Mike DomitrzPresident, Author, and Speaker on Respect, The Center for Respect, Inc. · Author & Speaker on Respect for Schools, Corporations, & the Military since 1990 (has reached

Why the Winning Team Practiced Less Than Everyone Else

4 May 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief monologue, former coach Mike Domitrz recounts how his high‑school team won its first state title despite having fewer practice opportunities than rival teams. He attributes the victory to a deliberately cultivated, unbreakable team bond rather than sheer practice volume. He then bridges that coaching insight to the corporate world, suggesting that organizations can achieve similar breakthroughs—such as implementing effective consent programs—by fostering open, purposeful conversations that build collective buy‑in.

I used to be a coach. People asked, hey, how'd you get your team to win its first state title ever? Right there. We weren't able to practice even as much as some of the other teams. We had more restrictions by our school, but we could build a bond that people couldn't break, right? That was our focus back then, right? And so people ask me, well, how do you do work for corporations? They're not having a consent program. You're correct. It's this they want to discuss, right? It's having these conversations.