{"id":4095,"date":"2011-05-24T13:25:25","date_gmt":"2011-05-24T19:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nsr-inc.com\/\/?p=4095"},"modified":"2011-05-24T13:25:25","modified_gmt":"2011-05-24T19:25:25","slug":"six-ways-of-coping-with-teammates-who-dont-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/six-ways-of-coping-with-teammates-who-dont-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Ways of Coping With Teammates Who Don’t Care"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s On You To Turn Bad Attitudes Into Good Ones<\/strong><\/p>\n

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NSR prospect. Austin Anderson, is well known for his hustle and leadership.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It happens every summer.\u00a0 As a college prospect, you prepare for the tournaments, meets and matches which can mean getting a scholarship offer from college coaches.\u00a0 Then, in the dugouts, on the bench or on the sidelines, a teammate starts to complain about the heat, bemoan being there, and acting the part, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A teammate who doesn’t care is the albatross of a college prospect.\u00a0 But, there are ways to cope, even to change the situation so that your future doesn’t rest with the behavior of someone who is not nearly as invested in the contest’s outcome as you are.\u00a0 Consider these options:<\/p>\n

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  1. Get it out in the open.<\/strong>\u00a0 Some athletes have a bad attitude because they know they can.\u00a0 They don’t understand how their negative-leaning behavior can impact you and the team.\u00a0 Sometimes a simple, honest conversation is all it takes.\u00a0 Take the person aside.\u00a0 Make it a private talk, not one that everyone else on the team can hear.\u00a0 This approach will deliver the message without causing the other person embarrassment.\u00a0 Ask the person to try their best to do their best while on the field, court or track.\u00a0 Tell the person how much the team needs them to be mentally tough and into the team’s efforts to succeed.\u00a0<\/li>\n
  2. Go to the coach.<\/strong>\u00a0 Coaches can sometimes be looking at the details so much that they overlook how one athlete is bringing the other down emotionally and mentally.\u00a0 Talk to the coach about the person.\u00a0 Ask for his or her help, even if it is the coach’s favorite or child.\u00a0 It’s something every team leader at some point has to do.\u00a0 If you are team leader, take the step forward and ask the coach to address the problem.<\/li>\n
  3. Encourage the person.\u00a0<\/strong> A bad attitude can be the result of feeling left out or not appreciated.\u00a0 If you think that is the case, praise the person more often, whether they are doing something right or make a mistake.\u00a0 By seeing that their performance matters to you, and others, it’s entirely possible that they might give a far better effort.<\/li>\n
  4. Be the example.<\/strong>\u00a0 Hustle and a good attitude are contagious.\u00a0 Don’t allow one person’s negative outlook affect how you perform.\u00a0 Hustle more than anyone else.\u00a0 Cheer louder.\u00a0 Be the team leader and others will follow, but in going this route, you are pledging to be consistent in your approach.\u00a0 So, mentally put yourself into high gear before every contest.<\/li>\n
  5. Practice hard.\u00a0<\/strong> Lazy practice often leads directly to lazy play.\u00a0 Work hard in practice and encourage your teammates to do the same.\u00a0\u00a0 By being at your best in practice, you are sending a clear message that anything less is unacceptable.\u00a0<\/li>\n
  6. Talk about hustle.<\/strong>\u00a0 An effective way to get your teammates locked-in mentally is to make hustle a word you emphasize not just in practice and in the contest, but when you are away from the game, too.\u00a0 Hustling may come naturally to you, but others may have to be coaxed into it.\u00a0 By consistently making “hustle” a part of what you do and what you believe in, others will eventually come around or embarrass themselves when they don’t.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    It’s On You To Turn Bad Attitudes Into Good Ones It happens every summer.\u00a0 As a college prospect, you prepare for the tournaments, meets and matches which can mean getting a scholarship offer from college coaches.\u00a0 Then, in the dugouts, on the bench or on the sidelines, a teammate starts to complain about the heat, … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4095"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4095\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}