Coach Wooden Was Stage Yellow, Maybe Higher

[BlessedLion]

Upon reading “On Wooden” -I have come up with the following case for Coach John Wooden being an integrative thinker. Here is why: 

 

-Embodiment of higher values, instead of focus on success, stats, fame (Stage Orange) , his focus was on personal growth, potential fulfillment, and doing your personal best (Stage Yellow) as metrics for success 

-In basketball games, his team positions mostly had balanced scoring. This is extremely rare in basketball , usually guards have a much higher scoring % than other positions. This showed his value of integration in basketball, guards still had higher scoring, so he noted heirarchy (not Stage Green “everyone is purely equal”) but integrated it so it wasn’t overdrawn like Stage Orange 

-He values equality (Integrated Stage Green) for example he didn’t care about a players race, politics, or dietary preferences, what he saw was “is this student a solid team player”

-He saw the team as an integrated whole and put more emphasis on the players who provided assists rather than super stars (proving he saw the team and as integrated whole rather than individual parts) 

-The more you read this book you really see how he viewed the basketball team as an integrated whole living being, quite revolutionary, especially for his time  

-He emphasized the importance of Love within the team chemistry and to have unconditional Love for his players. “There were players I didn’t like, but I loved them all” (Signs of Turquoise) 

-The value of hard work, ethics, role, and organization (dress well, be timely, come to practice) (Integrated Stage Blue) 

-Strong boundaries, rules and ability to lead and direct (Integrated Red)

 

 

The more I read this book I see that he was truly an integral thinker, stage Yellow, and simply applied it to basketball while upholding high consciousness values like integrity, love, hard work, teamwork, not inflation or ego, and many more. 
 

This resulting in him being one of the most successful and highest winning coaches of all time. 
 

PROVING that if you develop yourself to higher stages of development, you can apply it any area of life for not only success but growth of others around you. His impact likely rippled through all who were on his teams. 

[BlessedLion]

Absolutely no AI was used in this case and presentation. Pure human contemplation 

[BlessedLion]

Another key point id like to add is his viewing of basketball spilling out into life itself. It’s almost as if he was a mystic who saw basketball as the training grounds for life, for himself and his players, instilling teamwork, integrity, balance, discipline and intelligent strategy into his students. And of course doing your personal best without attachment to outcome, a true karma yogi. 
 

I feel like if Ralston wanted to teach basketball he would’ve been like this. It’s just such an integration on all levels, with a sprinkle of being a hardass in there too. 

[Ulax]

15 hours ago, BlessedLion said:

He emphasized the importance of Love within the team chemistry and to have unconditional Love for his players. “There were players I didn’t like, but I loved them all” (Signs of Turquoise) 

I would see this as green personally. Like as the sign of an open heart.

15 hours ago, BlessedLion said:

-Embodiment of higher values, instead of focus on success, stats, fame (Stage Orange) , his focus was on personal growth, potential fulfillment, and doing your personal best (Stage Yellow) as metrics for success 

I think a focus on personal growth, potential fulfilment and doing your personal best are pretty standard stage orange traits. A key reason being that there is not a focus on the big picture, ie helping a large population. 
 

15 hours ago, BlessedLion said:

-He saw the team as an integrated whole and put more emphasis on the players who provided assists rather than super stars (proving he saw the team and as integrated whole rather than individual parts) 

I still think that would be stage orange. Because again it’s happening in the context of personal strategy and competition.

But yeah this is just my opinion. Interesting ideas though mate imo. 

[BlessedLion]

@Ulax Good points! Give it a read if you have time, the way he speaks seems to keep going back to classic Yellow language and perspective,  maybe the book transmits it better but I could be wrong.

 

You could also argue that he is using basketball coaching to benefit humanity through creating high integrity people who go on to do positive things in society 

Edited May 9 by BlessedLion

[Ulax]

55 minutes ago, BlessedLion said:

@Ulax Good points! Give it a read if you have time, the way he speaks seems to keep going back to classic Yellow language and perspective,  maybe the book transmits it better but I could be wrong.

 

You could also argue that he is using basketball coaching to benefit humanity through creating high integrity people who go on to do positive things in society 

Thanks for the compliment bro ❤️
 

I will definitely consider giving it a read, and I am interested to see how I will find it in light of your points about it. I suppose I tend to associate anything sports wise with orange but your points have made me consider a new perspective. So thank you for that.
 

Hope you have a good day 🎉

[BlessedLion]

All the best brother, good discussion, I always appreciate deep thinking like this 🔥.
 

About stage Orange= sports- same here which is why as I’ve read on it’s been a bit of a “holy shit!” moment because it’s so unlikely.

 

funnily I just read this from the book this morning; 

 

“Everything was connected to everything; all details connected to other details as part of the whole”  

-Wooden 

 

 Have a good one ❤️🙏