From Josh Spector’s newsletter:
Back in the 80s, Jerry Seinfeld was invited to speak to a standup comedy class.
Here's what he told them:
The fact that you have even signed up for this class is a very bad sign for what you're trying to do.
The fact that you think anyone can help you or there's anything that you need to learn...you have gone off on a bad track.
Because nobody knows anything about any of this.
And if you want to do it, what I really should do is I should have a giant flag behind me that I would pull a string and it would roll down, and on it the flag would just say two words:
Just work.
Curiosity then Work
I want to get players to the point of co-creation. The faster this interaction happens, the higher the upside… This is an example of co-creation:
“Hey coach, I saw that video you sent me last night of Datsyuk pulling the puck in close to his feet when playing one on one with a defender. Would it be even better to protect the puck from a poke check if he pulled it between his legs and caught the puck on the other side?
It might look like this…(player demo’s for me on the ice)
What do you think?”
If you think this is a perfect world, fantasy land and players will not do this… I’ve got bad news…
Your players are scared of you.
Stay with me for a few more lines and I’ll explain.
This ties into Seinfeld’s story right here.
Your Practices have to be a Playground
We pay money to go watch the most artistic players play.
We watch the Penguins for Sidney Crosby.
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