Commitment

In 2002 I had an opportunity to first work with the Davidson College Men's Basketball program under coach Bob McKillop. It was during one of our initial conversations that he said he only wanted someone to work with his guys who was commited to a relationship. It was at that moment that I realized his coaching wisdom.

That year the team went on to win their conference and made it to the Big Dance. Since then, then have been the cinderalla team going in to the Big Dance and this upcoming season will have over half of their games televised. Not bad for a small college in Davidson, NC.

Why am I mentioning this story? I think it lends to a very important question for those who work with athletes.

Are your athlete's committed in their head or their heart?

It is when you can transform commitment from their head to their heart that true success and significance will start to appear.