THE POWER OF POSITIVE COACHING Football coach Pete Carroll, who led the University of Southern California to two national championships and the Seattle Seahawks to a Super Bowl championship, has combined positive enthusiasm and fun workouts with “a commitment to a nurturing environment that allows people to be themselves while still being accountable to the team” (Trotter, 2014). “It shows you can win with positivity,” noted Seahawks star defensive player Richard Sherman. “It’s literally all positive reinforcement,” said teammate Jimmy Graham (Belson, 2015).
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