20 August 2007 | 2:06 pm
Pete Carroll’s 3 rules
Ben Malcolmson of USCRipsIt explores Trojan coach Pete Carroll’s philosophy of coaching. Though we all know that competition is the cornerstone of Carroll’s belief system as it relates to football, the coach has established three practical rules for his teams which form the foundation for all actions and attitudes he expects his players to follow, and from these rules, everything else flows:
One, protect the team. Two, no whining, no complaining, no excuses. Three, be early. I really like the ‘three rules,’ because it makes everything very, very clear to our players and coaches…It’s another idea I got from [UCLA] Coach [John] Wooden, and I’ve seen it work exceptionally well.
Carrollosophy (USCRipsIt)
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
You can keep track of any responses to this entry by subscribing to its RSS 2.0 feed.
Interesting post…. however, I’m a Wooden fan and I don’t remember where he mentions the three rules… oh well… In Pete we trust…
so says GalaxyDon, August 20th, 2007 at 8:40pmCoach: one more rule to ponder? I’ve been an ‘SC fan since a little boy and have to finally pipe up and make a plea to Coach Carroll and the team. I am angered with college and pro athletes that celebrate on the field, doing rain dances, jumping up and into each other and much too much celebration on the field. You young men at Southern Cal are the cream of the American Collegiate crop. If God had only blessed me physically, I would have given anything to have been a Trojan baseballer when I was younger. Coach , please show some old clips of Detroit RB Barry Sanders. Sanders was asked why he did not celebrate after all those electrifying runs… He merely stated something like ” I do my showing off before the whistle, not after.” Sanders would always just toss the ball to the ref or to the ball boys. Although Sanders was not a Trojan, he was a player to emulate, to admire and to respect. Everyone wants to knock off the number one team. Trojans, please play with respect and the dignity towards others. That will make you number one in many hearts. You have been blessed by God by your great physical talent. Show us fans that you are men of honor and integrity also. Football fans and the nation needs leaders. Quit the darned rain dancing, moon walking, leaping high fives, taunting other players and inciting the fans. Hit ‘em hard, help ‘em up and knock ‘em down harder the next time. That, to me, should sum up Trojan football. PS: would someone forward this to Coach Carroll to read? Ed Bolen, Redding Ca
so says Ed Bolen, September 7th, 2007 at 4:01pmI would agree with the most part, Ed. However, there is something to celebrating achievement. Moonwalking or showing up an opponent? Heck no. But a high five or two, perhaps a chest bump? Fairly harmless. Mike Scioscia has always maintained that when you win the division or the pennant - even though you haven’t won the World Series yet - it’s absolutely necessary to celebrate those achievements. Scoring a touchdown is not the equivalent of winning the division in baseball - but acknowledging achievement on the way to victory is not all bad. It’s a way to let off some steam & appropriate if done with class.
One problem with Sanders - he up and quit the game so that he wouldn’t have to celebrate when he broke the career yards record. That’s a little extreme. I would almost go so far as to say that Sanders had a phobia of bringing attention to himself. Certainly admirable to an extent, but also a little strange.
so says Marc, September 7th, 2007 at 5:03pm