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Positive Conditioning

Team Building Through Positive Conditioning" — describing how to transform conditioning from punishment into a privilege that builds teams. Brown lays out…

Bruce E. Brown · Proactive Coaching

"The coach's most powerful tool is love." — John Wooden

01Chapter 1

Conditioning

Here is what I wanted:

  1. To be in better game condition than any of our opponents.
  2. To have our condition be a source of pride.
  3. To not have to be upset to get them to run.

Here are the steps I used to change the way players looked at conditioning. I introduced the theory by verbally asking them if they believed the following premises, which lead to the conclusion at the end. First Premise – Being in great condition will make you a better player. Being a better individual player will make us a better team. Second Premise – Conditioning will allow us to have more success. Conditioning is something the best teams at any level always have. Conclusion: Therefore, conditioning should be looked at as a privilege. Once they accept the conclusion, I was able to adapt the following ideas:

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