Varsity teams often elect new leaders every six months. Getting new leaders started on the right foot is an important responsibility of the Varsity Coach. One of the best ways to go about that is to meet with a newly elected captain at his home meet his parents, and give him some one-on-one directions on how to run a team meeting. That way, you can stay in the background during the actual team meeting and let the young man take center stage. Let's take a look at a Varsity Coach meeting with a new captain.
Presentation instructions: One instructor takes the role of the Varsity Coach, another the role of the team captain. Make the role-playing as realistic as possible.
(The Varsity Coach and team captain have gotten together at the team captain's home-family members are in view. The session occurs some days before the first team meeting that the captain will lead. The Varsity Coach is discussing with the team captain the ways in which he can conduct the various parts of the meeting. The Varsity Coach will be in the back ground during the team meeting but will always ready to
help the captain succeed. It is clear that the Varsity Coach has great the confidence in the captain and is quite willing to remain on the sidelines while the captain leads.)
VARSITY COACH: (To parents offstage) "It was great meeting you, you've got a terrific son here:' (To the new captain) "OK, let's get started:'
TEAM CAPTAIN: "Well, I'm ready-I think ... :'
VARSITY COACH: "You'll do just fine-not to worry:'
TEAM CAPTAIN: "I just hope I do as good as Ted did when he was team captain. He was awesome:'
VARSITY COACH: "Well, he had some help in the beginning, too. Running a good meeting is hard work:'
TEAM CAPTAIN: "I'll say. Standing up there in front of the guys, making them listen. How do you do that, anyway?"
VARSITY COACH: "Here's the deal. You need to have your meeting set before you start. Always follow your meeting plan and always make sure you fill in all the details. Then, at the meeting, make sure you start on time:'
TEAM CAPTAIN: "How do I do that?"
VARSITY COACH: Here's what you do. Raise your hand in the Scout sign to signal the start of the meeting and tell the guys to join together with their squads:'
TEAM CAPTAIN: 'OK.'
VARSITY COACH: "Then you calion a Varsity Scout to come up and lead the Pledge of Allegiance. From there, you follow the meeting plan we filled out at the last team leaders' planning meeting. If you're prepared, you won't be running around at the last minute-that's when the guys get bored:"
TEAM CAPTAIN: 'And I look bad:'
VARSITY COACH: 'You won't look bad if you get your ducks in a row ahead of time. Here, let's go over what you do next:'
DISCUSSION OF ROLE-PLAY THREE
What is the role of the Varsity Coach in this scene?
The role of the new team captain?
Varsity Coaches want their team meetings to be successful, but they also want young men to succeed as leaders. What steps can Varsity Coaches take to be sure that they are helping Varsity Scouts lead rather than taking too much of the lead themselves?
Presentation Summary
The framework offered by the team meeting plan is a tool that helps shape a successful team. It is most effective when adults remember that the BSA program is for youth. The best meetings are planned by its youth members, led by them, and assessed by them.
In the next presentation, we'll touch on some specific ways that Varsity Coaches can work with young men, adjusting leadership styles to match various needs of individual Varsity Scouts and of the team as a whole.
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