Army Crew Team
“The Army Crew Team”
1. Why does the Varsity team lose to the JV team? I. JV A. Better as a team than independently. B. Embraced the CEP training, which focused on the systematic application of mental skills to improve human performance. C. Positive “slogan” for breaking. D. Individuals in JV do not want to move up to Varsity, but rather want to remain together.
II. Varsity A. A better group of individuals than a team. B. Lack of a team leader, but has several team disrupters. C. Communication barriers. D. Team members critiqued specific individuals on the team. E. Skeptical of the CEP training. F. Lacked team spirit and trust. G. Neutral slogans: “row hard” and “never die.” III. Coach P. A. Solely considered physical performance of individuals rather than incorporating psychological considerations during team selection. B. Caused a rift between JV and Varsity. C. Did not facilitate the kind of team building for Varsity to succeed.
2. What should Coach P. have done differently earlier in the season to resolve the problem? At exactly what point should he have intervened differently? I. Pre-season A. Focus on team building. 1. During the off-season, returning members should have worked out together rather than individually in order to create an environment for effective group development. 2. All members of the crew team should hang together outside of the realm of athletics to build camaraderie. II. During the season A. Change the tone of Varsity's negative email correspondences and self- critiques after practice/races. 1. All issues within the team should be shared in the group. 2. The team’s context should be changed from blame to responsibility. B. The Atlanta Retreat 1. Coach P. should have focused more on the entire team’s successes and that all team members contributed to whatever outcome came as a result of switching rowers. C. Base JV
1. Why does the Varsity team lose to the JV team? I. JV A. Better as a team than independently. B. Embraced the CEP training, which focused on the systematic application of mental skills to improve human performance. C. Positive “slogan” for breaking. D. Individuals in JV do not want to move up to Varsity, but rather want to remain together.
II. Varsity A. A better group of individuals than a team. B. Lack of a team leader, but has several team disrupters. C. Communication barriers. D. Team members critiqued specific individuals on the team. E. Skeptical of the CEP training. F. Lacked team spirit and trust. G. Neutral slogans: “row hard” and “never die.” III. Coach P. A. Solely considered physical performance of individuals rather than incorporating psychological considerations during team selection. B. Caused a rift between JV and Varsity. C. Did not facilitate the kind of team building for Varsity to succeed.
2. What should Coach P. have done differently earlier in the season to resolve the problem? At exactly what point should he have intervened differently? I. Pre-season A. Focus on team building. 1. During the off-season, returning members should have worked out together rather than individually in order to create an environment for effective group development. 2. All members of the crew team should hang together outside of the realm of athletics to build camaraderie. II. During the season A. Change the tone of Varsity's negative email correspondences and self- critiques after practice/races. 1. All issues within the team should be shared in the group. 2. The team’s context should be changed from blame to responsibility. B. The Atlanta Retreat 1. Coach P. should have focused more on the entire team’s successes and that all team members contributed to whatever outcome came as a result of switching rowers. C. Base JV