Formats evolve. Some stories inform the end first and work backwards. For example, Cold Case or Death in Paradise (BBC) are crime shows where the murder is presented first and then cops solve the mystery.
Sesame Street educates preschoolers (and grandparents) with segments like "Letter of the Day," musical interludes, counting with The Count, "Elmo's World," and so on. The producers design each show around a central narrative (e.g. family).
Construct a "basketball" version of Sesame Street. An email, a blog, a practice.
Central narrative: e.g. PTRW (Play the Right Way)
- Our 'characters' share examples of accountability.
- They play the right way - focusing and listening, teamwork, playing hard, playing smart.
- Control the controllable.
- Focus on individual and group improvement each day.
- One disengaged player who loses her player, commits a bad foul, or takes the wrong shot at the wrong time can undermine an entire season.
- Teach the "wrong" ways to play - selfishness, disengagement, laziness, "soft", and poor decision-making contrasts with PTRW.
- Win this possession translates to outplaying opponents - play harder for longer.
Play of the Day. "It's the ATOs of the day" from Adam Spinella. The "ghost screen" fake DHO rescreen is innovative.
Teamwork video. The "memorable" film (grainy black and white) from my youth emphasized fixing mistakes. What was that? "Shitbird defense." It wasn't personal. It was about correcting mistakes for sustainable competitive advantage.
Count ways to PTRW.
- Respect the game.
- Respect your teammates.
- Respect your opponent. *Some colleges have social media monitors.
- Respect the officials.
- Respect the process (practice hard, study the game plan).
- Respect yourself. Take care of business (academics). Eat right. Get your rest. Dress warmly during cold Boston winters. "You're no good to us sick."
- We didn't need to be told to respect our coaches.
Lagniappe. Sell your move.
Lagniappe 2. Teach resilience.