This week Rob delves deeper into the philosopher coaches series. In previous episodes Rob spoke about John Wooden as well as Vince Lombardi, both incredible people. But today Rob talks about Hayes, Counsilman, Hamilton and Cerutty and what they taught the world about success.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- These people believed that winning was not everything. The thing that was most important to them was their belief in the ‘process of winning'. That the effort and will required to try and win is the actual success. They focused on what they could control and gave that everything.
- Focusing on the process not only brings you success but actually prevents you from failing.
- Woody Hayes was an American football coach. He was frequently chastised for some of his behaviour but he had an understanding that it was ok to make mistakes and what counted was if you were able to recover from them.
- Hayes had strong values and they came from reading books. He believed in the works that the writers and philosophers had created and they were the cornerstones of his own belief system.
- James Counsilman is told to be ‘The Greatest Swimming Coach there ever was'. But he never accepted this himself, he always put the limelight onto his athletes.
- Counsilman was the eternal student. He always asked questions about everything and was always analysing, experimenting and gaining knowledge.
- Brutus Hamilton was a track coach in the 1950s. He was involved in Olympic and international games when there were a lot of outside influences and political problems.
- Character and values were of upmost importance to Hamilton. He drummed into his students that showing character, honour and humility were imperative for them to be great athletes.
- Percy Cerutty Is known as Australis Eccentric genius. Percy was famous for creating a ‘natural way' of coaching. He ran a strict regime with often unorthodox training methods.
- Cerutty believed this way of living hardened people's characters and gave them an underlining psychological strength that would carry them to success.
BEST MOMENTS
“We do not have the ability to control the outcome. The only successful way to live… I to focus on what it is you can control”
“They had a deeper perspective on life that the sport itself”
“You have to have those granite, nailed on, fundamental values that are created by you and nobody else”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Leader Manager Coach Podcast
Beyond Winning Book
ABOUT THE HOST
Rob Ryles is a UEFA A licensed coach with a League Managers Association qualification and a science and medicine background. He has worked in the football industry in Europe, USA, and Africa; at International, Premiership, League, Non-League and grassroots levels with both World Cup and European Championship experience.
Rob Ryles prides himself on having a forward thinking and progressive approach to the game built through his own experience as well as lessons learned from a number of highly successful managers and coaches.
The Leader Manager Coach Podcast is where we take a deep dive examining knowledge, philosophies, wisdom and insight to help you lead, manage and coach in football, sport and life.
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