After June Jones took over as head coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats midway through last season, players raved about the change in culture and environment. But how did a soft-spoken 65-year-old who hadn’t coached at the professional or collegiate level for more than three years get a roomful of unknown players to buy in? Jones talked a little bit about his leadership style during the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ season preview conference call Tuesday as the team heads into 2018 with heightened expectations after a 6-4 finish following last year’s catastrophic 0-8 start. “I really believe that the leaders of the team have to take ownership of the team and that allows all the guys to play at a high level,” Jones said. He addresses the entire team after virtually every practice and also introduced mandatory team dinners the night before games on the road.

Source: thestar May 09, 2018 03:45 UTC