MEETING 3: EVERY WAY

WELCOME

FOLLOW THE [MYSTERY] CAPTAIN

Pick one person to be the detective. Have the detective stand across from the rest of the group and close their eyes. Silently choose a captain, then have the group start playing follow-the-leader and imitate their actions in place. Tell the detective to open their eyes. As the group plays, give the detective three chances to guess who the mystery captain is. Play the game as often as time allows with different detectives and captains.

After the game, ask the group the following questions:

Q: For those who were detectives, what made it challenging to figure out who the captain was?

Q: For those who were captains, what made it challenging to come up with different ways to lead the group?

Q: For those who were the followers, what made it challenging to follow the captain?

WARM-UP

ROLE MODELS

Being a successful competitor requires a lot of individual effort and hard work, but it’s impossible to achieve goals alone. It requires support and leadership from parents, coaches, administrators, trainers, and teammates.

Sometimes, support comes from your team and coach during practice, or in the Huddle, or away from the field of competition while working in the community, or just hanging out together. Sometimes support comes from observing role models from a distance.

In all cases, competitors need to be rooted in a foundation of consistent training, driven to grow and improve their physical, mental, and tactical skills.

Q: Who is someone in your sport you try to imitate?

Q: In what specific ways have they influenced the way you compete?