PLAYER OF THE DAY

A technique to improve the quality of sports practices.

A tool we use to help increase motivation is the Jolly Rancher Player of the Day Award. After every practice and game, the coach stands in front of the team and announces who he or she feels deserves the award (along with giving the athlete one Jolly Rancher). At the end-of-the-year banquet the coach tallies the number of daily awards and gives out a Jolly Rancher Player of The Year Award.

The criteria for winning the award can change daily, vary periodically, or remain consistent the entire season. Possible criteria are hustle, attitude, effort, leadership, responding to adversity, or performance. It often works well to vary the criteria based on what you want to emphasize for a particular day or week.

We have found that recognizing athletes' efforts on a daily basis is extremely important. An athlete’s season and career are really a sum of their "todays." We emphasize that there is no factor more important in determining if we will have a successful season than the quality of practice every day.

Article Source: http://www.sportspracticedrills.com

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Brian Cain

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