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Weight Room Culture of ONE

Weight Room Culture of ONE

One question I get more than any is how we build the culture in our program on the strength and conditioning side.  The first thing needing addressed is that the culture of a program isn't a separate entity in each area on and off the field.  Its an umbrella under which the entirety of the organization operates.  There shouldn't be a disconnect between the weight room and locker room.  The weight room culture can exist because the "on the field" ethos is in place and vice versa.


1. Head Coach Buy-In


The most important aspect in my mind is that there is buy in from the head coach.  To me, athlete buy is impossible if the head coach isn’t fully on board. When the leader doesn’t recognize the importance of what you’re trying to accomplish it becomes virtually impossible to hold everyone around you accountable to the standards necessary.  Developing the attitude you want a team to have on the physical performance side relies on a coaching staff that will support the necessary actions to achieve the end product.  Without support from a staff it becomes a house built on a foundation of sand.


2. Team First Team Always


Applying a team first attitude in everything is an important factor. The precedent is set that the team matters above all else from the get go. That means good or bad, the team, not the individual, will be held to the standards of the program. Things tend to correct themselves quickly when an athlete realizes there are 35+ others that will be held accountable for their actions. Our attitude is that we win as a team and lose as a team.  We foster the importance of little things to develop the team attitude that everything matters. Emphasizing those little things early in a program build big things down the road.

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