Bob Stoops on Culture

Coach Bob Stoops shares the importance of earning the right to success based on daily habits. He lists seven keys to building a successful team, among them establishing trust, being consistent in terminology and creating a positive learning environment.

Quotes

• “Your work ethic, mental preparation and physical preparation earn you the right to have high expectations.”
• “You have to have a toughness about you to be able to succeed.”

Winning Thought

• In these notes, Coach Bob Stoops shares the importance of earning the right to success based on daily habits. He lists seven keys to building a successful team, among them establishing trust, being consistent in terminology and creating a positive learning environment. 

Identify Emphasis Tags

• Coaching
• Culture
• Leadership

Knowledge for Coaches

• Expect a lot and you will have more of an opportunity to get it. 
• There are no good excuses. They all amount to the same thing: losing.
• Players should not be treated equally. They should be treated the way they deserve to be treated.
• The best compliment a coach can receive is, “it is fun to watch your team because of how hard they play.”
• Teach with consistency and positivity – eventually it will become part of who they are.
• It takes no talent to play smart, to play hard, to be aggressive and to be tough.
• Be great in critical situations – everyone must know what is expected of them.