Lady Indian Mission:  “A Commitment to Servant Leadership through Teamism”

Each day that we live our lives we have the power to choose whether we will succeed or fail.  Our attitude is our #1 tool in determining whether we will succeed or fall short of our potential.  Our attitude consists of how we think and how we act in every situation we experience every day of our life.  Lady Indian Attitude starts with students, parents, and coaches all striving together (teamism) to achieve a common goal of developing young women to become Servant Leaders and finishes with students, parents and coaches understanding how to achieve it by doing what is best for our team.  

As a basketball community (students, parents & coaches) we have three fundamental rules we will follow to ensure our mission of creating Servant Leaders is attained.

Do What Is Right:  In every situation ask yourself what you are about to do or say is the right thing to do and always avoid what is wrong.

Do the Best You Can: At all times and in all ways have a commitment to preparation.  I am not going to expect anything less than the best anyone is capable of doing.  We feel the best about ourselves when we go the extra mile and know you paid a supreme price.  

Treat Others The Way You Like To Be Treated:  Respect your teammates, coaches, parents, children, officials, and opposing team.

These three fundamental rules answer the three universal questions which are our CORE VALUES.

Can I Trust You (Trust):  If we can’t trust each other we have no chance of being successful.

Are You Committed To Preparation (Toughness):  We have two choices in life, the first is to work hard and the second is not to work hard.  Hard work doesn’t guarantee success, but not working hard does guarantee no success.  KNOW WORK= KNOW SUCCESS, NO WORK = NO SUCCESS!!

Do You Care About Me As A Person (Teamism):  Let people know you appreciate what they are doing for our basketball community.  We must become a basketball family and everyone is important to our success.

Teamism is the cornerstone of every successful organization.  Teamism is when everyone in our basketball community (students, parents & coaches) is committed to each other’s success and is more concerned about the team’s success than one individual’s success.  The fundamental elements of teamism are our sense of purpose, which leads us to a clear and strong common goal which is  a “Commitment to Servant Leadership Through Teamism”.  When we truly care about each other teamism is easy.  We have to find reasons to like one another and spend time together off the court.

Our success will depend on Teamism:

How well we come together: (Our sense of purpose - serving others)

How well we work together: (No division between Seniors, Juniors, & Underclassmen - teamism)

How well we support one another:  (Teammates, parents, and coaches - teamism)

How well we accept our role:  (Not everyone will play as much as they would like however, everyone will be counted on to make us a better team)

Our ultimate goal is to have a “Commitment to Servant Leadership Through Teamism”.  We cannot have excellence unless we have great Teamism.  When trust, toughness, and teamism come together, we will truly be successful regardless of our win - loss record.