Bill Belichick Essay

Bill Belichick is debatably one of the best NFL head coaches of all time. He has carefully crafted his leadership abilities throughout his head coaching career, which began with a struggling stint in Cleveland and has continued with a successful ongoing career in New England. His ability to lead and develop great teams comes as no surprise given his immense leadership qualities. Belichick’s is such a great leader because of his ability to innovate and strategically plan, his capability to effectively communicate and inspire those around him, and his extreme commitment to his team and himself. To begin, Belichick essentially developed his innovative mind developed and strategic planning abilities during his head coaching stint with the Cleveland

Michael Holley, author of War Room, described his strategy, “What Belichick needed was the wisdom of the scouts he had, as well as an influx of young, bright employees who would be ‘raised’ in the Cleveland System” (Holley 3). Thus, Belichick proved he can thoroughly analyze a situation and plan accordingly. He knew the importance of having a proven veteran scout on his staff but also appreciated what a young, fresh mind could add. Although he only achieved one winning season with this process in Cleveland, by the time he arrived in New England, he had further established this process and it proved to be a major factor in his success there (Holley

He is truly able to unite his team together and get them to work towards the betterment of the team, at all costs. His curiosity and desire to know more would also cause inspiration within his team. Bill was known to ask questions and truly question others thought process, but it was always to make the team better. Scott Pioli, one of his former directors, said this about him, “When he’s asking those questions, you know that every fiber in his body is about winning and doing what is best for the team, with no personal and/or selfish motive” (Holley 30). Thus, people knew that his main duty was the team and his pupils would be more willing to do what he asked of them. Also, he was able to inspire by truly caring for his players and coaches and they appreciated this about him. Vince Wilfork, a former player of Belichick, said this about him, “Let’s face it there are two Bills: There’s the coach who can be an asshole, and he knows it, and there’s the man I get to see, who’s nothing like what you see in the media... He’s a very smart guy and he gives good advice, but he’s a great listener. I really feel that I can talk to him about anything.” (Holley 216) As a result of Belichick genuine care for his players and coaches, they were sincerely