Team Building - Final Installment

This is the final entry in a series of this year’s Team Building with Saluki Football. I hope it’s of value to you. If you would like the entire outline, please email me and I’ll be pleased to send it to you.



Summary of Team Building – C-H-A-M-P-S


• Courage and Character


• Hunger and Humility


• Attitude and Ambition


• Motivation and Mentors


• Poise and Perseverance


• Strength and Skill






Expectations and Commitments


• Write down and discuss with your teammates what you expect from your team this season.


Team Expectations:


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• Write and discuss with your teammates what you expect from yourself related to preparation, game-day performance, academics and off-field conduct.


Personal Expectations:


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• Write and discuss with your teammates what you expect from particular members of the team related to leadership, productivity and key roles on game-days.


I expect ______________ to ____________________________________.


I expect ______________ to ____________________________________.


I expect ______________ to ____________________________________.


I expect ______________ to ____________________________________.






• Write and discuss among yourselves to what you will commit related to your role on this team.


In my role as a Saluki Football player, I will commit to: ____________________________________________________________________________




“CHAMPS” – Goal Setting


1) On a 1 – 10 scale, grade yourself on each of these characteristics of CHAMPS: (1 = poor, 10 = excellent)


_____ Courage and Character


_____ Hunger and Humility


_____ Attitude and Ambition


_____ Motivation and Mentors


_____ Poise and Perseverance


_____ Strength and Skill






2) For the 2 lowest rated items, what can you do today and this week to improve in those categories? (Write your first thoughts here…)


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3) What is your individual performance goal for Game 1? (Write down a goal that leads to team success and two training points which will lead to its fulfillment.)


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4) What is your individual performance goal for this non-conference season? (Write down a goal that leads to team success and two training points which will lead to its fulfillment.)


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5) What is your academic performance goal for the first six weeks of the semester? (Write down a goal that leads to academic achievement and three points of action which will lead to such success.)


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