Overview
Building a Green Team requires intentionality, engagement, and the ability to “Be Green” while “Building Green.” The House of Cards exercise reinforces these values by creating a memorable, interactive experience.
- Your players will explore how we show up impacts others and how others treat us, emphasizing the importance of Green leadership and character
- Through a series of rounds using a deck of cards, players will experience the impact of their energy, engagement, and attitude on team dynamics. They will also uncover the pitfalls of cliques, fragmented groups, and a lack of enthusiasm, which can hinder the creation of a cohesive Green Team.
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Lesson Plan
Exercise Reminder Card
To emphasize and reinforce the lessons learned in this exercise with your players, download and share this graphic with them 24 hours after completing the exercise.
Quiz Questions
Use these questions below to engage after you have taught the exercise.
- How can others “feel” how we show up each day?
- What is the risk of allowing cliques or “Green Circles” to form within a team?
- What happens to a team when no one shows up with Green energy or character?
At Home
Coaches, use the below question, reflection, and action to engage parents, guardians, and other family members in the lessons learned in this exercise.
Suggestions on how to use: Email to parents the day you have taught this lesson, add it to the materials you send home, or text it to text message threads with your players.
Question: How does treating others with respect and positivity help build a stronger team?
Reflection: Do you notice areas in your team or friend group where cliques may be forming? How do they affect the group?
Action: Identify one interaction tomorrow where you will intentionally show up with Ace-level energy. Write down how you will do this.
Coach’s Reflection
Coach, take a moment to reflect on the lesson and how you can lead by example to your players.
Coach, do you recognize the energy and engagement you bring to your interactions with the team? Reflect on how you show up each day—are you demonstrating Ace-level energy, or are you unintentionally leaning toward lower-value behavior? How can you intentionally "Be Green" to inspire your players to do the same?