Fort Calhoun Baseball

Team Culture is Fragile. It takes daily attention. Here are 10 things that can DESTROY a Team Culture Drip by Drip… 1: Showing up Late Being late tells your team that ME > WE. This is a dangerous place to go.  Respect your teammate's time. Respect your coach's time. Be on time. 2: Skipping Reps Every rep creates a habit. Skipping reps is how you get worse as a player. This is how you get worse as a team. This is a culture killer. 3: Not Holding others Accountable All teams need leaders. If leaders don’t hold others accountable. The team culture loses. The team loses. 4: Bad Body Language Body Language screams. Want to destroy a culture. Bring negative energy with bad body language. 5: Taking Plays Off Can I Trust you as my teammate?  Not if you take plays off. If you play when you want to play. You will kill your culture. 6: Complaining about your Role Not happy about your role? Want to hurt the team? Complain about your role. This will eat away at your culture and hurt your team. 7: Bad Mouthing Your Teammates Easy way to hurt your team and kill your culture. Talk bad about your teammates. It will eat at your culture every time. 8: Sloppy Practices Sloppy practices = sloppy games. They create bad habits. They eat away at culture. Mediocrity follows. 9: Not Focused on Details Details win games. Not focusing on details loses games. Skip details and impact your culture. 10: No Eye Contact This tells the coach you don’t care. It tells your teammates you don’t care. It tells the team it is all about you. Note: there are some cultures where this is accepted. Know your players. —— Follow me @gregberge for actionable ideas on coaching, leadership, culture, and teams. Join thousands and subscribe to my free weekly newsletter, Great Teams Better Leaders. Link in my profile.

The MUDITA Meter tracks what drives great teammates: → Body Language → We > Me → Celebration → Energy Impact → Joy → Ego Check Evaluate your team. Evaluate your players. Have players self-reflect. 60 seconds to build team culture.

What is “MUDITA?” Pure joy in seeing your teammates succeed. “If you can be as happy for your teammates success, as if you did it yourself, the sky is the limit.” Patrick Murphy GOLD 🥇

Mental Toughness Matters. But What Does It Really Mean? 1: Turn Setbacks into Fuel Mental toughness isn’t avoiding failure; it’s about using it. Learn, adjust, and keep moving. 2: See the Struggle as a Step Tough moments aren’t roadblocks. They’re reps. Every challenge builds strength. 3: Stick to the Process Toughness is showing up on the hard days, the quiet days, and the days no one’s watching. 4: Remember Your Why When things get tough, connect with your purpose. Your ‘why’ keeps you grounded. 5: Lean Into the Fire Growth doesn’t happen when it’s easy. Face the hard stuff; that’s where you get better.

Where does winning live? In the little extra. - Extra reps - Extra focus - Extra effort - Extra energy - Extra accountability You don’t need to be perfect. You just need to go a little further than most are willing to.