...many different ways. ‘Coach Carter’ is a movie that really has many valuable lessons on leadership qualities, motivation, team work, communication and goal setting. Here, I’m going to elaborate the way these concepts are integrated into the movie along with gripping real life examples and some valuable quotes. Economic recession happens periodically and employees would be laid off from the company during that time. Some of the companies equip their employees with vital skills during recession period and improve the organization’s prospect. This in turn would increase the loyalty and organizational commitment of the employees. The same concept is applied here in ‘Coach Carter’. CARTER’S INTRODUCTION Carter owns a sports shop and he was asked by his former high school, an inner city public school in Richmond, California https://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/surveys?id=3166059 https://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/surveys?id=3166059to train their defeated basketball team for a handsome salary. Carter’s first encounter with the Richmond’s team was while playing against St. Francis https://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/surveys?id=3166059 where his son is a freshmen. He observed that the team was undisciplined. Later while visiting the current basketball coach, Carter found that the team had inner group conflicts too. After giving a thought Carter accepted the ‘really tough’ job as the team was unruly and had inner Group conflicts. Once Carter was formally introduced...
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...Coach Carter Review The fundamental elements of character for Coach Ken Carter, in the film “Coach Carter” were honesty, self-knowledge, and integrity. Honesty because he told the players what he expected from them in the beginning. Self-knowledge because he asked each player to think about what they wanted from the game of basketball, and helped them to realize it wasn’t just a game. The truth of the matter it was about finding your goal in what you want to accomplish in life. However playing basketball came out to be a chance for them to shine and lift a community and themselves out of negative situations, provided they make the correct decision. Finally integrity when it comes to holding players accountable for their behavior, Coach Carter stood by what he was teaching. He cancelled a game when he found that players were not honoring the promises they had made to him to stay eligible by the contract they signed. Coach Carter dealt with many things in this film such as unruly players, administration and parents that were not willing to go the extra mile in his support for education of his ball players. However, the biggest dilemma the coach faced in this movie was whether or not to suspend players or games because of a lack of adherence to rules he had set in place before the season started. He told the players they each must maintain a certain GPA, and must attend all classes, sit in the front of the classroom, and he would also be getting progress reports...
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...Major movie casts Samuel L. Jackson As Coach Ken Carter Rob Brown As Kenyon Stone Robert Ri'chard As Damien Carter Rick Gonzalez As Timo Cruz Nana Gbewonyo As Junior Battle Antwon Tanner As Worm Channing Tatum As Jason Lyle Ashanti As Kyra Texas Battle As Maddux Denise Dowse As Principal Garrison A. INTRODUCTION The movie told us all about Ken Carter, who accepted a job as the coach of the basketball team at his alma mater where he holds a ground breaking record playing basketball as a college student, he was saddled with the responsibility of reviving a failing team on a losing streak with major issue of lack of discipline amongst the players who are teenagers engulfed in the...
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...On November 10th, Coach Ken Carter came to speak to the students at Radford University. I am a huge fan of the movie “Coach Carter”, and was very excited to see him in person and hear what he had to say. I was very impressed, to say the least. He started off his presentation by running down the aisles blowing a whistle. It startled me at first, but I thought it was an extremely creative opener. Since I was thoroughly involved in theatre back in high school, I couldn’t help but notice how Samuel L. Jackson captured Ken’s persona so perfectly. His demeanor and charismatic charm reminded me so much of the movie! Ken talked about several different things, but the main theme of his speech was to work hard and see it pay off. He brought up several valid points that I will definitely remember. One thing that he talked about that was important was to “look the part”. In my fraternity, we are always working hard to obtain a business casual attire when we conduct professional interviews, and I am also required to dress this way when I go to my internship. He brought up the fact that if you look the part, people will take you seriously. The best part of the presentation, in my opinion, was when he asked a young lady to come up to the front of the audience. He gave her a $20 bill. She respectfully took it. He then pulled out a $1 bill and autographed it. He then asked her which one she would rather have and she immediately pulled out the autographed $1 bill. He connected it to real life...
