Dr. Zach Mercurio

And the questionnaire had questions about their personal lives, their goals, their dreams, their ambitions. And he gave it to them. And he asked them to turn it in at the first meeting. He sent it to them. Well, only a couple of them turned it in at the first meeting. And he realized that they didn't think that he was serious.

And the questionnaire had questions about their personal lives, their goals, their dreams, their ambitions. And he gave it to them. And he asked them to turn it in at the first meeting. He sent it to them. Well, only a couple of them turned it in at the first meeting. And he realized that they didn't think that he was serious.

And the questionnaire had questions about their personal lives, their goals, their dreams, their ambitions. And he gave it to them. And he asked them to turn it in at the first meeting. He sent it to them. Well, only a couple of them turned it in at the first meeting. And he realized that they didn't think that he was serious.

And so he went around this room and asked them questions about their personal lives and spent all this time repeating their names back to them, going around, repeating what he heard about their personal lives as they shared. And he said, I'm serious about this. I want to know you as people, not just players.

And so he went around this room and asked them questions about their personal lives and spent all this time repeating their names back to them, going around, repeating what he heard about their personal lives as they shared. And he said, I'm serious about this. I want to know you as people, not just players.

And so he went around this room and asked them questions about their personal lives and spent all this time repeating their names back to them, going around, repeating what he heard about their personal lives as they shared. And he said, I'm serious about this. I want to know you as people, not just players.

And he said after he did that, after he said each person's name, after he invested time in each person in one meeting, the next Monday after workouts, everybody turned in their questionnaire. When one of the players was asked why they didn't turn in the questionnaire, they said, we did what was expected of us, which was to fail and fail epically.

And he said after he did that, after he said each person's name, after he invested time in each person in one meeting, the next Monday after workouts, everybody turned in their questionnaire. When one of the players was asked why they didn't turn in the questionnaire, they said, we did what was expected of us, which was to fail and fail epically.

And he said after he did that, after he said each person's name, after he invested time in each person in one meeting, the next Monday after workouts, everybody turned in their questionnaire. When one of the players was asked why they didn't turn in the questionnaire, they said, we did what was expected of us, which was to fail and fail epically.

And what was amazing is that he saw their potential, invested in their potential, and so they acted as if they had potential. Now, here's some other practices he used. When they went on school buses, he would go sit with the players. A lot of coaches sit up front, but he would go sit with them. He would move down the aisle and talk to them about their lives and what was going on with them.

And what was amazing is that he saw their potential, invested in their potential, and so they acted as if they had potential. Now, here's some other practices he used. When they went on school buses, he would go sit with the players. A lot of coaches sit up front, but he would go sit with them. He would move down the aisle and talk to them about their lives and what was going on with them.

And what was amazing is that he saw their potential, invested in their potential, and so they acted as if they had potential. Now, here's some other practices he used. When they went on school buses, he would go sit with the players. A lot of coaches sit up front, but he would go sit with them. He would move down the aisle and talk to them about their lives and what was going on with them.

He would go to their other sports games. He would show up outside the cafeteria. He would become friendly with their friends so he knew them better.

He would go to their other sports games. He would show up outside the cafeteria. He would become friendly with their friends so he knew them better.

He would go to their other sports games. He would show up outside the cafeteria. He would become friendly with their friends so he knew them better.

and he also was a great listener one of the things that happens in hockey is that lines need to be changed lines are the configurations of where hockey players are sent off the bench to to get on the ice together and if someone wanted to change lines he would say okay go talk to all the coaches and let's see if it's a good idea to them if they say it's a good idea let's try it and see how it works and then i'm going to schedule a meeting with you to see how you think it went

and he also was a great listener one of the things that happens in hockey is that lines need to be changed lines are the configurations of where hockey players are sent off the bench to to get on the ice together and if someone wanted to change lines he would say okay go talk to all the coaches and let's see if it's a good idea to them if they say it's a good idea let's try it and see how it works and then i'm going to schedule a meeting with you to see how you think it went

and he also was a great listener one of the things that happens in hockey is that lines need to be changed lines are the configurations of where hockey players are sent off the bench to to get on the ice together and if someone wanted to change lines he would say okay go talk to all the coaches and let's see if it's a good idea to them if they say it's a good idea let's try it and see how it works and then i'm going to schedule a meeting with you to see how you think it went

He would let them try these ideas. I think the next year they lost five games. And then repeatedly they were ranked in the top percentages of high school teams without any major change in talent level. And I think that you see this when you look at studies of athletes, when you look at studies of coaches. The best coaches seem to see the person before the athlete.

He would let them try these ideas. I think the next year they lost five games. And then repeatedly they were ranked in the top percentages of high school teams without any major change in talent level. And I think that you see this when you look at studies of athletes, when you look at studies of coaches. The best coaches seem to see the person before the athlete.