4 Ls Character Curriculum

4-Ls Video Series - Listen, Learn, Love and Lead

4Ls Curriculum

What is the 4 L’s curriculum & why is it important for our coaches?

Professional Development tools created specifically to serve coaches and help them deal with current issues in their program. Written and developed by Stephen Mackey of 2Words, the official Character Development Program of the THSCA.

2Words

4 Ls Video Series - An Explanation

Listen, Learn, Love & Lead

SET 1 : Addressing Injustice & Equality

LISTEN

What to do when your IMPACT is not what you INTENDED (Coach Stephen Mackey, 2Words.tv)

LISTEN (Testimony)

Coach Joe Martin, THSCA Executive Director

LEARN

How do we teach better interaction with law enforcement? (including testimony from Sgt. Brian Jones – Arlington PD)

LOVE

How can we support our student-athletes in times of injustice and re-direct anger?

LOVE (Testimony)

Coach Kendall Miller, Frisco Emerson HS

LEAD

How to host an honest conversation with your team ab out social injustice & racial equality

LEAD (Session Example)

UTSA Football with Head Coach Jeff Traylor

SET 2: How to Celebrate Diversity

LISTEN

How do we create a space in which students and coaches can listen to one another?

LEARN

Removing Fear from Difficult Conversations

LOVE

Making Diversity a Strength

LEAD

Why does the language you use matter to the integrity of your program?

LEARN

What do officials wish coaches knew?

SET 3: Miracle of the Locker Room

LISTEN

How do we create “Meaningful Check-Ins” with our student-athletes?

LEARN

Building Bridges w/ Coaches on your Staff and Finding Connections Despite your Differences in Backgrounds or Beliefs

LOVE

How do we help student-athletes or staff members dealing with grief and loss?

LEAD

The Miracle of the Locker Room: How Athletics and the Locker Room can Raise the Character and Culture on your Entire Campus

SET 4: The Impact of Athletics

LISTEN

How Can Your Athletic Program Meet the Needs of Your Community

LISTEN (Examples)

How do you give your student-athletes a voice in your program?

LEARN

How Does Athletics Help Students Deal with the Biggest Issues they Face?

LOVE

The Impact of Athletics Begins and Ends with the Coach

LEAD

Three Shifts to Better Take Care of Yourself so you can Take Care of Others

SET 5: Leading a Program

LISTEN

Listening to our Athletes & Coaches to Learn the Best Ways to Encourage Them

LOVE

Seven Keys to Building a Healthy Locker Room (R.E.S.P.E.C.T.)

LEAD

The 10 Lies of Leadership (And What To Do About Them)

LOVE

How can we support our student-athletes in times of injustice and re-direct anger?

SET 6: Setting Parents Up for Success

LISTEN

Three Questions to Ask Yourself to Hear Parents Better

LEARN

Strategies for Creating Positive Parent Relationships

LOVE

How to Engage with a Difficult Parent

LEAD

How to Lead a Parent Meeting… Promote, Promote, Promote!

SET 7: Preparing Students for Beyond the...

LISTEN

How to Get the Most Out of Beyond the Game Conversations

LEAD

A Framework to Build Your Personal & Team Core Values

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