Chapter 4

Question 1

Along with confidence comes ______

Answer 1

• Composure
• Great leaders are able to keep themselves under control under the heat of the battle

Question 2

Why is it so important to manage your emotions?

Answer 2

• Your teammates will be watching you
• Whatever response you show, they will be likely to reflect the same response
• Are you:
  
  • Panicked or poised?
  • Disappointed or determined?
  • Overwhelmed or optimistic?
  • Frustrated or focused?
  • Giving up or going strong?
  • Exasperated or energized?
  • Scared or self confident?

Question 3

Why does your response to adversity matter?

Answer 3

It has a big impact on how your teammates will choose how to respond to it too

Question 4

As a leader what should your mindset be?

Answer 4

The tougher it gets, the tougher i get

Question 5

What is the first step to managing your emotions?

Answer 5

Awareness

Question 6

What is the traffic light analogy?

Answer 6

• Helps you become more aware of your mindset as well as provide you with a practical way to better manage your emotions
• Comes from the book Heads Up Baseball by Ken Ravizza

Question 7

Describe green light:

Answer 7

• Composed, optimistic, confident, focused, determined, communicating, encouraging, strong body posture, aggressive, poised
• Easy to be a green when you are playing well

Question 8

Describe yellow light:

Answer 8

• Frustrated, questioning, doubts, negative, blaming/making excuses, distant, tentative, distracted, confusion, rattled
• Happens when you are struggling or not getting the calls you feel you deserve

Question 9

Describe red light:

Answer 9

• Angry, pessimistic, overwhelmed, out of control, apathetic, hopeless, poor body posture, unapproachable, scared, emotional
• Happens if you really start fighting yourself and letting things get to you

Question 10

Describe green means go:

Answer 10

• Analogy that will help you become more aware of your emotions and how they influence your performance
• You are trying to get into the green and successfully deal with the yellows and reds that occur
• Can use this analogy to gauge the mindset and the emotions of your teammates and coaches

Question 11

What does it mean to be a vocal leader?

Answer 11

Your ability to get your teammates into a green and to refocus them when they get into yellows and reds

Question 12

Your lights are ________

Answer 12

• Contagious
• You should shoot to be in the green 70% of the time, preferably more
• Shoot to be in the yellow zone for 20 - at most 33%

Question 13

How do you get in the green light?

Answer 13

1. Go over the game plan and/or scouting reports
2. Visualize how you want to play
3. Quiet reflection/prayer
4. Listen to music
5. Chat with teammates
6. Watch highlight videos
7. Take a nap or shower before hand
8. Team chant