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...The fundamental elements of character for Coach Ken Carter, the title character in the film “Coach Carter” were integrity and honesty, and self knowledge. Honesty because he told the players what he expected from them in the beginning. Self knowledge because he asked each player to think about what they wanted from the game of basketball, and helped them to realize it wasn’t just a game, but a chance for them to shine and lift a community and themselves out of negative situations, provided they make that choice. Finally integrity because, although many coaches talk a good game when it comes to holding players accountable for their behavior, Coach Carter actually walked the walk, so to speak. He cancelled a game when he found that players were not honoring the promises they had made to him to stay eligible. Coach Carter dealt with many things in this film, including unruly players and an administration that was not willing to go the extra mile for him they way he had shown that he was. The biggest dilemma the coach faced in this movie was whether or not to suspend players or games because of a lack of adherence to rules he had set in place before the season started. He told the players they each must maintain a certain GPA, and must attend classes, where he would be getting progress reports from each teacher. However, after many games in the season, his players took these requirements for a joke, and Coach Carter summarily locked the gymnasium doors until they satisfied...
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...Coach Carter is based on a true story that happened in Richmond, California in 1999. It’s about a man who once played for the Richmond high school basketball team and he decides he wants to coach them. The players on his team have no respect and think they can do whatever they want. Timo Cruz is one of the main characters in this movie, he gets kicked off before Carter hands out his contracts and he quits once more during the season. Another main character is Kenyon Stone, he has struggles involving his girlfriend being pregnant and trying to go to college and play basketball there. Carter gives out his a contract to all his players and he actually takes them seriously which the school doesn’t like because basketball is the only thing most of these kids have. This contract forces these kids to go to class and maintain a certain average in order to play. The team starts off great winning its first 14 games but Carter soon finds out from progress reports that most of his players aren’t maintaining the required grades so he decides to cancel all team activities and locks the court until the team raises their grades. This makes the whole community angry and it eventually leads to him getting fired but the players still want him as a coach so he stays. One of the issues from Coach Carter is teenage pregnancy. Keynon Stone gets his girlfriend pregnant and now has to plan out his life like whether or not he’s going to go to college to play basketball or stay home with his girlfriend...
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...the movie Coach Carter. This story follows a basketball coach who transforms a group of undisciplined and arrogant high school boys into a highly respectable basketball team. Coach Carter and his team go through a series of unpredictable events before reaching success. Using Chapter 3, The Relational Leadership Model, Chapter 7, Being in Communities, and Chapter 8, Interacting in Teams and Groups I will relate the actions of Coach Carter and his team to these important leadership theories. Coach Carter accepts the job of head basketball coach of the Richmond Oilers with great purpose. He knows that the program is in ruins and that great changes must be made. He perfectly embodies every aspect of the Relational Leadership Model, described in Chapter 3. First, he is purposeful. He is committed to creating change and setting standards for a team who has never experienced such structure. He sets goals and radiates positivity. Coach Carter also exercises the inclusive aspect of the model. He is open to coaching any player who is qualified and willing to abide by his standards. He even allows his son to transfer schools so that he can be a member of his team. He believes that he can make a difference in these boys’ lives, and develop them not only into basketball players, but into young men. Carter is also extremely empowering. He sees potential in each player and encourages individual and team building exercises. Ethics are the most important thing to Coach Carter. His team...
