It’s more than a wee-bit-crazy these days. And if you are a sports coach your life is probably even crazier. In fact, a new mindset is that you now Coach Sports From Home (CSFH). Here are a few thoughts as we all try to wrap our heads around our new weird world of coaching sports: […]
13 Actions Every Coach Should Take During These Unusual Times
I want to tell you a story…about a time a coach lost her season. She was excited about her athletes, her staff, the possibilities of this being THE year. And then it ended. In the middle of a Friday practice she was told it was over. Her season was snuffed out. But you don’t need […]
How To Make A Living From Coaching Sports
Q: What’s the difference between a sport coach, and an extra-large cheese pizza? A: The cheese pizza can feed a family of four. I sat in the parking lot, my forehead on the steering wheel. I was thinking to myself, “Good God, what have I done?” I had just graduated college. I had a degree […]
The Lonely Athlete Generation
Numerous articles have come out recently describing how Generation Z is the loneliest generation. Compared to previous generations the Gen Zer’s (born between 1981 and 1996) have been found to be more isolated and distant from their peers. The cause? Lots of suggestions and low hanging fruit to blame (social media, smart phones, etc). Why […]
Sport Coaches Can Be Hard To Love
Plain and simple—sometimes sport coaches can be hard to love. (Or even like.) Spouse, significant other, family, parent, friend, roommate—it doesn’t matter. Sometimes it’s a challenge. And I have heard this quite often about coaches: Sometimes I just don’t know who that person is. The job of coaching can take a coach through huge highs […]
4 Preventable Coaching Mistakes You Need To Stop Making
Oh, yes you are…you ARE making mistakes. Screwing-up. We don’t like to admit it. And the coaching mistake might not happen today. Or tomorrow. But one-of-these days you will screw-up your coaching How do I know? Because we all make preventable coaching mistakes Every well intentioned, good, respectable coach screws-up. The bad news–when we screw-up […]
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