If you've been in coaching for very long you know that the recipe for a great team and a successful season (however you measure that) involves more ingredients than a
great offensive system and good athletes. Team chemistry plays a huge role as well.
We've all seen the Mighty Ducks, right? Great team chemistry + Emilio Estevez = Championship. Well, you may not have Emilio on your bench (not all dreams can come true), but you can build team chemistry.
Here's one of the ways Randi Peterson from Coe College does it:
We finish each pre-season with a scavenger hunt. This year, we created a giant puzzle. Every piece of the puzzle had a clue attached to it leading to the next piece. Once all the pieces were found, the girls assembled it and read it's message. It seems simple, but it is fun and hilarious and they have to do it together. And, for some reason, being silly bonds people to each other. It also makes good fodder for the highlight film too.
But, that's not where we finish.
