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'What is different about teams that are consistent winners, those teams that always seem to bring their A-game when the stakes are highest? A positive team culture is likely the answer. We ve all seen it happen: the team that looks great on paper, or has a league-leading regular season, but can t pull out the wins or give their top performance when everything is on the line. As coaches and sport leaders what can we do to ensure that we maximize the potential of our athletes and teams so they are successful and continue to enjoy sport? How do we ensure that we coach in a way that benefits the team and remains respectful of the individual? In their first book together, Andr(c) Lachance and Jean Franois M(c)nard offer tangible and practical strategies to help sport leaders create efficient group dynamics, build team culture, and help a group of athletes to gel. Using the periodic table of elements to organize concepts into a modular framework, the authors have crea

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Publié par	Ecw Press
Date de parution	19 avril 2022
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781773059433
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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Team Chemistry: 30 Elements for Coaches to Foster Cohesion, Strengthen Communication Skills, and Create a Healthy Sport Culture
André Lachance and Jean François Ménard

Contents Praise For Team Chemistry Introduction Section 1: Creation Chapter 1: Kilometre Zero Chapter 2: Brand Chapter 3: Team Cycles Chapter 4: Staff Chapter 5: Welcome Chapter 6: Oops Chapter 7: Leader(of the)Ship Section 2: Communication Chapter 8: Pygmalion Chapter 9: Your Coach Chapter 10: How Are You? Chapter 11: P.R.P. Chapter 12: Debrief Chapter 13: Win/Lose Chapter 14: 5:1 Chapter 15: Lego Section 3: Collaboration Chapter 16: Sociogram Chapter 17: Get Personal Chapter 18: Buddy System Chapter 19: Inner Teams Chapter 20: Be a Clown Chapter 21: We Chapter 22: Together Chapter 23: Extra Mile Section 4: Coordination Chapter 24: Black Box Chapter 25: Crisis Chapter 26: One-on-One Chapter 27: Hatchet Chapter 28: Hashtag Chapter 29: Goal Getting Chapter 30: M?P Conclusion Acknowledgements About the Authors Also by Jean François Ménard Copyright

Praise For Team Chemistry
“To become the best decathlete in the world, you must surround yourself with coaches who think outside the box and who are ready to do things differently. If you don’t, chances are, you will end up like your competitors. This book is all about that; it dives into concepts beyond traditional coaching methods. Team Chemistry represents very well how my coaches operate: keep an open mind, challenge the status quo and get creative to find a competitive edge.”
— Damian Warner, Decathlete, 2020 Olympic Gold Medallist
“Sport leaders play such an important role to ensure team success. My favourite coaches weren’t only great technicians and tacticians; they communicated clearly, instilled confidence and cared about the players. Team Chemistry will be a valuable part of a coach’s toolkit.”
— Laurent Duvernay–Tardif, NFL guard, Super Bowl LIV champion
“Lachance and Ménard show us that building team chemistry one athlete, one staff member, one practice, and one day at a time is about more than just the results on the scoreboard. It is a skill that coaches at any level can learn and their book provides the tools to do so. Team Chemistry will become a trusted resource for coaches in every sport.”
— Danielle Goyette, three-time Olympian, eight-time World Champion, Player and Coach, HHOF 2017
“I have been fortunate enough to work with and observe many talented coaches, the vast majority of them possessing great content knowledge and ability to teach their craft. However, the highly successful coaches were the ones who also invested their time and bandwidth in building a truly superior culture. Team Chemistry provides the tools and techniques to help sport leaders foster an elite culture, a culture of respect and responsibility that will in turn help players and staff reach their optimal performance. A terrific book that both aspiring and veteran coaches should read and put to use.”
— Kai Correa, Coach, San Francisco Giants, MLB
“Creating a healthy culture goes hand in hand with developing how you play, your tactics and strategies, and might even be the most important part of a coach’s job. Just like the players we work with, coaches can always improve. Team Chemistry enhanced my thinking in this space and provided me with new ideas for creating the best environment for my players, my staff, and myself.”
— Bev Priestman, Head Coach, Team Canada Women’s Soccer, 2020 Olympic Gold Medallist
“For as long as organized team sports have been around, coaches have asked the same questions — how can I encourage a group of individuals to value a set of standards, and how can I create an identity that is unique to our team and our environment? How can we win, not just this game or this year, but sustained success over time? Team Chemistry provides important insights and strategies on the complexities of these age-old questions and simple solutions to make your team and culture more robust. A must-read!”
— Derek Johnson, pitching coach, Cincinnati Reds, MLB
“I can’t say enough about this excellent book. Having coached and managed collegiate and professional football players for almost 30 years, I know how important it is to put as much energy into building a positive team culture as I spend on the X’s and O’s. Team Chemistry provides the tools that anyone in a sports leadership role — on the sidelines or in the front office — can use to make their team better.”
— Danny Maciocia, Vanier Cup and Grey Cup championship-winning coach, GM, Montreal Alouettes, CFL
“Transitioning from an Olympic figure skater to a coach is a challenging feat. It is important in my new role to educate myself and train my skills, just like I did as an elite athlete. Because Team Chemistry is filled with practical tools, it will become a go-to resource for years to come.”
— Scott Moir, Figure Skater and Coach, three-time Olympic and World Champion
“As coaches we dream of our teams playing in perfect harmony. But to get our athletes to reach their potential and for the group to work in unity it takes the common and concerted effort of so many. Team Chemistry offers valuable tools to help coaches orient their work and save time and energy by enabling strategies to maximize the rendement of everyone involved in developing a culture of excellence.”
— Glenn Hoag, Head Coach, Team Canada 2020 Olympic Men’s Volleyball
“The life of a coach surprises you every day and the tools in Team Chemistry empower the sort of communication, cohesion, and cooperation that can help all sport leaders achieve their goals and realize their potential. Whether selecting staff, finessing a team towards better cooperation, seeking better ways to present ideas, or searching for a different way to approach an underperforming player, this book provides answers. There is wisdom on every page . . . I urge you to read it.”
— Ric Charlesworth, Olympic and World Cup gold medal-Winning Coach, Australian National Men’s and Women’s Field Hockey

