TOTAL QUALITY

The Mission  Statement of the New Trier Boys Swimming & Diving Program:

TOTAL QUALITY

DO THINGS RIGHT THE FIRST TIME

*Concentrate

*Focus

*Listen

*Ask questions- clarify

*Confirm- don't assume

*Just Do It!  Find a way or make a way.

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

*Focus on details, not "G.E."  (general effect)

*Concentrate on the process, let the results take care of themselves

*Don't wait for big improvement, improve everything, everyday.

*Expect more of yourself daily.  Always move the baseline up.

*Strive to be in  the "adaptation" zone not the "comfort" zone.

TEAM

*Focus on TEAM goals, direction and outcomes.

*Set the GOOD example - someone IS watching! - even if your actions are O. K. for you, if you cause someone weaker to falter, it hurts the TEAM.

*Synergism - The WHOLE is greater then the sum of it's parts. 

*Chemistry - EVERY ingredient is critical for ultimate TEAM success.

"You do not merely want to be considered the best of the best.  You want to be considered the only ones who can do what you do."
Jerry Garcia
The Grateful Dead