Character and Community Hersey Huskies Track and Field
Love the Moment! ITCCCA 2014
TALK OVERVIEW
• Character and capacity• Character and Self-Knowledge• Character and Adversity• Character and Service Projects• Character and Team Story – Memory!
Program Purpose – Maximize Life Love the Moment!
• Our mission is to reach capacity as…• ATHLETES To better performance• TEAMMATES To better our team• INDIVIDUALS To better our character• CITIZENS To better the world
Self-Knowledge and Character, Plato’s Apology and Sports
• “The Unexamined life is not worth living.”
• “Know Thyself”
• Use Inquiry to Examine your coaching character – passion!!• Except your limitations / crush insecurities• Know who you are and know why you do what you do!
Coach Huskisson + Coach StrodeCharacter First!
Was thinking of the best people that I know - wanted to take time to thank Husk for changing my life for the better! Thanks Husk! –
Inspiration! Wooden!
To Reach Capacity!We Must Grow From Adversity!
Lion King and Adversity
MJ and Adversity
Gail Devers- Overcoming Adversity
Jimmy Graham and Adversity
Northwestern Rose Bowl Team - 1995
• Based Leadership and Vision on concepts of the Servant Leader developed at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management
• 1) I SERVE (service leadership)• 2) Complex / Productive Thinking• 3) Meet Adversity without paralysis
Wildcat Football 2014 and Service
• Service at heart of program
• Connection to life is primary
• Record Breaking Service hours
Pay it Forward! Help Others Reach Capacity!
Hersey Service
• Children’s Cancer Walk• Diabetes Walk• MS Walk• Poverty Fund Raising• Special Olympics• Feed My Starving Children
Chicago Bulls Charity
Children’s Cancer – Truth 365
Players support tornado relief
Benny’s World
• Benny’s World is a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation established to fund research to find a cure for pediatric brain stem tumors, and to assist organizations that help families affected by pediatric cancer. Benny's World is dedicated to increasing public awareness of pediatric cancer.
Benny’s World
• Funding for pediatric cancer from both the public and private sector accounts for less than 3% of all cancer funding.
ALLENDALE – Lake Villa, IllinoisHelping Kids be Safe, Sound & Ready to Learn!
• A Home for over 150 boys and girls, 7-21• A School for 200+ boys and girls K-12• A Place to Heal for children, youth, adults and
families in need of intervention or support.
Allendale4kids.org
Allendale
• Allendale Association is a private, not-for-profit social service agency serving children and adolescents with moderate to profound emotional and behavioral disabilities.
Feed My Starving Children
CitizenshipServiceCharacter Development
• At the end of every volunteer session the group knows exactly how many meals were produced to eliminate hunger in the world.
Feed My Starving Children http://www.fmsc.org/
Wounded Warriors
• To honor and empower Wounded Warriors.• To raise awareness and enlist the public's aid
for the needs of injured service members.
Wounded Warriorshttps://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/def
Service Leadership!
• Competition within conference • Ex: Hersey vs. Palatine fundraising for
children’s cancer.• Conference Goal – total by year.• IHSA Recognition for Community Outreach.• Character Development!!
Team as Story – Gratitude as Central Value
• “We are the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves” Clifford Geertz
• “Tell Me Something Good” - • Coach Rob Johnson