Sport psychology : Vallee and Bloom

Question 1

4 keys to building a championship culture.

Answer 1

Enacting The Vision:
Athlete Empowerment:
Teaching Life Skills:
Life-Long Learning and personal reflection:

Question 2

Enacting The Vision:

Answer 2

• Before establishing rules and a winning culture,
a clear vision of where the program is headed is
required.
• A vision without actions remains only a dream.
However, a continuous amount of action without a
vision is hard work for nothing.
• Do not undersell yourself when establishing a vision
for your program and do not be afraid to dream big.

Question 3

Athlete Empowerment:

Answer 3

• The ability to let go of control is a key for a leader
in any field.
• Transformational leadership style is more effective
than a charismatic one. A transformational coach
believes in a two-way learning stream and sees player
dependency as a failure of leadership.
• Do not feel threatened when your athletes can excel
without your leadership.

Question 4

Teaching Life Skills:

Answer 4

• Coaches should create a “winning culture” rather
than focusing on just “winning”.
• Ironically, decisions that focus on short-term winning
will negatively affect the long-term development of
a winning culture. However, sacrificing short-term
wins for the sake of developing a culture brings
championship.

Question 5

Life-Long Learning:

Answer 5

• Never stop asking for advice and feedback, whether
it is from peers, supervisors, or subordinates.
• Surround yourself with mentors. Bring in people
who are not directly linked to the team and are not
afraid to tell the truth about areas of weakness.