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per Chip:
The term “culture” has become so ingrained in the sports world that it now stands at the peak of buzzwords.
Every new coach hired talks about installing his or her culture every 30 seconds. Executives tasked with leading organizations sound as if they get paid handsomely with every mention of the word.
Pick a sport. Any sport. It’s inescapable. Culture this, culture that, culture, culture, culture.
Guess what? It’s true. Culture is a real thing that matters, however nebulous the concept or application of it might seem.
Lindsay Whalen is learning that reality in the same manner as every other new or young coach — the hard way.
Whalen’s best player, junior guard Destiny Pitts, announced a few hours before the tip-off of Thursday’s game against No. 22 Iowa that she is leaving the Gophers women’s basketball program via the transfer portal.
Go Gophers!!
The term “culture” has become so ingrained in the sports world that it now stands at the peak of buzzwords.
Every new coach hired talks about installing his or her culture every 30 seconds. Executives tasked with leading organizations sound as if they get paid handsomely with every mention of the word.
Pick a sport. Any sport. It’s inescapable. Culture this, culture that, culture, culture, culture.
Guess what? It’s true. Culture is a real thing that matters, however nebulous the concept or application of it might seem.
Lindsay Whalen is learning that reality in the same manner as every other new or young coach — the hard way.
Whalen’s best player, junior guard Destiny Pitts, announced a few hours before the tip-off of Thursday’s game against No. 22 Iowa that she is leaving the Gophers women’s basketball program via the transfer portal.
Lindsay Whalen learning the difficulties of trying to build her own culture
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!