It 's that magical time of year again when we step out of "March Madness" into "April Amazement." Amazement at the talents of the final four teams, that is!
Watching the games over the weekend, it occurred to me that the NCAA Basketball Tournament is a classic study on what it takes to reach the highest levels of performance in a highly competitive environment - one that is not unlike today 's business world. Just like the final four teams, companies need to have talented people, leaders who can take charge, organizational balance and depth, clearly defined roles, and excellent strategies and plans.
Talented people are the main ingredient in a successful business, just as gifted players are the key to a winning team. Talented people
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Likewise, without a good leader to set the example, where would companies look for inspiration and guidance? Great business leaders and team leaders keep engaging the right resources to bring about success both in the business markets as well as on the hardwood.
Organizational balance and depth is the third key ingredient for success. Teamwork, regardless of whether it involves a round ball or an important strategy is required to stay ahead in the game. Chemistry, cooperation and collaboration are also necessities in order to optimize results - be it on the court or in the conference room.
And a team doesn 't just start running like a well-oiled machine; clearly defined roles are necessary for this to happen. People and players are coached to understand their roles in making the team better, and each one 's skills and knowledge are tapped for the benefit of the whole.
Last but not least, a successful business cannot exist without strategies and plans. I mean could you imagine a final four team without an outstanding coach backed by a winning playbook? Doesn 't exist. This all-essential playbook is understood and
If you looked at the cover of the book or you just know what the term “Final Four” means in relation to March, you may already know that this book is about basketball. This story is realistic fiction, by Paul Volponi called “The Final Four”. The story is about two teams, the Michigan State Spartans and the underdog Troy University Trojans, which have gone through the NCAA tournament and have been matched up in one of the Final Four games in which the winner faces the winner of the North Carolina vs Duke game in the NCAA tournament championship game. The story switches off the different perspectives between the four main characters;Malcolm, Roko, Crispin, and Michael. They go back and forth and it takes you through their stories of how they
Millions of Americans are watching March Madness. Advertisers make millions, and so do schools and the NCAA, but not the players. Just this weekend, President Barack Obama said it's time for the NCAA to rethink the way it protects and punishes athletes. "The students need to be taken better care of because they are generating a lot of revenue. It doesn't matter whether they get cut, it doesn't matter whether they get hurt.
Winning is fun, however it must get boring if all your team does is destroy your opponent. This is the University of Connecticut (also known as UConn) women’s basketball team with a win streak of 111 games that was heartbreakingly ended in the semifinals of the 2017 NCAA tournament with a 66-64 loss to Mississippi State. Jan Diehm, the author of “111 Wins and Counting,” writes about this streak and claims that the UConn women’s basketball team is one of the best college teams to ever compete, in the newspaper The Guardian. Diehm believes that this success is due to the skill of each player on the team and their ability to execute the coach’s plan. She supports this claim through her use of statistics, quotes and logic.
If more teams not in a power 5 conference start to outshine the majority of good teams in the power 5 conferences, the committee will have no choice but to select the “underdogs” to advance to the playoffs. If this scenario continues to play out for the next few years, the committee will see the shift of national viewers and college football culture adapt to a fairer playoff selection mindset. This will force the playoff committee to change how
While universities, coaches, and arguably the NCAA are all essential stakeholders within the business of college
Have you ever heard of the “Fab Five”. So the “Fab Five” was one of the greatest recruiting classes ever, during their freshman year at the University of Michigan the starting lineup were all freshman, that is very rare in college basketball. In their freshman year they lost in the National Championship to Duke University. During their sophomore year they lost in the National Championship again but this time to the University of North Carolina. After their sophomore season Chris Webber declared for the NBA Draft and the “Fab Five was no more.
Dabo Swinney: A Transformational Leader Leadership is a very important part of having a successful organization. A strong leader brings a vision, and provides the motivation needed to unite a group bring them to achieve a common goal by aligning the organization to its vision. Good leaders are inspirational and charismatic they lead their organization through the internal and external changes that occur (Gupta, 2009). Dabo Swinney, the head coach of the Clemson Tigers football team is an exemplary example of a strong leader.
Picture this, you are at your college’s sports game, and it’s the championship game. Your team isn’t doing so hot and they are expected to lose the game. However the star athlete of the team does the unexpected and ties up the game. Everyone is going berserk and the fans’ hopes are up. Then, within the next couple plays the same star player scores again destroying the entire other team to win his college the game and the trophy.
Now that schools are relatively deep into conference play, the college basketball picture is becoming more clear. There have been quite a few surprises this year, including Duke’s and Kentucky’s struggles as both teams are on the verge of falling out of the AP Top 25 Poll. Other surprises include the Xavier Musketeers’ strong start to the season, the Oklahoma Sooners’ rise to become the top team in the country and the Providence Friars’ ascension into the top 10. With perennial national powers struggling and several lesser known schools currently in the top 10, basketball enthusiasts should possibly expect more upsets than normal when March Madness arrives. Below are a few predictions for the upcoming 2016 NCAA Tournament.
LEARNER’S NAME: EMMANUEL DIBIAGWU ASSIGNMENT 2 UNDERSTAND HOW TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN EFFECTIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS 1.1 Explain the benefits of effective working relationships in developing and maintaining the team (20 marks) The benefits of effective working relationship in developing a team include the following: Improved Morale Good working relationships in teams help to improve the morale of team members. When there is effective working relationship among employees as well as managers, the employees feel that they are respected, and their voice are heard, thereby fostering an enabling workplace full of energy and overall happiness. Effective working relationship between employees enables them to support each other when improvement is called for and helps to develop their esteem.
Did you know that in March Madness (one of the biggest tournaments for college basketball) that there are over 9 million dollars spent on just betting. No commercials or anything, just betting. College basketball is so much more interesting than NBA basketball, but in the NBA the stadiums are bigger so more people come. People don't realize how lazy players are in the NBA. College basketball is so much more interesting than NBA because they try harder in games, they rebound, which leads to big things, and there has been more money spent on March Madness than any other tournament in college basketball.
For this project a metric would be used to predict who was going to win the 2017 March Madness Tournament. The metric consists of a team’s RPI and two stats that have a strong correlation coefficient to how the teams finished in the 2016 tournament. The Rating Percentage Index (RPI)is a ranking system that is used to determine a team 's rank in the tournament and during the regular season. The two stats had to have a moderate correlation to how the last 16 teams in the 2016 tournament finished. Also a scatter plot was used to display two different stats and how they correlated.
As a team, each teammate has a role to play. These roles play to the player’s strengths and their abilities. Whether their strength is hitting, blocking, setting, or passing, there is a certain spot for each person. These spots are necessary for the team to be effective.
Air ball— again. My form was lost, coordination gone, and so was my patience. I’ve stopped playing basketball for 3 months mainly because of school work and things going on in my life. I was determined to get my skills back no matter how long it’ll take. I started a game of basketball with other people inside the gyms court.
However, within each of these teams every person and role is equally important in maintaining the success of the team. I believe this is also true in Business where there are so many key components that contribute to the success of a Business. Intellectual curiosity has always been the driving force for my education and just when I think I