Meeting Pattern

Zoom Discussions (Central time):

• November 2, 2026 - 7:00 p.m.
• November 23, 2026 - 8:00 p.m.
• December 14, 2026 - 7:00 p.m.

Description

This course is intended to increase your awareness and understanding of character development in sports based on videos from the What Drives Winning conferences 2018-2023.

“Learn how to achieve more through character development with lessons including: How to separate the person from the player; How to distinguish the two types of character; How to overcome fear of failure; plus, many more!” 

Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes

Objectives:

You will:

• learn about trusting the process.
• learn how to find perspective as a coach.
• learn of the cost that comes with winning.
• understand how successful coaches learn to measure success.

Topical Outline:

Nov 2 – Zoom discussion @ 7:00 pm CT (½ hr.)

2017 Season

• Nov 2-6 Watch the listed video: (1¾ hr.)
• Brad Stevens and Geno Auriemma: Thoughts on Bill Belichick Part 1
• Brad Stevens and Geno Auriemma: Identifying Intrinsic Motivation Part 2
• Brad Stevens and Geno Auriemma: Committing to the Process Part 3
• Brad Stevens: Process > Results Part 1
• Brad Stevens: The Butler Pyramid Part 2
• Brad Stevens: Banner 18 Part 3

2018/19 Season

• Nov 9-13 Watch the listed video: (1¾ hr.)
• Sue Enquist: The Event that Changed my Life Part 1
• Sue Enquist: Mental Health Part 2
• Anson Dorrance and Sherri Coale: What the Hell is Water Part 1
• Anson Dorrance and Sherri Coale: What Pulls You Off Track? Part 2
• Sherri Coale: This Is Our Life
• Brett: Striving for Growth
• Brad Stevens: Philosophy in 5 Minutes
• Jay Wright: Where is Your Mindset
• Billy Donovan: When it is Hardest
• Travis Knight: First Visit: PGMs

Nov 16-20 Watch the listed video: (1¾ hr.)

• Brett: Get a PhD in Elevating Teammates
• Brett: Get Teams Don’t Blame
• Brett: First Weekend
• Brett: Second Weekend
• Second Visit: FAMILY
• Mark Few: Third Visit: Water the Bamboo
• Breg Sankey: A Wide-Ranging Conversation

Nov 23 - Zoom Discussion @ 8:00 pm Central (1 hr.)

2020/21 Season

Nov 23 – 29 Watch the listed video: (1¾ hr.)

• Chris Peterson: How Leaders Design High-Performing Environments
• Chris Peterson: How Elite Teams Define Their Standards
• Chris Peterson: 5 Leadership Strategies to Inspire High Standards
• Chris Peterson: 5 Strategies to Convert Below-the-Line Behavior
• Diana Taurasi: Leadership Lessons
• Chris Peterson: How to Fix Your Team
• Christ Peterson: 5-star Coaching
• Brett: Everglow
• Becky Burleiggh: Beat the Drug of Approval
• Geno Auriemma: Challenges in Modern Athletics

2021/22 Season

Nov 30-Dec 4 Watch the listed video: (1¾ hr.)

• Bill Beswick: A Mirror for American Sports
• Mark Few and Geno Auriemma: They Make it Look Easy
• Mark Few: Finding Peace Inside Adversity
• Sherri Coale: What No One Tells You About Being a Leader
• Becky Burleigh: Connecting With the Modern Athlete
• Jeremy Foley: Finding Your True Self
• Landry Fields: Making Peace with the PIt
• Lisa Fortier Managing the Critics
• Darris Nichols and Jordan Mincy: The Illusion of Social Media
• Tommy Lloyd: Year One Priorities
• Aliyah Boston: How to Deal with the Fear of Failure

Dec 7-11 Watch the listed video: (1¾ hr.)

• Dave Aranda and Landry Fiels: Challenge vs Support
• Dawn Staley: Reflecting on a Championship Season
• Heather Lyke and Jeremy Foley: How to Lead When There is No Solution in Site
• The Power of De-Escalation
• Dave Arana and Becky Burleigh: Building Trust Through Honest Feedback

2023 Season

Dec 14-18 Watch the listed video: (1¾ hr.)