Team Chemistry: Table of Elements

Introduction
November 13, 2019 — Palacio de las Convenciones, Havana, Cuba
I had just finished giving my keynote address in a conference room. My presentation highlighted the leadership principles I use as a baseball coach. I collected all of my belongings before leaving the stage to take a seat and listen to the next speaker. Scheduled every two years, this international conference showcases the latest research and best practices in the world of elite sport and physical activity.
The trip to Havana the day before was an interesting journey. Leaving from Ottawa, Canada, I missed my connecting flight and ended up arriving in Cuba very late at night. The lack of sleep made it very difficult to listen attentively to the presentations following mine.
One presenter in particular did not help the cause. Not only did he speak in a monotonous voice, but his presentation was filled with abstract theoretical concepts. It was not very engaging — I had to fight hard to camouflage the yawns that kept creeping up on me.
This presentation brought back painful memories of my high school chemistry classes — atoms and molecules were not my cup of tea. My science mark did not get any better in college. My parents forced me to study hard sciences because back in the day it was well known that studying hard sciences would lead to job opportunities.
Big mistake.
I scored 17 percent on my first chemistry exam. Luckily, the professor was nice enough to let me retake the exam. I ended up doing a little better: 25 percent. This result prompted an expedited visit to the guidance counsellor’s office for a change of program. From then on, I had no interest in anything related to chemistry concepts.
Despite disliking the subject, I did retain a few positive memories of playing around with Bunsen burners, test tubes and beakers during chemistry lab sessions. I could relate to the experiments because they were hands-on. As a predominantly visual learner, I was also captivated by something else in chemistry class: the periodic table of elements.
This well-known visual chart, created in 1869 by Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev, provides a framework to organize the different elements that exist. For decades, teachers around the world have referred to this periodic table during chemistry classes. Regardless of where you grew up, you were exposed to this table at some point in your academic life.
During the tedious presentation, I fell into daydreaming mode.
What if I could give the periodic table of elements a new meaning? I wondered.
I began scribbling in my notebook. A sudden rush of energy took over. Bye-bye yawns — I was immersed in my creative thinking. Searching old memories, I could not recall what the periodic table looked like exactly, so out came the iPhone.
Using an image of the table for reference, I drew a series of small squares, organized in rows and columns. I was clearly not listening to the speaker anymore. Baseball has always been my passion, so I used the sport as a theme to fill every little square. I wrote the fundamental skills required to become a great player: swing mechanics, tracking fly balls, base running, throwing accuracy and so on.
Meanwhile, my co-author, J