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00:18 Calvin and Hobbes Cartoon

In this section, Sean asks Anson about the lasting impression that the Calvin and Hobbes cartoon had on him.

Philosophy of Living an Extraordinary Life

• 00:50 The cartoon is about a philosopher and his alter ego discussing how they want to live their lives.
• 01:11 The challenge of living your best life is actually doing it because life is difficult.
• 01:34 Having an excellent philosophy is one thing but achieving it is another.
• 01:55 Developing a principle-centered existence can guide your choices and decisions to lead an extraordinary life.

03:18 Never-ending Ascension in Life Today

In this section, Sean asks Anson what “never-ending ascension” looks like in his life today as he tries to take young people under his wing.

Guiding Young People Towards Personal Excellence

• 04:05 Developing a principle-centered existence can guide these young people towards personal excellence.

05:24 Lessons from Boarding School

The Importance of Choices

• 06:00 Anson explains that boarding school provides an environment where students are free from the moral authority of their parents, allowing them to explore their freedom.
• 06:18 Mr. Dudley, the speaker’s math teacher, gave a homework assignment every day but told the students they didn’t have to do it. However, if they chose not to do it, they had to make sure that whatever they did instead was more important than lowering their grade by a small percentage.
• 07:37 Mr. Dudley never judged the choices made by his students and treated them like adults. This approach helped the Anson understand that he invited everything that happened to him because he chose it.

Benefits of Non-Judgmental Teaching

• 08:00 Mr. Dudley’s non-judgmental teaching style made him cool in the eyes of his students and helped them appreciate him as a fine teacher who tried to teach them everything he knew about math.
• 09:31 The lesson learned from Mr. Dudley is that there are many ways to spend your time, so make sure you choose something more important than what you’ve rejected.

 

Key Takeaways

• 06:38 Making choices is essential; ensure that whatever you decide is more important than what you’ve rejected.
• 09:31 Everything that happens to you is invited because you chose it.

11:00 Developing Expertise in Competition

• 12:38 Anson realized that he is an expert in competition. Give him the rules and structure for a game, and he will beat you at it because he is extraordinarily competitive.
• 14:56 He knows how to focus and exploit the rules of the game to win without cheating. His expertise is creating an environment that will create a better competitor in him.
• Competition is what Anson’s life is all about

15:30 Imparting Personal Drive for Excellence

In this section, Anson discusses how he imparts his personal drive for excellence to his players.

Designing an environment

• 15:41 Anson’s philosophy as a coach is to design an environment that he would love to play in himself.
• 16:05 He hates rules but treats his players like adults who know what they need to do. Therefore, there are no strict rules except showing up on time, which is taken for granted.

16:45 The Importance of Being Principal Centered

In this section, Ansontalks about the importance of being principal centered and how it relates to showing up on time.

Why Show Up On Time?

• Showing up on time is a sign of self-respect and expecting respect from others. 16:45
• Being principal centered is important for leading a fulfilling life. 16:45

17:04 Creating a Competitive Environment

The Competitive Cauldron

• The team uses a “competitive cauldron” with 28 different categories to drive competition. 17:04
• At the end of each semester, the goal is for one player to have dominated all 28 categories. 17:24

Analytics Team

• An analytics team studies practice statistics and ranks each day’s performance based on exercises run that day. 18:06
• Results are emailed out at night so players can see where they ranked that day.18:44

Driving Performance through Competition

• Immediate feedback drives competitive fire in players who want to improve.19:02
• Players who aren’t competitive won’t look at the results or use them as motivation.19:21

19:57 April Heinrich Story

In this section, Anson Dorance shares his favorite story about April Heinrich, a player who thrived in his competitive environment.

April Heinrich’s Competitive Drive

• April Heinrich was a player from Littleton, Colorado who thrived in the competitive environment.20:20
• She asked about team dynamics during the recruiting process and went on to become one of the best players in UNC history.20:59

24:00 Creating an Extraordinary Environment

Competition is Key

• 25:07 Competition is critical to becoming extraordinary, especially in a contact sport.
• 25:29 High standards are contagious and can help other players rise up to that standard.
• 25:49 Anson believes that the way we raise girls and boys is different when it comes to competitiveness.

27:13 Winning Culture

In this section, Anson talks about building a winning culture and how to influence it.

Building a Winning Culture

• 27:33 The environment should challenge players to become better.
• 28:14 Data is important in connecting with players and taking their personal narratives to the truth.
• 28:55 Athletes need to be held accountable for their performance and not protected by excuses.
• 29:16 Players need to make a decision on who they want to be in this world based on data-driven challenges.

