One of the roles of the Character Coach would be to give brief (7-10 minute) ‘character talks’ or lessons each week to the team. The following links contains 20 ‘character talks’ or lessons that revolve around a specific character trait. These lessons are a powerful resource and are to be used as a guide for an FCA Character Coach.
FCA CHARACTER COACH RESOURCES
Courage
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear." Unknown
Encouragement
"Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it." Michael Jordan
Discipline
"It's not the will to win that matters. Everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters." Dear Bryant
Humility
"My best skill was that I was coachable. I was a sponge and aggressive to learn." Michael Jordan
Loyalty
"Loyalty means nothing unless it has at its heart the absolute principle of self-sacrifice." Woodrow Wilson
Excellence
"Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best." Tim Duncan
Respect
"I've worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the ways of my goals. I will not let my teammates down, and I will not let myself down." Mia Hamm
Self-Control
"One can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels." Gustave Flaubert
Teamwork
"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team." Phil Jackson
Trust
"Players need to trust and respect the fact that if I do my job we have the best chance of being successful. I don't have to make every play I just need to make the plays I'm supposed to make in the gap I'm supposed to make them, and trust the guy next to me will do the same." Nick Saban
Wisdom
"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one." John Wooden