Effort as a habit was discussed in Monday’s practice:
This talent focus is a trap. Athletes mistakenly buy-in to the idea that talent is a fixed thing. You have it or you don’t. Nothing is farther from the truth. Athletic talent is not like eye color. Talent is not fixed. You can change it — with effort. Ask your player about “DIMITT” (Determination is more important than talent. Look at the handout that was given and discuss with them.

Friday we will emphasize goals. Many players have shared their goals, however, many players have not. Please help them set appropriate goals for the season. Display these goals in a very visible place.
You can use the attached document to help set goals. Have them fill in the team goals and how they will help the team accomplish them.
Players have gifts and talents that you bring to practice every day. But if you don’t have any goal for what to do with those gifts, they could get wasted. Setting specific goals gives all of us a focus and produces better results. Goal-setting, deciding how you’ll use your gifts, is essential to maximizing what you’ll get out of them. As Jim Thompson says, ‘Successful people set goals and work hard to achieve them. Unsuccessful people don’t.’ Today we are going to set some goals.”

The document Goals was attached to this post.