Source: Getlighthouse.com
Bill Walsh was a Super Bowl coach for the SF Forty Niners between 1979 -1988. He leaded them to three successful Super Bowls for those ten years.
Coach Walsh was quite innovative and was also the architect of the West Coast Offense system.
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Following is a listing of quotes from his book- The Score Takes Care of Itself :
Following is a listing of quotes from his book- The Score Takes Care of Itself :
“I came to the San Francisco
“When you know that your
peers – others in the organization – demand and expect a lot out of you and
you, in turn, out of them, that’s when the sky’s the limit.”
“It was a way of doing
things, a leadership philosophy that has as much to do with core values,
principles, and ideals as with blocking, tackling, and passing: more to do with
the mental than with the physical.
“While I prized
preparation, planning, precision, and poise, I also knew that organizational
ethics were crucial to ultimate ongoing success.
“It began with this
fundamental leadership assertion: Regardless of your specific job, it is vital
to our team that you do that job at the highest possible level in all its
various aspects, both mental and physical (i.e., good talent with bad attitude
equals bad talent).
“There are also the basic
characteristics of attitude and action – the new organizational ethos – I tried
to teach our team, to put into our DNA.
“Of course, for this to
happen the person in charge – whether the head coach, CEO, manager, or assembly
line foreman – must exhibit the principles.”
"Scripting was a most
effective leadership tool in fair and foul weather. In a very calculated way, I
began calling the plays for the game before the game was played."
"The more thorough,
the more extensive, the more rehearsed, the better you perform under the
pressure of any situation that calls for an immediate decision. ...”
“When you prepare for
everything, you’re ready for anything.”
"I was always
consumed with the X's and O's of football. It was like a chess game to me. I
could see 22 people in my mind when I closed my eyes. I can see exactly where
they are, exactly where they are going. If it's not part of your nature, you're
never going to make it big. "
- Bill Walsh's, for an AIM's Investment Funds commercial (a part
of Investco Funds Group) in 2002
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Following is a listing of
comments on Coach Walsh from his peers:
"Bill's thought
process was, 'I'm going to take advantage of what you do well.' He was doing a
lot of substituting, getting certain matchups. It was fascinating."
- Tony Dungy, Former NFL
head coach, who played for Walsh's 1979 Niners team
" ... The biggest
thing to come to mind is just how comprehensive his knowledge was. Most people
think of Bill Walsh and the West Coast offense, but it was the organization,
the personnel evaluation, how to deal with players -- Bill was really the first
to start players' programs. Every interactive aspect of the entire organization
is what Bill was such a master of. ..."
- Brian Billick, Former
Baltimore Ravens head coach and co-author of Walsh's book, "Finding the
Winning Edge"
"One of the most
important things I learned being around Coach Walsh was that nothing happened
because of luck. He planned for every situation and every eventuality. We had
an answer for every blitz, every coverage and game situation, because we were
challenged to prepare. .."
- David Shaw, Stanford
coach, who played for Walsh at Stanford
"He would lock
himself in a room on Monday night, turn on classical music, and he would create
plays. Like a great composer. Alone. And design all the plays."
- Ernie Accorsi Former GM of the New
York Giants, Cleveland Browns and Baltimore
The way we begin games
with a "First 15." I firmly believe that this was in line with Bill's
love of boxing. This is the idea of starting games by probing your opponent
with a variety of plays like a boxer would "stick and move."
- David Shaw
Source: NFL
The Script: The Perfect Leadership Tool
" ... By 1980, the script of
Walsh’s opening plays had grown from five plays to twenty-five plays, allowing
his team to visualize days before the game how they’d attack their opposition.
By the time it matured in San Francisco
But Walsh’s twenty-five-plays script subverted all of that. You couldn’t plan for the 49ers because the 49ers didn’t
have an identifiable sets of biases on first or second down and they possessed
such versatile running backs that they were equally effective running or
passing on third down. .."
Source: More than a Game: The Glorious
Present--and the Uncertain Future--of the NFL By Brian Billick, Michael MacCambridge Pg 125-126
Other Notes
During our spare time, our associates are still focused on completing our Scripting Book project. It has passed the 70% mark.
Following is an abridged listing of "possible" topics that the book will cover:
During our spare time, our associates are still focused on completing our Scripting Book project. It has passed the 70% mark.
Following is an abridged listing of "possible" topics that the book will cover:
- the basics of our Assess, Position and Influence model;
- the conceptual bridge between our Assess, Position and Influence (API) process model and the script;
- the basics of a starter script (aka. the first 25, openers, drive starters, etc.);
- the basics of a well-developed scripted play;
- the basics of staging and shaping the competition with the integration of orthodox tactics and unorthodox tactics.
- the art and science of "scenario planning and modeling"; and
- the technical differences between our Assess, Position and Influence (API) model and John Boyd's Observation, Orientation, Decision and Action (OODA) model.
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