Your team culture gets built in practice, every day, starting with how you show up. Everything else depends on it.

JP Nerbun goes solo to lay out part one of his practice philosophy, starting with Pete Carroll asking Steve Kerr what he wanted it to feel like to be in his program. You will hear why your example comes first, how to set standards as a floor and a ceiling, how the quick set reset drills work, and why success criteria keep practice focused.

If your values look great on paper but practice still feels the way it always has, this one gives you tools you can run this week.

3 Quotes | 2 Questions | 1 Resource
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"If you value joy, you better be joyful. If you value curiosity, you better be curious."
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"The standard isn't the standard until you've enforced the standard."
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"Really, you're not coaching, you're just resetting. And so they start to coach each other."
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Q1: When you walk into practice, what does exceptional look like, what is acceptable, and what is unacceptable?

Q2: What was our one focus today, and what is one specific way you got better at it?

The Culture System by JP Nerbun
JP's book lays out the standard review process he references in this episode, and its bonus chapters cover the before and after action reviews he uses to set success criteria for practice.
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• Your example comes before any drill.
• Your values should be visible inside practice.
• Set the floor, then raise the ceiling together.
• Reset instead of coach.
• Teach players, staff, and parents how you practice.
• Narrow the focus, then review what you said mattered.

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