Embracing Challenges

• 30:34 Players need to embrace challenges instead of playing the victim mentality.
• 30:53 Joining the champion club takes a lot of work, but not everyone can be a champion.
• 31:30 Fitness tests and one-on-one tournaments are important before training camps.

One-on-One Training

• 32:05 Karen Jennings Cabera trained by playing one-on-one against Jim Guevara, who was the captain of the U.S Futsal team.
• This was not an ordinary male soccer player; he was incredibly skillful.
• Playing against him one-on-one was like a war.
• There was no right back in the world that would be as good defensively as Jim Guevara.

Fitness Test and Camp Preparation

• 32:46 Players were required to come fit for camp. If they didn’t come fit, they were sent home.
• A fitness test was conducted on Monday morning after players arrived on Sunday.
• One girl flunked and had to leave immediately.
• Everyone else came in fit and ready to play 1v1 throughout the week.

The Dilemma of Player 19

• 33:46 At the end of the week, there is a competitive call room where Anson decides who makes the team and who doesn’t.
• The dilemma is that he can only take 18 players with him to Italy for a tournament, but there are 19 players competing for a spot on the roster.
• If a player doesn’t make it onto the roster, they have to walk up to their best friend who did make it and tell them they didn’t make it.

Devising a Plan

• 35:18 Anson devised a plan where Mia Hamm, Christine Lilly, Julie Fouty (the best players on the United States national team), pick teams for a 4v4 tournament.
• The players they pick are not necessarily their friends, but the ones who will help them win.
• After the tournament, Anson posts the team roster and has exit interviews with each player to discuss their performance during camp.

37:10 Building Confidence in Women’s Sports

Developing Confidence

• 39:01 Competitive cauldron ranking helps build confidence.
• 39:23 Freshmen usually start out lower but can climb the ranks if they prove themselves.
• 39:59 Personal narratives are constructed to develop confidence.
• 40:58 Players evaluate themselves against 10 different qualities to determine their personal narrative.

Evaluating Personal Narratives

• 42:00 Anson evaluates each player’s self-evaluation of their personal narrative against 10 different categories.
• 42:00 The goal is to ensure that each player’s personal narrative is close to the truth so they can decide who they want to be.

Core Values

In this section, Anson discusses the core values that all freshmen are expected to memorize and recite.

Core Values

• 43:01 Freshmen are expected to recite all core values, including being a force of fortune instead of a feverish selfish little clot of ailments and grievances complaining the world.
• 43:20 The non-whining principle is emphasized, and every kid must be able to live by it.
• 43:36 Other core values are also memorized by freshmen before they attend player conferences.
• 46:20 The speaker was inspired by reading business books that emphasized great companies having an extraordinary culture based on mission statements and things they live by within the culture.
• 47:06 He read an article about Russian literature at Columbia University where students were required to memorize reams of poetry. This inspired him to require his players to memorize core values.

43:58 Self-Discipline Standards

• 43:58 Players are asked to rate their self-discipline on a five-point scale.
• 44:21 The beep test is used as a cardiovascular test, and any player who scores 40 or above has worked hard over the summer.
• 45:09 If a player’s score is below 40, they receive a lower rating for self-discipline.

Memorizing Core Values

• 48:33 The speaker’s colleagues initially thought that memorization was not appropriate for elite students.
• 49:19 To help students understand core values, the speaker attached motivational quotes to each value and had them memorized.
• 49:43 The team evaluated every player against the core values, and the results were shared with everyone except for rankings.
• 50:24 After sharing the results with a student who needed to change her behavior, she transformed into a better person by senior year.

Character Building and Leadership

• 51:50 The team experimented with different leadership ideas to get every player to live above a 3.0 average in core values.
• 52:20 The core values are organic and can be changed by the Leadership Council if they don’t believe in them.
• 53:20 The 13th core value is new and was changed by the 2012 Leadership Council.

00:00 Defining Success

In this section, the speaker discusses how success should be defined beyond just winning games.

Redefining Success

• Winning is not enough; success should also include character building and leadership development.
•  Coaches should focus on developing players’ skills as well as their character.
• The speaker’s team has a “no-cut” policy to give every student-athlete an opportunity to develop. Anson believes that coaches should be evaluated based on how many of their players become successful in life, not just in sports.

Building a Culture of Excellence

Tips for Building a Culture of Excellence

• 01:08:00 Coaches should have high expectations for their players and hold them accountable.
• 01:09:10 Coaches should create a positive environment where players feel safe to make mistakes and learn from them.
• 01:10:20 Coaches should communicate effectively with their players and listen to their feedback.
• 01:11:30 Coaches should lead by example and model the behavior they want to see in their players.