Coaching Project

It pays to be a winner!

In Part 2, Gary Bowman joins me to analyze the principles of chapter 2, No Bad Teams, Only Bad Leaders. of Extreme Ownership, by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin and apply it to high performance, coaching, leadership and life.

Topics discussed:

-The true role of culture and team chemistry

-Standards that win

-Cumulative advantage to winning

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We are analyzing the book, Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babon, extracting the principles and applying it to high performing sports teams, leadership in coaching and to help players perform their best.

In part 1, we look at following concepts:

-Extreme ownership as a mindset and competitive advantage.

-Stoic principles to help remove emotion from decision-making.

-Responsibility of team captains.

This structure in itself is a tip of the cap to Jocko. On the Jocko Podcast he will often read excerpts of a book, passage or manuscript and apply it to military strategy, leadership and business. We are excited to go deep into his lessons with a spin off of his style and add our own flavor.

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Gary Bowman is a leading expert in health and human performance. His company Propel Health and Human Performance specializes in hockey performance, one-on-one executive coaching, and performance consulting. Learn more here: www.propelhp.com

Matt Stajan played over 1000 games in the National Hockey League, sustaining an elite level of performance over 16 years. Stajan shares incredible insight on the following topics:

-Overcoming adversity

-Resilience, adaptability, & confidence

-Passion and drive

-Leadership in the NHL

-Player Development

I connect with Wes to examine career development in hockey. The main themes we discuss include:• Positive impact of varied roles within and also outside of the hockey and sports industry

• Positive impact of varied roles within and also outside of the hockey and sports industry

• Preparing for failure

• Building your brand

• Growing your network

Dr. Gary Bowman is a former college hockey player and professional strength coach in the American Hockey League. He currently oversees Propel Health and Human Performance www.propelhp.com

We cover the keys to unlocking human performance:

-Empowering young athletes to take responsibility of their development

-Re-thinking fitness testing

-Gaps in player/coach communication

-Recruiting and the evaluation process

-Selecting a college from the perspective of the prospect

-Sustaining high performance and a nod to Jocko Willink!

-Propel Human Performance www.propelhp.com

Chris DePiero has been a Coach, Scout, Manager, and Athletic Director across all levels of hockey including high school, university, Jr. A, Major Junior, NLA, NHL, and the IIHF.

His range of experiences provides a truly unique perspective on player development and leadership. Topics we dive into include:

-What separates a world-class player?

-Coaching John Tavares and Andrew Cogliano

-Building an elite team through player evaluation

-Developing captains

-European development model

-Leadership truths

-Assessing coaching opportunities

Conversation about leadership in coaching with Ryan Warsofsky, Head Coach of the San Jose Sharks when he was coaching the the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League. Ryan is the youngest Head Coach to be hired in pro hockey since 2002.

University of Vermont Head Coach, Steve Wiedler when he was a key piece on the coaching staff at American International College. Led by Head Coach, Eric Lang they orchestrated a remarkable turn around at AIC. In 3 years, AIC went from last place to first place and playoff champions including a stunning run in the NCAA tournament. In the 2019-20 season, they repeated as regular season champions of the Atlantic Hockey Conference. Unfortunately, with the shortened season due to the COVID-19 crises we will never know if they could have repeated as playoff champions.

Our conversation goes into detail on topics such as performance character and what we look for in recruiting. We also discuss evaluating character and many of the challenges we face in trying to build a successful team and culture.