• Brett: The Foundation of Question-Based Leadership
• Becky Burleigh and Brett: Modern Leadership
• Napheesa Collier How to Get Out of Dark Hole
• Jeff Capel: The Psyche of a Pleaser
• Jeff Capel: Finding Inner Pease
• Margueritte Aozasa: Navigating Tragedy
• Vernell Brown: The Goal is to Get to Know Myself Better
• Sherri Coale: There are Three Types of Leaders

Dec 14 - Zoom Discussion @ 7:00 pm Central (1 hr.)

Dec 20 – Journal due by midnight

Materials:

Videos: The videos you watch will form a base point around which discussions will revolve. You will complete all videos in a timely fashion to facilitate learning and discussion, which requires full and equal participation from everyone. As you watch a video, you are expected to identify a list of key concepts, ideas, and questions that will be shared with classmates via the discussions. The video can be found at the What Drives Winning website  https://whatdriveswinning.com/ When you open the website, you will see Videos across the top of the page. Open that link and scroll to the bottom of the page to find the videos for the various conference years.

Journal: For each video you will keep journal notes that list key concepts and important ideas. Each journal entry should include detailed information on the video you watched. This journal will be submitted to the instructor at the conclusion of the course.

Zoom Discussions: There will be three real-time Zoom discussions during the course. Date and times are listed in the topical outline. For discussions you will need to have a camera and headphones so we can all see and hear one another. 

Final Discussion: The final discussion will be a summary of your thoughts on how the videos have impacted your thinking in relation to teaching and coaching. As part of the discussion, you will present what you will start doing, stop doing, and continue doing because of what you have learned during the course.

Testimonials:

"I LOVED LEARNING IN THIS CLASS AND BEING ABLE TO INTERACT WITH OTHER COACHES."

"LOVED THE CLASS - DR. STRAND DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB."

"EVERYTHING WE DID IN CLASS PERTAINS TO MY EVERYDAY LIFE WITH TEACHING AND COACHING. VERY HELPFUL."

"THE CHALLENGE LEVEL WAS PERFECT, THE CONTENT WAS ENGAGING AND THE WORKLOAD WAS VERY REASONABLE."

"HUDDLE AND SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS WERE AWESOME AND INFORMATIVE."

"GOOD MATERIAL COVERED - VERY REAL LIFE INFORMATION. INTERESTING VIDEOS THAT GIVE VARIETY OF PERSPECTIVES ON LIFE LESSONS."

"GREAT CLASS, VERY USEFUL. EVERY COACH SHOULD TAKE IT."

"THIS COURSE CAUSED ME TO EVALUATE HOW I TEACH AND COACH AND REINFORCE PROPER METHODS OF TEACHING AND COACHING. IT ALSO PROVIDED NEW METHODS THAT WERE USED BY OTHER SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE AND SHOWED GREAT OUTCOMES AND PRACTICES."

"THE CONTENT WAS VERY RELEVANT TO MY COACHING, AND IS MAKING AN INSTANT IMPACT ON THE CHOICES I MAKE."

"THE VIDEO CLIPS OF COACHES WERE REALLY VALUABLE AND GAVE VERY GOOD ADVICE FOR COACHES AND TEACHERS ON WAYS TO CONNECT WITH PLAYERS AND STUDENTS."

"LEARNED SO MUCH AND OPENED MY MIND. GREAT CHARACTER-BUILDING ASPECTS TO THIS CLASS - AWESOME FOR ANYONE WHO COACHES."

"DR. STRAND DOES A GREAT JOB. HE ENGAGES THE ENTIRE CLASS AND IS VERY RESPECTFUL TO ALL STUDENTS. HE ALSO HAS GREAT INSIGHT ON A WIDE ARRAY OF TOPICS."

"I GAINED MORE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TEACHING AND COACHING THROUGH THIS COURSE. I GAINED MANY MORE IDEAS AND PRACTICES FOR BEING A MORE SUCCESSFUL COACH. THE DISCUSSIONS WERE ALSO VERY WORTHY AND INFORMATIVE."

"LOVED THE CONTENT OF THE VIDEOS THAT WE DISCUSSED. THEY WERE VERY RELEVANT TO COACHING AND HELPFUL TO ME AS A HIGH SCHOOL HEAD COACH. I WILL BE USING THEM FOR YEARS TO COME WITH MY TEAMS."