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...Coach Carter is a great leader, teacher and planner. Throughout my life experience working, I find it really hard to start my day without a plan of attack. In the movie Coach Carter, the first way of attacking the goal was by developing a plan. He developed a plan by coming up with a contract that the basketball team had to abide by in order to play. According to Richard L. Daft, “A plan is a blueprint specifying the resource allocations, schedules, and other actions necessary for attaining goals”(Daft, 2012). Ultimately Coach Carter and the basketball teams goal is to attain an education and win basketball games while doing so. In the Harvard Business Review, Mastering the Management Systems, they describe five steps of planning which are: Develop the plan, Translate the plan, Plan operations, Execute the plan, and Monitor and Learn. Coach Carter developed a plan by using the contract as his mission statement. This contract gave all the players the necessary information they needed to be successful on and off the court. He even explained to them how they should speak to each other and the coaches, as well as telling them were they should sit in class. Once the mission statement is stated he plans how to accomplish these goals. Planning once again becomes an important factor. The movie Coach Carter is based in a low-income neighborhood, where dropouts were what the kids ended up doing, where there were not a high percentage of graduates. This type of environment made it...
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...The rules that Coach Carter had put upon his team are the following: players to exhibit respectful behavior, attend every class, sit in the front row of every class, maintain a 2.3 GPA, and wear a suit and tie to each game day as a requisite to participate in each game. 2. Coach Carter had imposed these rules, as a way of disciplining the players. Through this, they can be more respectful to their peers or colleagues, which will inevitably aid them through the development of important social skills. Imposing these rules will also aid the players to obtain a much better future, combining their basketball skills with good academics ensures that they have a future in college. By doing so, the players prove the statistics wrong (50% of the school’s students graduate, and only a handful of those who graduate, enter college), which means that there will grow to be more hope in the educator's eyes, through hard work, comes quality and accomplishment....
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...After watching the film I would like to share my point of view. Of course I know this situation from both sides all too well. One big topic in this film was about leadership shown best in the following quote from Coach Carter “You really need to consider the message you're sending these boys by ending the lockout. It's the same message that we as a culture send to our professional athletes; and that is that they are above the law. If these boys cannot honor the simple rules of a basketball contract, how long do you think it will be before they're out there breaking the law? I played ball here at Richmond High 30 years ago. It was the same thing then; some of my teammates went to prison, some of them even ended up dead. If you vote to end the lockout, you won't have to terminate me; I'll quit.” Related to our roles as leaders in company there are many similarities. The essential tasks of leadership are: • • • • Leading by example and stand up for what you believe Selling direction and set clear expectations Aligning people (in the end Carter could have failed if the players didn’t align) Encourage a team ethic (there is no I in team and one essential for team work is respect and trust) Of course there is a small line between being a great leader, a drill instructor and too stubborn to admit any failure. Before becoming a great leader we have to be accountable and authentic. I have found an useful article in the Harvard Business Review about being authentic. Here you can read the...
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...Coach carter has always left a ever lasting impression on me because of the hard work and dedication displayed by coach Ken Carter. In 1999, Carter became a coach in his old high school located in Richmond, CA. The high school is surrounded by poverty and violence from gangs in surrounding areas. Little did Carter know he became a coach for a basketball team that was very de-motivated, and lacking the grades required to get into College/University. Carter wanted the maximum commitment from his team, he decided to create a contract that states that the boys will have to do things that they were never used to. The contract entails that the boys will have to show respectful behavior, dress in a professional manner, and obtain sufficient grades in order to stay apart of the team. He realized that his team was failing to meet the requirements of the contract in regards to grades and takes immediate action and cancels all team activities and locks the court until the grades prove otherwise from all members of the team. Carter was determined to better the future of every single boy on that team as long as they showed dedication to improve. He wants the boys to not only be the best in basketball but also the best in their future by making sure they do everything he asks of them listed in the contract. The amount of passion and dedication Carter displayed, has made this movie the best sports...
