Play and practice like you are trying to make the team.

Are you going to show integrity only when someone is watching you - or are you going to show it all the time?

Visualize a wagon wheel as a complete team. A leader might be the hub of the wheel at the center. Now suppose the spokes are the connecting relationships the leader is building with people on the outer rim of the wheel. If the hub is removed, then the entire wheel collapses. In a situation like that, if a team loses the leader, the entire team collapses.

Effective teamwork begins and ends with communication

A common mistake among those who work in sport is spending a disproportional amount of time on "x's and o's" as compared to time spent learning about people.

The team that trusts-their leader and each other-is more likely to be successful.

A leader's responsibility to his team is paramount. It overshadows even his own personal feelings at any given time.