First Steps to Creating a Successful Team Core Covenents

By Bruce E. Brown

The first steps to building successful teams are consistent and predictable. Leadership has the ability and the responsibility to create a positive climate within their teams. The first half of this booklet covers the ten intentional steps necessary to create the climate and develop an identity you envision for your team – They are your Core Covenants. The second half of the booklet gives examples of the covenants for twenty different teams of all levels and sports from around the country.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bruce E. Brown
• Release date: May 31, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310256974

Bruce E. Brown

35 years as a teacher, coach, athletic administrator at the junior high, high school, junior college and collegiate level Coached football, basketball, baseball, and volleyball Former National presenter for the NAIA’s Champions of Character Program Director of Proactive Coaching Clinician – Speaking nationally to athletes, coaches, parents, school districts and corporations

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Core Covenants

Bruce E. Brown

Proactive Coaching

Copyright © 2015 Bruce Brown

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Table of Contents

About the Author

Core Covenants

Definition of Covenant

Covenants Answer the Questions

Covenants Are Intentional

Covenants Begin with a Vision and a Purpose

Covenants Provide a Foundation and Identity

Covenants Create Challenges

Starting the Process of Creating a Culture on Your Team

Covenants Need to Be Visible

Covenants Need to Set You Apart

Ten Steps to Creating a Culture Using Covenants

The Inner Circle of Your Team

Covenants Create a Culture with the Right Kind of Pride

Covenants and the Best Teams

Summary

About the Author

Bruce Brown is the Director of Proactive Coaching and regularly speaks to athletes, coaches, parents and businesses on the subjects of character and teamwork. He worked in the state of Washington for over 35 years as a teacher, coach and athletic administrator at the junior high, high school, junior college and college levels.

Brown has written nine books and ten coaching booklets, including:

Books

Teaching Character Through Sport, Developing a Positive Coaching Legacy

1001 Motivational Messages, Character Themes

Seven Essentials for Great Teams

101 Positive Athletic Traditions

Booklets

Teach Attitude First

Motivational Strategies for Coaches

Captains, Seven Ways to Lead Your Team

Team Stories - Seize the Season

Life Lessons for Athletes

Daily Character Lessons for Youth, High School and College Coaches

He has also produced eleven instructional coaching videos including:

Teaching Character Through Sport

Redefining the Term Athlete

The Parents Role in Athletics

Team Building Through Positive Conditioning

For these and other materials please go to the Proactive Coaching website: www.proactivecoaching.info

Core Covenants

The steps to building great teams are consistent and predictable, regardless of age or sport. Leadership has the ability and the responsibility to create a positive culture within their teams. I believe that most coaches have a vision in their mind of what they want their team to resemble but most coaches do not take the intentional steps necessary to build that team.

As a coach and builder of teams, I want to encourage you to not focus on winning games, but on building great teams and then let the outcome speak for itself. The scoreboard does not determine good teams - you can win