1. The Differentiators
Sue Enquist-UCLA
Coaches Development
November 19, 2008

2. Champion Gene Pool
THE RULE.
YOUR GAME.
Thank the influencers in your life? Industriousness

3. Your Coaching Armor
33% RULE
Are you a teacher AND student
of the game?
Friendship

4. Barfers
Bottom Third
Code: b3
Hit reply faster on
your blackberry?
Loyalty

5. Blowers in the wind
Middle Third
Does everyone matter in the
Morgan Center? Cooperation

6. BruWINS
Top Third
Love your razor thin
margin for error?
Enthusiasm

7. CHALLENGE YOURSELF!

8. THE GAME
PREPARE
LOVE
HONOR
Is it “my” team or “our” team?
Alertness

9. PREPARE for the game!
1) Enjoy the anticipation
2) Plan A, B, C, & 911
Do you enjoy the little parts of your game?
Poise

10. LOVE the game
1) Commit.
2) Love unconditionally.
Last time your thanked your
assistants? Your head coach? Initiative
Grounds crew? support staff?

11. HONOR the game
1) Game doesn’t know your age.
2) Investments & paybacks.
Are emotions under control? Self Control

12. Be
in control.

13. Where are you?
1) Honeymooners (1-5 yrs.)
2) Reality Checkers (5-10 yrs.)
3) Servers(10 and beyond) yrs
End a complaint with a solution? Intentness

14. HONEYMOONERS (1-5 yrs.)
1) Assistants
a. Filter the riff raff
b. Be catalyst: head coach, team, & department.
2) Head Coaches
a. Give assistants more responsibility.
b. It’s ok NOT having ALL the answers.
Are you obsessed with the fundamentals? Condition

15. REALITY CHECKERS (5-10 yrs.)
1) Assistants
a. Discipline to keep coach on task.
b. Step up and start thinking like a head coach.
2) Head Coaches
a. Discipline to find the LOVE in your game
b. Keep it fresh. Challenge through passion.
Are you executing your
daily checklist or living life? Skill

16. SERVERS (10 yrs and beyond)
1) Assistants
a. Remain curious about teaching and coaching.
b. GET OFF YOUR COMFORT SOFA. Stretch!
2) Head Coaches
a. YOU’RE NOT BIGGER THAN THE GAME.
b. Put your EGO to bed. The sport has given you
enough.
Be accountable to team principles? Team Spirit

17. LEAP

18. STOP!
BruWIN Blood Homework
GUT CHECKS PYRAMID OF SUCCESS
1. Thank your influencers?
2. Student and teacher? Faith Fight
3. Blackberry reply faster? Industriousness Poise
4. Does everyone matter in MC? Patience Resourcefulness
5. Love the struggle? Integrity Initiative
6. “My” team or “our” team? Friendship
7. Enjoy the little things?
Self Control
Loyalty Ambition
8. Thank your colleagues more?
Reliability Intentness
9. Emotionally under control?
10. End a complaint with a solution? Honesty Condition
11. Obsessed with fundamentals? Cooperation Skill
12. Executing or LIVING life? Sincerity Team Spirit
13. Accountable to team principles? Enthusiasm Competitive Greatness
14. Let your seniors run practice? Adaptability Confidence
15. Belief in self/team in good and bad times? Alertness
http://sueenquist.com senquist@athletics.ucla.edu

19. Be Aware

20. Common Problems and Solutions
CONFRONTATION(Player, team, administration)
“It’s like a card game and I always let them show their
hand first”.
RECRUITING
“Don’t let it permeate your core and your principles”.
CULTURE
Root: Cult.
Do you have cult-like commitment to your guiding
principles and the standards that hold them up?

21. YOU are the difference.
• Better people
• Better citizens
• More smarty pants graduates
• More Olympians
• More National Champions
• More All Americans
• THIS IS OUR BUBBLE!
• We know the rule and we know our game!
Let your seniors run a practice? Competitive Spirit

22. Our Champion DNA
Competitive
Greatness
Poise Confidence
Team
Condition Skill Spirit
Self
Control Alertness CI Initiative Intentness
Industriousness Friendship Loyalty Cooperation Enthusiasm

23. Download presentation
http://sueenquist.com/downloads
Special thanks to Coach Wooden
and his
Pyramid of Success
Sue Enquist
senquist@athletics.ucla.edu
Belief in self on good & bad days. Confidence