Give your child a "Motivational Tune-up" for effective progress along the Educational Pathways.
Chapter Four
What to avoid at all costs
VOICES ARE SAYING THIS.
“Man, Coach is overdoing it. That practice was more about running and lifting weights than about working on plays. I would rather spend practice-time working on skills. Besides, that “Failure is not an option” speech is the same thing my Dad is always talking to me about. Like, he has never failed. I think failure happens and you just get over it and play the next football game.”
“I agree Coach’s work-out was tough today, but you know these three losses in a row are biting at him. I understand how he feels. In fact, I feel the same way. But, like you, I really don’t know if I can do any better.”
“Right, our team is just not as good as the other teams he had in the past. Failure is not an option, failure happens, but I don’t feel like a failure just because we lost. There were plenty of other people on the team that did a lousy job these past three games.”
“Just think about it a minute, I don’t think Coach was complaining about the loss as much as he was complaining about our readiness to play the games. For example, I know there were players out of position almost every play…on both offense and defense.
“I did my job. I may have missed one or two blocks, but I played the entire game on offense and the quarterback was sacked by my man only once.”
“But the quarterback was sacked ten times in the last game. Somebody was out of position nine times if you were responsible for only one quarterback sack.”
“Well, I don’t think running so many laps of the football field will help me block better. If I practice blocking I might get better blocking.”
“Maybe the running will make your legs stronger and increase your wind for late in the game. Ya think that might work?”
How are you sure that your child internalizes the concept that “Failure is not an Option.”
COACH’S COMMENT:
What’s the challenge point here? To be clear that the process of educating our children is a process that builds over-comers.
VOICES ARE SAYING THIS.
“Man, Coach is overdoing it. That practice was more about running and lifting weights than about working on plays. I would rather spend practice-time working on skills. Besides, that “Failure is not an option” speech is the same thing my Dad is always talking to me about. Like, he has never failed. I think failure happens and you just get over it and play the next football game.”
“I agree Coach’s work-out was tough today, but you know these three losses in a row are biting at him. I understand how he feels. In fact, I feel the same way. But, like you, I really don’t know if I can do any better.”
“Right, our team is just not as good as the other teams he had in the past. Failure is not an option, failure happens, but I don’t feel like a failure just because we lost. There were plenty of other people on the team that did a lousy job these past three games.”
“Just think about it a minute, I don’t think Coach was complaining about the loss as much as he was complaining about our readiness to play the games. For example, I know there were players out of position almost every play…on both offense and defense.
“I did my job. I may have missed one or two blocks, but I played the entire game on offense and the quarterback was sacked by my man only once.”
“But the quarterback was sacked ten times in the last game. Somebody was out of position nine times if you were responsible for only one quarterback sack.”
“Well, I don’t think running so many laps of the football field will help me block better. If I practice blocking I might get better blocking.”
“Maybe the running will make your legs stronger and increase your wind for late in the game. Ya think that might work?”
How are you sure that your child internalizes the concept that “Failure is not an Option.”
COACH’S COMMENT:
What’s the challenge point here? To be clear that the process of educating our children is a process that builds over-comers.
Worksheet. In this space explain exactly what describes the child that over-come obstacles.
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