2. The Army Crew Team Keil Bartholomew Mark Beeman
Lt. Col Heilman, Ph.D Mgt 345 - M1
Scott Mendoza Katrina Eromin

3. Key Individuals
Varsity
C
Coach P
JV

5. BackGround
Coach P coaches the USMA crew team
selects members based on tests
JV boat has frequently winning over the
Varsity boat during practice
One week left before nationals

7. Issues to address
Coach P has a lack of leadership
Lack of time: 4 days (tick-tock)
Coach P has to decide how rows for nationals

9. Causes of Issue
Coach P makes team compete against each other
causing a rift
JV does not want to move up (keep JV team together)
Varsity is skewed with a lot of Individuals

11. Action Plan
Option 1
Most radical
Promote JV to Varsity for Nationals
Option 2
Keep as is
Intervene to improve the performance of the Varsity Team
Option 3
Switch positions (roles) around
Find who is the best at each position

13. Action Plan (Decide)
Switch...
positions of the Varsity team members
The Break
Down
Day 1 Day 2
No practice
Optimal combination by running
through every combination Watch motivational vidoes
Write out affirmations

15. The Break Down (Con’t)
Day 3 Day 4
Motivate through positive reinforcement
Light Practice
Make Team aware that winning is achievable
Make JV lose (con dence builder)
Annotate how far the Team has come in a short
period

17. Risks and Contingency
Varsity will get worse and will not come together as a team
Coach P does realize the psychological value over physical value

19. Course Material
Norms
Conflict
Influence
Coaching
Leadership

21. Course Material
Motivation
Perceptions
Communication
Decision Making
Teamwork/Team Performance

23. Questions ?