8 Easy Steps to Establishing a Varsity Lacrosse Program
1) Assemble Your Inner Circle
If you’re going to be successful, you need to assemble a strong team.
2) Call for a ‘Study’
People like studies. They’re tangible, defensible and official.
3) Stack the Deck
A study needs a hand-picked committee. Choose wisely.
4) Massage the Numbers
You own the data. Make it tell the story you want it to tell.
5) Hide the Ball
Keep all potentially incriminating evidence under wraps, including people.
6) Seal out the Competition. . . the Alumni
Identify all potential threats to your plan and stomp them out.
7) Mislead People when Necessary
It’s going to get tricky. Sometimes you’re simply going to have to mislead people.
8) Slam the Decision through the Board of Trustees
Build an iron clad case and jam it down the board’s throat.
Go to Step 1
1) Assemble Your Inner Circle
If you’re going to be successful, you need to assemble a strong team.
2) Call for a ‘Study’
People like studies. They’re tangible, defensible and official.
3) Stack the Deck
A study needs a hand-picked committee. Choose wisely.
4) Massage the Numbers
You own the data. Make it tell the story you want it to tell.
5) Hide the Ball
Keep all potentially incriminating evidence under wraps, including people.
6) Seal out the Competition. . . the Alumni
Identify all potential threats to your plan and stomp them out.
7) Mislead People when Necessary
It’s going to get tricky. Sometimes you’re simply going to have to mislead people.
8) Slam the Decision through the Board of Trustees
Build an iron clad case and jam it down the board’s throat.
Go to Step 1