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<blockquote data-quote="jwsavhGT" data-source="post: 404129" data-attributes="member: 652"><p><em>TaQuon and fellow seniors <strong>Andrew Marshall</strong> and <strong>Lamont Simmons</strong> were diligent in choosing their team. So were Mitchell and fellow senior-to-be <strong>Clinton Lynch</strong> drafted theirs.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Yes, drafted.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>This process began with Johnson empowering the rising seniors as front-office officials.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"We go into the staff meeting room and we have every single name all up on a board," Mitchell said. "You try to make the best decisions on which of your teammates will provide the best chance to win ... Which guys are going to work the hardest?"</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>While competition doesn't end, Marshall said the goal is to raise the collective tide.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"In a sense, you don't want to see any other teams lose points because you know the team overall suffers," he explained. "You want your team to have the most points, but the goal is to get the whole team collectively to go the right direction."</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>In addition to prompting players to work toward spring practice, which will begin after Georgia Tech's spring break near the end of March, this program teaches responsibility and prompts student-athletes to evaluate, adjust and account for themselves.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>As much as anything, this program encourages peer-to-peer accountability, and the draft process is critical.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>So is waking up teammates for pre-breakfast workouts.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"There are guys who don't get picked (early)," Mitchell said. "It kind of exposes some people. The guys that get chosen last are the ones that nobody wants on on their team. It is a motivator . . .</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"You've got to be accountable to yourself, but also the guys next to you. It means a lot more coming from your peers because they're doing the same things you're doing . . . if it's not one of us (captains making early-morning phone calls to wake up teammates), it's the guys that are rooming with them. It's trying to teach accountability."</em></p><p><em></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jwsavhGT, post: 404129, member: 652"] [I]TaQuon and fellow seniors [B]Andrew Marshall[/B] and [B]Lamont Simmons[/B] were diligent in choosing their team. So were Mitchell and fellow senior-to-be [B]Clinton Lynch[/B] drafted theirs. Yes, drafted. This process began with Johnson empowering the rising seniors as front-office officials. "We go into the staff meeting room and we have every single name all up on a board," Mitchell said. "You try to make the best decisions on which of your teammates will provide the best chance to win ... Which guys are going to work the hardest?" While competition doesn't end, Marshall said the goal is to raise the collective tide. "In a sense, you don't want to see any other teams lose points because you know the team overall suffers," he explained. "You want your team to have the most points, but the goal is to get the whole team collectively to go the right direction." In addition to prompting players to work toward spring practice, which will begin after Georgia Tech's spring break near the end of March, this program teaches responsibility and prompts student-athletes to evaluate, adjust and account for themselves. As much as anything, this program encourages peer-to-peer accountability, and the draft process is critical. So is waking up teammates for pre-breakfast workouts. "There are guys who don't get picked (early)," Mitchell said. "It kind of exposes some people. The guys that get chosen last are the ones that nobody wants on on their team. It is a motivator . . . "You've got to be accountable to yourself, but also the guys next to you. It means a lot more coming from your peers because they're doing the same things you're doing . . . if it's not one of us (captains making early-morning phone calls to wake up teammates), it's the guys that are rooming with them. It's trying to teach accountability." [/I] [/QUOTE]
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