Learning From Women's Soccer - Leveraging the Value of Competition for Success

Posted Dec 6, 2011
UNC Head Coach Anson Dorrance’s success is due in part to a style of coaching that maximizes the potential for high-performing, competitive individuals to gel into championship teams. How does he create an atmosphere where players must be competitive in everything they do (in training, in practice, and in the classroom), yet are able to come together so well as a team on the field? (Forbes)

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