requires: Resiliency, concentration, and a willingness to embrace the grind

Championship Culture

• Defining core values: TAAO

Teamwork

Attitude

Accountability

One More

• Before the season begins they do 2 things:

1 – Off-site team building ropes course

2 – Team community service project

• In season:
  • Buddy week – Pair up kids that don’t know each other that well (ideally they have the same lunch) – then at end of week they have a contest to see who knows their buddy best
  • Coach Appreciation dinner – They assign groups and each group comes up with a skit to ‘make fun’ of the coaches. Make sure you define what is appropriate. 🙂

Favorite coaching book/quote

• Quote: ‘The best aren’t born that way. They work harder and practice more to master their craft.’ – Jon Gordon
• Book: The Energy Bus, The Hard Hat, Training Camp, and You win in the locker room first – All by Jon Gordon
• Book: The Carolina Way by Dean Smith
• Book: A Wrestling Life by Dan Gable
• Book: How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie
• Book: The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson

Win Smarter

• Blog to help coaches up their game
• Email Pete at [email protected]
• Website: winsmarter.com
• Website with free WYC offer: winsmarter.com/wyc/

Parting Advice

• You know a lot but you could learn much more. Go talk to as many other experienced coaches as you can.

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