Anatomy of a teammate

Published: Fri, 12/07/18

Team – A number of people organized to function cooperatively as a group

Teammate – A partner

Selflessness – Putting other people’s needs, interests, or wishes before your own

I met Patrick Murphy, the coach of Alabama softball, at a recent conference. He told a story about calling timeout in a key situation, walking up to the girl he was coaching, putting his arm around her, and saying ‘I am going to love you no matter what the result of this at-bat is.’

The core value you will see plastered all over their facility is:

PERSON

———-

ATHLETE

Person over athlete. That is the type of people Coach Murphy is developing, and it is contagious.

Watch the 7-minute video and see how this attitude has permeated into Brittany.

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