Staff being creative...

[volfaninky]

I love the energy being put into creating the brotherhood and trust in each other. Can’t hurt!

 

[CA_Vol]

Just win, baby.

 

[volfan8]

Glad we are seeing some videos of training. I feel like with CJP it was like seeing a unicorn if we got any footage of anything. I’m sure the UT media hated him.

 

[N.ohio vol]

Im all for it! I'm hoping they get way more out of this coaching staff than the last. Anything has to be better! Go Vols!

 

[Kinglberry]

Good fun team building exercises. Leaders emerge, communication improves. In time, these guys should grow into the team they haven't been.

 

[Orange defense]

Wow! This is the second thing as a team effort. The dodgeball scene was fantastic. Whose ideas are these? Heupel!? I’ve never seen anything like this. Sure, there may be things that teams do together, but this is something early on going on. I like these approaches.

 

[AshG]

Solid stuff. This will mean a lot when the the pressure gets turned up this fall.

 

[jim pique]

Sometimes in a game,at a track meet,or in a huddle,all you need is a look or a nod from a teammate you trust,not necessarily a leader,to let you know/feel things are OK.Then you go on with your assignment.These "games"can help,not hurt.GBO

 

[XMR]

We've all had jobs that sucked after the fun was taken away. Its refreshing seeing the team having fun while learning basic life skills. Regardless of what your doing if your not having fun along the way its hard to put in the effort. GBO..

 

[Eastknox865]

This is really cute but I could care less, show me in game results

 

[Remy]

Football is a sport and people playing it ought to have fun as it's a game. I have no issue using tools like this for team building some times. But football at this level is pretty freakin' serious as well. I've got to think Bama for example uses their team building as being simply able to make the cut or get on the field and be one of the elites, like our military spec ops do. Hopefully we'll have youngsters on the team come together and strive to be special simply because they are Vols.

 

[ThreatLevelOrange]

Changing the toxic culture won’t happen overnight. You have to make this into a place where people want to be. Success and liking your “place of work” often go hand in hand.

 

[robby487]

We are building a family, brick by brick.

 

[FLVOL_79]

Thats the biggest challenge critical thinking wise most of them will ever be put through in college.

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

We must have some sort of corporate ROPES instructor on retainer. Maybe some trust falls next.

 

[mitzustu]

Alontae is the clear leader. Love it. Good for him. Have fun at media days this summer Alontae.

 

[Volskil]

We are building a family, brick by brick.

oh no you didn’t

 

[ScottyG210]

Wow! This is the second thing as a team effort. The dodgeball scene was fantastic. Whose ideas are these? Heupel!? I’ve never seen anything like this. Sure, there may be things that teams do together, but this is something early on going on. I like these approaches.

These are team building and problem solving drills, military schools do them all the time. You would be amazed at how much rapport can be built by a group in very little time. They're an awesome way to build chemistry.

 

[VOLAGAIN]

This is really cute but I could care less, show me in game results

This is how you get there...part of the process

 

[Iam4utalways]

Let our guys get a breath of fresh air. There will be long days full of work. They must embrace their relentless pursuit of excellence.

 

[tim]

Just because we have seen this before and may find it cheesy we need to realize players rotate in and out every 3-5 years. Building trust and bringing players together outside of practice does a lot for chemistry. The kids (and people in general) need to love something before they’ll run through a wall for it.

 

[Brave Volunteer]

Just win baby!

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

I love the energy being put into creating the brotherhood and trust in each other. Can’t hurt!

I really like how Heupel and Coaches are interacting with the team in a thought provoking teambuilding way!

 

[NoAlblazervol]

Problem solving. What a concept!

 

[tbh]

Just because we have seen this before and may find it cheesy we need to realize players rotate in and out every 3-5 years. Building trust and bringing players together outside of practice does a lot for chemistry. The kids (and people in general) need to love something before they’ll run through a wall for it.

Yep! I'm as much of a 'show me results on the field' type as the next, but these kinds of exercises have worked for other groups and it's nice to see them trying something to hit the reset button and start fresh w.r.t. a sense of teamwork. After last season, they're pretty much starting from scratch and I'm glad they're looking for ways to motivate the team members other than special brown bag lunches.