Here's an comment from Mark Jackson, Coach of the Golden State Warriors basketball team and from one of his players:
And that's what Jackson is after. He wants his team to get back to playing freely and having fun - the characteristics that allowed the Warriors to overachieve last season.
"We're pressing, we're worrying about this and worrying about that, but we're at our best when we're just having fun," Green said. "Of course, any time expectations rise, you're human. You're going to know it, and you're going to react to it. But no one expects more out of us than we expect out of us."
See: http://www.sfchronicle.com/warriors/article/Warriors-hope-for-boost-in-energy-enthusiasm-5216046.php (You may have to be subscriber to SFChronicle.com to get full access.)
Now when it comes to high-stakes stress and anxiety professional sports rate pretty highly. And yet, even in this environment, there is the understanding that having fun while being ferociously competitive can be a good thing. How does your organization, team, etc., seek out and encourage random acts of fun?
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