Before the start of a new season, you can have informal team meetings to forge stronger relationships for the upcoming year. Here are four icebreaker questions you can toss around at the meetings.

4 icebreaker questions for athletes to answer. Our recommendation? Print out the questions and give a copy to each player, have them fill out the questions then spend some time before your next practice having each player read their answers. Players and coaches will learn new things about one another.

1. By what name or nickname do you like to be called? How did you get that nickname?

2. What are your most important hobbies or off the court interests?

3. Reaching what particular goal would make you the happiest?

4. What is the greatest recognition you have ever received or what is the accomplishment you are proudest of?