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Organizations seeking a measurable way to evaluate culture, values, and team strengths can benefit from our athletic mindset for orgs assessment.
How Our System Supports Organizations
Our system provides organizations with a clear, data-driven view of their team’s overall culture, communication patterns, and performance dynamics. By assessing the athletic mindset for orgs, leaders can identify key strengths and areas for improvement across teams, helping to create more cohesive and high-performing groups.
The system also allows organizations to monitor progress over time, track the impact of interventions, and provide actionable insights for leaders. With this information, organizations can foster a culture that emphasizes resilience, teamwork, and continuous growth, mirroring the principles of an athletic mindset applied in organizational settings. -
On Saturday we when to a 1v1 shootout and one of the girls I had in the lineup says something to the effect of - “My assessment said I have a hard time under pressure and this is what I need to do” and she referenced relaxation techniques, and then when out a scored a huge goal for us!
- Christine Botti: Field Hockey Coach | Friends Academy
All of our girls completed their individual assessment. I have LOVED seeing the individual results! The summary is awesome -- very helpful!
- Jen O'Brien | Women's Lacross Coach | Virginia Commonwealth University -
ATHLETE MEASURES
Preparation Phase: Getting Athletes Ready
Grit
Grit reflects an athlete’s perseverance and motivation for attaining long-term goals. It demonstrates the ability to work strenuously toward challenges, maintain consistent effort and interest over years, and remain resilient despite failure, adversity, or plateaus in progress.- Intrinsic Motivation: This represents the internal drive that compels an athlete to pursue outcomes for personal satisfaction and growth.
- Persistence: This shows the athlete’s ability to continue pursuing goals despite repeated setbacks or failures, reflecting a resilient athletic mindset for orgs to emulate.
Work style describes an athlete’s attitude and mindset during practice and preparation, including their approach to goals and overall work ethic.- Mastery Approach: This measures the athlete’s focus on learning and mastering tasks rather than solely on outcomes.
- Growth Mindset: This reflects the belief that skills and abilities can be developed through effort and dedication, rather than relying only on natural talent.
Coachability indicates an athlete’s receptiveness to learning, feedback, and guidance, including their willingness to follow instructions and remain humble.- Cooperation: This measures an athlete’s ability to work independently when necessary and adhere to guidance from leaders and coaches.
- Feedback Acceptance: This evaluates the athlete’s openness to receiving, valuing, and applying feedback.
- Modesty: This reflects the athlete’s humility and their preference to avoid drawing undue attention to themselves.
Competition Phase: Enabling Athletes to Perform Under Pressure
Drive
Drive captures an athlete’s short-term motivation to compete and win in performance settings.- Competitiveness: This reflects an internal desire to outperform others and achieve success.
- Challenge Approach: This measures the athlete’s goal-setting in competition, emphasizing high-level performance rather than avoidance of failure.
Focus describes the athlete’s ability to maintain attention on performance, visualize successful execution, and sustain concentration under pressure.- Concentration: This measures the athlete’s ability to control attention on the task at hand.
- Presence: This reflects the athlete’s sustained effort toward achieving goals despite setbacks.
- Visualization Ability: This indicates the athlete’s capability to form and manipulate mental images to enhance performance.
Mental toughness reflects an athlete’s confidence, composure, and resilience under stress.- Positive Coping Style: This shows how effectively the athlete responds to mistakes or setbacks and learns from them.
- Stress Management: This evaluates the athlete’s ability to control emotional and mental pressure during performance.
- Confidence: This reflects the athlete’s belief in their ability to succeed in specific situations, such as competition or learning new skills.
Teamwork Phase: Excelling as a Cohesive Unit
Leadership Potential
Leadership potential captures an athlete’s ability to inspire and elevate others while gaining the trust and respect of teammates.- Integrity: This reflects the honesty and ethical standards that guide the athlete’s behavior.
- Assertiveness: This measures the athlete’s social influence and willingness to guide others.
Team orientation describes the athlete’s desire to contribute to team success and collaborate effectively.- Team Preference: This indicates the athlete’s inclination to engage with team members and cultivate a sense of belonging.
- Reliance: This reflects the athlete’s general tendency to trust and support teammates.
- Team Goal Focus: This shows the athlete’s commitment to prioritizing team objectives over individual goals.
- Sociability: This measures the athlete’s desire to build positive relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
Situational Mindsets: Handling Critical Challenges
Performing Under Pressure
Athletes must maintain focus and manage stress in high-pressure scenarios, which is a critical component of an effective athletic mindset for orgs.
Grind
The ability to persevere through challenges and adversity demonstrates long-term resilience and determination.
Team Player
Athletes who actively support and cooperate with their team enhance both individual and group performance.
Playing in the Moment
This captures the athlete’s capacity to remain fully present and execute responsibilities effectively.
Dealing with Setbacks
Successful athletes demonstrate the ability to learn from mistakes, recover, and move forward.
Team Leader
Leadership extends beyond formal roles, requiring all team members to step up and positively influence others.
Willingness to Learn
Continuous learning and improvement are essential for sustained success, starting with openness to guidance and feedback.
TEAM MEASURES
Team Process: Enhancing Collective Athletic Mindset for Coaches
Team processes summarize a series of interdependent actions used by a team to work cohesively toward achieving both preparation and competition goals. These processes allow teams to organize practice time efficiently, maintain healthy relationships among members, and identify the necessary steps to accomplish objectives.
Preparation Phase
During breaks in competition or between games, communication processes are used by the team to analyze goals and mission, strategize effectively, and plan for upcoming competitions.
Competition Phase
During competition, team processes coordinate actions and keep all athletes working together to achieve their objectives and execute strategies successfully.
Interpersonal Process
Interpersonal processes are used both during preparation and competition to maintain balance and harmony among team members, fostering trust and collaboration.
Teamwork Culture: Developing a Cohesive Athletic Mindset for Coaches
Values
Values represent the underlying ideas, principles, and characteristics with which the team identifies and which guide the behavior of its members.
Expectations
Expectations refer to the unspoken influences within the team that indicate “how things are done” and shape member behavior.
Team Strength: Measuring the Collective Performance of an Athletic Mindset
Team strength is a compilation of attributes that directly affect overall team effectiveness. Many of these qualities emerge as outcomes of successful team processes and have a measurable impact on competition results.
Leadership Strength
Leadership strength measures the collective effectiveness of designated leaders in guiding and motivating the team.
Team Cohesion
Team cohesion reflects the sense of togetherness among team members, their commitment to one another, and their shared dedication to achieving team goals.
Team Confidence
Team confidence evaluates the collective belief in the team’s ability to accomplish objectives and perform successfully in competitions.
Role Clarity
Role clarity assesses the team’s understanding of individual responsibilities, making sure that each member knows their unique role and contributes effectively to overall performance.
