SO Accountability Quiz 3

On Page 33, chapter 3 is about Consider the Consequences. The book states that you must consciously consider how your every _____, ______, and even ______ could impact your team.

• action, interaction, inaction

• breakfast, lunch, dinner

• making plays in a ball game

• acting like a fool in class

At the bottom of page 34, it states ... "One of the primary reasons why some coaches hold the whole team accountable for one person's mistake is that a single person's choices and actions can have serious consequences that impact everyone on your team.

Once person's choices ______ "

• don't really matter.

• doesn't effect me.

• what I do doesn't matter.

• can be the margin between winning and losing.

At the bottom of page 33, the book discusses how your choices have consequences. "Because your choices have consequences that impact so many others, you must think through the consequences of your words and actions before you say them and before you do them. You must ask yourself, "Is this what I want to do to my teammates? Is this what I want to do to my brothers/sisters? Is this what I want to do to my coaches? Do I want to _______ them or _______ them?"

• punish / challenge

• inspire / upset

• Help / Hurt

• discourage / encourage

Each one of you has been given one of these "Wait, Stop, Think" cards by our football program. In your own words, explain what it means and give an example of how you either have used it already or a scenario where you could use it in the future.

At the top of page 37 the chapter outlines a 3 point test to see if you should be help accountable for something. Below, check ALL the boxes that apply to that test.

• Did you CAUSE it

• Did you CONTRIBUTE to it

• tried to talk others out of doing what they were doing

• Did you CONDONE it

On pages 52 & 53, the book talks about the difference between Explanations and Excuses. "An explanation provides a rational reason for why a mistake, failure, or loss occurred where the person giving it __________." An excuse attempts to justify or explain away a mistake, failure, or loss by shifting the blame ________ and on to someone or something else."

• Pizza / Popcorn

• takes full responsibility / away from oneself

• making plays / working hard

• not studying my opponent / looking past a team with a bad record

At the top of page 61, it states "Accountable teammates realize. You're all

At the bottom of page 62 it states "Accountable teammates don't hide from each other and the coaching staff. They invest the time to find out exactly ______________ and keep tabs on the team."

At the top of page 65, it states "Ultimately, accountability is all about owning your outcomes - all of them. The ____, the _____, and especially the ____."

At the top of page 66, it states "Accountable teammates __________ to the team and any others they might have affected for letting them down and not meeting the team's expectations and standards."