Coaching Your Team to Success with Brian White

Nov 10, 2024

Brian White, the running backs coach at Bowling Green State University, shares his insights on coaching through human connection. He discusses how losing can teach invaluable lessons about accountability and productivity. White emphasizes the importance of personal connections, understanding players' backgrounds, and instilling core values like gratitude, grit, and selflessness. He also highlights the delicate balance between individuality and teamwork in fostering a strong team spirit. His guiding mantra? "Play hard, fast, and be a great teammate."

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

The Art of Coaching: Connecting with Players for Peak Performance

02:00 • 5min

Emphasizing Teamwork and Accountability

07:29 • 3min

In this short segment of the Revenue Builders Podcast, Brian White shares his perspectives on team motivation and leadership. Brian White, the running backs coach at Bowling Green State University, discusses the invaluable lessons learned from losses, the importance of the human touch in coaching, and the significance of building accountability and selflessness within teams. He elaborates on his coaching philosophy, which includes connecting deeply with players, understanding their backgrounds, and emphasizing the core values of gratitude, grit, and selflessness. White also recounts lessons from his mentor Joe Moore and explains his approach to fostering team spirit and individual excellence.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

[00:00:50] Lessons from Wins and Losses
[00:01:20] The Importance of Human Connection in Coaching
[00:01:58] Reaching Players' Genetic Ceilings
[00:02:36] Connecting with Players on a Personal Level
[00:03:18] Feeding Players: A Coaching Strategy
[00:06:35] Core Values: Gratitude, Grit, and Selflessness
[00:07:28] Balancing Individuality and Teamwork
[00:08:29] Mantra for Success: Play Hard, Fast, and Be a Great Teammate

HIGHLIGHT QUOTES

[00:01:13] "The most important thing you learn through the losses is that the human touch is the most important component."
[00:01:25] "If you have the ability to touch people in a way that they'll relate to, you're going to drive your productivity through the roof."
[00:03:13] "People want to be touched and they want you to get involved with them."
[00:08:37] "Play as hard as you can, as fast as you can, for as long as you can, and be a great teammate."
[00:10:20] "You can be the greatest talent in the world, but if you can't get anybody to follow you, that's a problem."

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