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Your Worth to the Team

By Brian Williams on August 8, 2012

Your Worth to the Team

Some good questions for basketball coaches to ask their players.

To check you value to our basketball team, ask yourself these questions:

  1. Am I mature enough to work at things seriously?
  2. Do I observe the rules of basketball?
  3. Do I expect and respect authority?
  4. Do I conform to all training rules?
  5. Am I willing to sacrifice for the team? And for myself?
  6. Do I work hard in prepractice to improve my fundamentals?
  7. Do I recognize correction from the coaches as an effort to help me to improve rather than as a criticism of my performance?
  8. Do I help and encourage my teammates when they are striving to improve?
  9. Do I stand up for the team or a teammate when I hear criticism?
  10. Do I tell a teammate to stop complaining?
  11. Do I report any dissension among players to the coaches?
  12. Am I dedicated to the point where I’m willing to make any sacrifice which will improve our team, improve myself, or improve the image of our team?
  13. Do I recognize the fact that while on or off the basketball floor my actions and performances are a reflection on my family and on the team?
  14. Do I take pride in my actions, dress, and speech on and off the basketball floor?
  15. Do I have a spirit of cooperation with other team members and the coaches?
  16. Do I have a burning desire to win?
  17. Do I continually work to improve—never being satisfied with my present development?
  18. Do I have the self-discipline and mental toughness to fight back when the chips are down?
  19. Am I all business before and during the game?
  20. Am I a hard loser? That is do I profit from my mistakes by thinking and talking over the cause of defeat and make sure the same cause never defeats me again? (There is a great difference between a hard loser and a poor loser)
  21. Do I recognize the privilege and honor of making the team?
  22. Am I eager to learn more?
  23. Do I spread enthusiasm to others through my enthusiasm and eagerness?
  24. Do I set an example for younger players which will make them eager to become the same kind of player and person as I am?
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