progression toward building a great team

Okay so I found a blog about the plagues of a problematic program. It lists certain things that make a athletic program build up and qualities that make the program fall apart. For example, a caustic culture meaning all the negative attitudes, values, and standards of the program. The blog compared these things to a corrosive acid eating away all the good/positive qualities. This is caused by selfishness and distrust in others leading to short term success. Another cause is the coaching aspect of the whole program. Unsuccessful programs can come from the clueless coaches not realizing what is happening right in front of  them. Also the lack of people skills the coach has. This can be caused by coaches who demands, insults, and criticism (bullying) to make them feel empowered. They forget that relationships with your athletes are what build great teams. The biggest problem I read was the problem of inconsistency meaning that the athletes and staff do not know what to expect from each other from one day to the next. You are welcome to read the full article at http://www.janssensportsleadership.com/resources/janssen-blog/the-10-plagues-of-a-problematic-program/

Progression.....

         This progress report is basically a background check for my information. I have found an article about how to relate your attitude to teammates with apathetic attitudes, not really caring, and who are really negative. I learned that not everyone will get along with your outlook of everything. This is part of my problem with this project. However, the article described different ways to change the negative into a positive.

        The change in attitudes is very difficult though. It is much easier to turn something negative than it is to turn it positive. My plan for this change is to have help not only from my friends, but from my coaches and other teammates. Also, I have figured out that shouting at someone in a big group is definitely not the best way to approach someone. I mean I wouldn't want to be shouted at so why do it to others? Exactly my point. I found that having a one-on-one conversation with someone not only is a better way, but makes the situation more meaningful. This idea is still in progress, but the only way progress goes is up.

Progress Report...

Over the past couple of weeks I have made little to no progress over my project. In all honesty, my motivation for this project has left my mindset. I know that's not the best thing to say, but it is the truth. I don't really know where to go from this point in my project and I don't know how to approach it either. So, I'm going to create a new plan for this project. I plan on researching like I said I was going to in my goal post, but break it down a little bit more. The breakdown will consist of just a survey of people on social media for athletes versus non athletes. This will help focus on my main audience for the project. The survey will continue until the beginning of May, so it will give me enough time and hopefully a lot of people. The survey will be asking people what sport they play or if they play a sport at all. After this, the survey will will alter with the questions being asked. I plan on making a report for this research and maybe a PowerPoint. This could also become a poster since I like to make things by hand. I don't know, but I  intend on having fun with it.