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...Character Education- Concordia 2013 2013 Book Review Berenstein Bears and The Truth Flugga Character Education- Concordia 2013 2013 Book Review Berenstein Bears and The Truth Flugga The story begins with Brother and Sister Bear sitting at home, bored and claiming there is nothing to do. Sister Bear has come up with many great ideas to pass the time, but Brother doesn’t like any of her ideas. Bothered by this she starts teasing him about being in love with the soccer ball. Infuriated, he dares her to stop him from dribbling the ball past her. As with anytime anyone plays soccer in the house something bad is bound to happen! This time their Mama’s favorite lamp gets broken. When Mama gets home, the cubs blame the broken lamp on a bird. In describing the bird the children come up with an elaborate description. After Papa bear came home the cubs then told him the story, but this time some of the details had changed. Neither parent was fooled about the children’s story. Mama Bear explains to the cubs that the lamp can be put back together, but was very sad and disappointed that her children were lying to her and that trust cannot be repaired as easily. At this point both cubs feel bad and start taking the blame for their parts in the lamp being broken. This is the last time the cubs tell a “whopper” story. They still slip up and break the rules, but they have learned their lesson and never lie again. The cubs come to learn that they should always tell the truth...
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...Growing up playing ball, which includes football, baseball, and my first love basketball, it has took me all across the world and allowed me to meet and network with other players and coaches. With that being said the game of basketball broaden my ideas all together. The love for the game drives me today to become someday a coach at the collegiate level. For this assignment I went forth with interviewing my coach Kelly Wells who has also influenced my life in many other ways than just the correct way of scoring the basketball. I began our conversation with coach Wells asking him to answer a few question about the lifestyle of his career and the first thing he said to me was to go another route. I thought that was pretty funny. He began to answer my first set of questions about why coaching, that I think every player would have said, which was the fact that he just loved it so much. After a while, I kind of turned into the one answering questions and he began to ask. The depth of our conversation consisted about his family and how they are a major part of his success. He explained how the understanding and reasoning with his career just takes off so much stress. He hates to miss things with his family such as children birthday’s or sometime anniversary dates because of games or practice or travel. However they understand and shares his love for coaching and the game of...
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...options for developing it within an organization. And in conclusion, I will identify 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages of developing in house coaching. 2 types of coaching * Sports Coaching: This is what many people think of when they hear the word “coach”. A “player” is helped to develop their skills by a “coach”. On the other hand, the term sports coach encompasses a wide range of roles and approaches, from the football manager on the touchline, through one-to-one coaches for athletes and players, to specialist coaches for fitness and health. There are also coaches who focus on the ‘mental game’, helping sports players fine-tune their psychological preparation for high-pressure events. * Executive coaching: is a form of business coaching which is typically aimed at developing senior managers, directors and key players within a business setting. It may enhance current performance, taking skills and abilities to a new level and help individuals adapt to new situations or it may address poor performance. This type of coaching may also be termed Leadership Coaching or Performance Coaching as it tends to target the same audience and similar issues. How coaching can be directive and non directive? 1. Directive: Is where the coach offers you solutions, tools and techniques for moving forward. You may like to be offered solutions however the danger is that the solution...
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...Coach Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K.) and Coach Robert Knight (Coach Knight) were two of the most winning and successful coaches to ever coach basketball. These men are not just known for their record wins, but for their unique leadership. They each had a unique way of leading their teams. Coach Knight was Indiana University’s head basketball coach and became a legend there. Coach K. was the head coach at Duke University since 1980. A fact of interest, both of these two men knew each other in an earlier time. Coach Knight had been Mike Krzyzewski’s basketball coach when he played for the United States Military Academy at West Point. It was there they began to build a relationship of trust and respect that would follow and remain with them throughout both of their careers and beyond, as they were also friends. Each of these men have differing ways in which they lead their teams, but there are leadership styles which they shared when it came to coaching. When taking the model which Robert Katz developed we can see there are skills that did account for their success. Coach Knight held two of the leadership traits that were professed by Katz. Those were technical skills and conceptual skills. He had the ability to know exactly was needed and how to make changes based on each individual situation. According to Katz’s model, Coach Knight did not have human skills. He was known for his roughness (e.g; using high levels of profanity and throwing objects onto the court). He did not have human...
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