Is the pre-season camp debacle still relevant?

[jnrmac 20,189]

1 hour ago, beelzebub said:

yes it might.....everything has an effect.

Just like when Schwab and Connolly supposedly conspired not to play players who were on game incentives in order to save money.....players not happy...

[Dame Gaga 2,453]

 'Roos reflected his first task when he started with Melbourne was to work with the playing group to change mindsets and build confidence, to "Just embrace them and treat them all as human beings...as equals." '

"Coaching is all about psychology. You've got to have an understanding of your staff and your players."

"...a great leader has to make his staff invested and valued."

"Great football clubs now have strong leaders but one of their greatest traits is empathy. They understand each and every one of their staff and the only way you can do that is by building strong relationships. My first message to all the football staff at the Melbourne Football Club was 'get to know the players' by spending as much time with them in order to understand them we had to know them as people first and footballers second."

"What are the benefits of having strong relationships and communicating openly and honestly?

1. I find a player genuinely feels you care about them when you need to have a difficult conversation they don't take it personally, they understand you are simply trying to make them and the team better.

2. If their performance is suffering from something outside the football club they are more likely to open up about it and you are more capable of finding a solution.

3. Being honest and open and talking directly with them avoids the water cooler talk, rumour, and innuendo. They may not always like what you have to say but they respect you because you have told them face to face.

4. If everyone feels valued and invested they share in both the triumphs and disappointments and both will drive your staff to greater performance."

"Feedback - how to give it and how it should be received - is important. Understand people's personalities. How do they best like to receive feedback? You must invest in relationships to fully understand your staff, and take time to get to know people in your organisation."

"Make sure you give positive feedback as much as possible. People will feel good about themselves and others will look at that positive behaviour and want to reproduce it. Everyone wants to feel valued and positive feedback will drive positive behaviour."

Maybe someone should give Roos a call for a pep talk and discuss life.

On Setting up a Winning Culture

"At the Melbourne football club just as we did in Sydney, we collectively agreed on a set of behaviours. We endlessly discussed those behaviours and clearly articulated what was expected. On a weekly basis we looked at the behaviours both on and off the field.

The vision of the matches was shown to match up to the behaviours both positive and negative instances in the game.

The players need to be 100% clear what each and every behaviour means and get shown and told over and over again.

One of the keys to success is the habits you have formed. A habit is something that occurs instinctively as it has been practiced/reinforced continually over a long period of time. 

In a great football club if you have a clear set of behaviours that have been embraced and have become habitual you will have success.

Watching a great football team live is in effect a magnificent visual of what culture looks like.

   1. What do you see from that team every week that they play?

   2. Do their behaviours on-field appear consistently, naturally and seemingly without consciously thinking about them?

   3. Do you see players constantly talking to each other, either congratulating a teammate on good behaviour or counselling when someone makes a mistake." 

At the end of the season maybe the players need to attend all finals matches and observe closely the successful teams. This should be their homework. This may outweigh the benefits of a camp. Then they can all go on the Kokoda Track together. ?