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 […]
The Coaching Story THEY Tell About You
I consume ALL things about the topic of Brand for years. It started years ago with an article (The Brand Called You) by that smart guy Tom Peters. I can distill what I’ve learned into three short statements: People love short engaging stories Your brand is the short engaging story people tell about you when you are […]
Your next great coaching idea
Coach looks for an advantage. An edge. Maybe it’s a player. A play. A workout. Or, hey….what about an idea. Careful if it’s a new idea When an idea is NEW—especially radically new—get ready! For what? The phases of acceptance to “new.” They can be difficult. Do you have time for your great coaching idea? […]
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