No One Ever Washes Their Rental Car

Too many players today are using their team/program the same way they use a rental car. They see their team's primary purpose being to get them from where they are to where they think they want to go. In high school, it's to get to the college level. At the college level, it's to get to the professional level. And even at the professional level, it's often to get to the superstar level where a contract is guaranteed and more endorsements are available. The problem with this mindset is that no one ever washes a rental car.

This attitude is more prevalent today than it has ever been because players have played on more teams than they ever have.  Many players today have the trade-in mentality--when things begin to ratttle they look for a new team instead of trying to fix the problem or at least get to the root cause of the situation. They have not made an investment into it. They don't take care of it the same way they would if they were making payments on it.

Another problem is they don't care who rides in the car. They'll let anyone trash their car because it's not theirs. They don't take care of the necessary maintenance that is required for it to keep it running smoothly. They rely on someone else to do it...aka the rental agency. That attitude when pertaining to a team is seen as it the coach's job to handle problems, not theirs. Simply put they do not take care of things they do not own.

When you can get your team members to go from a rental attitude to one of ownership you then have the investment required to be successful. And in the end, everyone will get where they want to go and take each other with them.

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