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1. Ask the players to help you describe a good athlete. They can use one word, like "fast", or a phrase, like "knows the rules". Try to get every player and coach to give at least one response. After many response say, "That would certainly describe a good athlete. You could call those things "Qualities" of a good athlete. We could also think of qualities of a good person. This year, we want to emphasize four of those qualities: caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. I think those four are also qualities of a good athlete and somebody I would like to have on our team, don't you?"
2. Say, "You should notice most of the things we said about a good athlete are things everyone can improve on. We can all get faster with practice and learn more about the rules. We'll work on these things during practice. The same is true of the four qualities of a good person. We can all be more caring, honest, respectful, and responsible. Each week, we will spend time talking about these qualities and how they can help us be better athletes, team members, and people."