Explore the transformative philosophy of competition with insights from experienced coach Pete Carroll. He emphasizes that competition isn't about defeating others, but rather about personal growth and striving to be better each day. Learn how parents can instill this mindset in their children, fostering an environment where improvement and dedication thrive. Fun anecdotes highlight creative ways families can compete at home, turning everyday tasks into opportunities for growth and motivation.
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Pete Carroll's Philosophy on Competition
Pete Carroll's coaching philosophy emphasizes competition not as beating others, but as striving for personal best.
This focuses on self-improvement and reaching one's full potential.
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Foster a Competitive Mindset
Instill a competitive mindset in your children, encouraging them to strive for their best every day.
This mindset applies to all areas, not just sports.
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The Gaffigans' Competitive Parenting
Jeannie and Jim Gaffigan demonstrate healthy competition by making everyday tasks like bedtime and breakfast into fun contests.
This models positive competition for their children.
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It wasn’t until many years into his coaching career that Pete Carroll really settled into his philosophy—the system by which he built his teams, and his athletes around. It seems simple but it’s actually a profound one. As he describes it: Always compete. Compete.
Isn’t that what sports are about? Where’s the innovation there?
According to Carroll, competition isn’t about beating someone or something. It isn’t some contest between two opposing individuals, groups, or teams. It isn’t a zero-sum game. It isn’t something you do on Sundays. Competition, Carroll says, is all about doing your best. It’s striving to reach your potential. It’s focusing on doing “things better than they have ever been done before.” That’s the mentality a competitor approaches every day with: Am I better today than I was yesterday? Yes? Then I won.
No one gets better just because. Getting better takes work. Improvement requires drive. Winning requires competing. Well, are you teaching them that? More importantly, are you modeling that?
Kids need opportunities to compete. They need contests to better themselves in—whether it’s trying to memorize every state capitol faster than they did yesterday or running across the yard more times than they did last time. They need to grow up in a house where everyone is trying to grow somehow, in something. Where everyone is expected to perform at their best.
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