This comes from Creighton Burns’ newsletter:
TEAM ATTITUDE
1. Blame Nobody…Expect Nothing…Do Something (No Excuses)
2. Compete (No Excuses)
3. Be On Time…Pay Attention…Practice & Play Hard (No Excuses)
4. Always Listen – it is what is being said that is important, not how it is said
5. Play through Referee’s Calls
6. Know, Accept and Embrace Your Role
7. Hustle to the Free-Throw Huddle
8. Hustle On and Off the Floor during Substitutions
9. Hustle to Timeouts
10. Always Learn – understand concepts & ideas and apply them in game situations
11. No swearing On the Court
12. No Hanging Head
13. Never Quit On A Play! Never!!
14. No Poor Body Language
15. No Pointing Fingers (Unless for a good pass)
16. Always Love – your parents, coaches, and teammates
17. Attitude of Gratitude – Say “Thank You”
18. Look People in the Eye When Communicating
19. Be a Role Model Off the Floor – look the part
20. Share the Basketball, Protect the Basketball
21. Get Back On Defense – No Transition Baskets
22. Loyalty – Remember the people that have helped you in your basketball endeavors
23. Laugh – Enjoy the time spent with teammates and coaches
24. Take Skills Pride in All That You Do
25. Be A Great Teammate – Be Unselfish
“This above all, to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.”
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