MOVE! Coach and Founder of GAME ON!, Lacrosse Coaching Practice, Julie Olivier
March 21, 2020 Zoom Breakfast Meeting
Setting Goals During Crises
By Julie Olivier
MOVE! Is so important during this unsettling time. It brings focus, distraction, and consistent purpose. Setting small goals and working every day on a step for goal achievement breathes life into us. While we are all asked to stay at home, have physical distance from others - and get 100% out of our normal pattern - MOVE! gives us a routine.
I coach varsity girls lacrosse and our season was scheduled to begin on March 16. On that day, when we were supposed to start our season, I sent a note to 50+ girls with a Readiness Plan. Time to set small goals. One was “Make Your BED.” I listened to the 2014 Commencement Address by General McRaven. His first principle to “change the world,” was “Make Your BED.” I adapted this and made it the first goal for all my players. I added a slight change. I made the letters BED stand for Better Every Day. Why? When you make your bed you think, “what can I do better today?” It is the first thing you can accomplish when you wake up and you appreciate your accomplishment at night.
MOVE! also teaches managing during setbacks and disruptions. What a time to test this principle. During this pandemic crisis, everyone is off their routine and not on their game. MOVE! encourages us to carry the thread through and keep moving forward. All we can control are our daily and weekly goals.
Back to my lacrosse players. Their goals for making their beds, running, and stickwork, give them daily focus. This is where MOVE!’s importance comes again! MOVE! stresses the buddy system and record keeping. My players have a calendar to track their daily goal achievements and weekly progress. They also have a buddy to check in with, which provides interaction and socialization. Each day there are goals to accomplish which provide a routine.
Despite obstacles and setbacks which we’re all experiencing, MOVE! brings routine and normalcy to a challenging, out-of-our-comfort-zone, time. MOVE! moves the compass forward.
MOVE! Is essential in this time of COVID-19.
Setting Goals During Crises
By Julie Olivier
MOVE! Is so important during this unsettling time. It brings focus, distraction, and consistent purpose. Setting small goals and working every day on a step for goal achievement breathes life into us. While we are all asked to stay at home, have physical distance from others - and get 100% out of our normal pattern - MOVE! gives us a routine.
I coach varsity girls lacrosse and our season was scheduled to begin on March 16. On that day, when we were supposed to start our season, I sent a note to 50+ girls with a Readiness Plan. Time to set small goals. One was “Make Your BED.” I listened to the 2014 Commencement Address by General McRaven. His first principle to “change the world,” was “Make Your BED.” I adapted this and made it the first goal for all my players. I added a slight change. I made the letters BED stand for Better Every Day. Why? When you make your bed you think, “what can I do better today?” It is the first thing you can accomplish when you wake up and you appreciate your accomplishment at night.
MOVE! also teaches managing during setbacks and disruptions. What a time to test this principle. During this pandemic crisis, everyone is off their routine and not on their game. MOVE! encourages us to carry the thread through and keep moving forward. All we can control are our daily and weekly goals.
Back to my lacrosse players. Their goals for making their beds, running, and stickwork, give them daily focus. This is where MOVE!’s importance comes again! MOVE! stresses the buddy system and record keeping. My players have a calendar to track their daily goal achievements and weekly progress. They also have a buddy to check in with, which provides interaction and socialization. Each day there are goals to accomplish which provide a routine.
Despite obstacles and setbacks which we’re all experiencing, MOVE! brings routine and normalcy to a challenging, out-of-our-comfort-zone, time. MOVE! moves the compass forward.
MOVE! Is essential in this time of COVID-19.