Coaches invest resources, and energy, and sweat into recruiting athletes. It comes with the territory. Some may think this is only true of college or national teams. It’s true at all levels. Here’s the tricky part, once you get them, how do you keep them? They’re on the team, how do you get them to […]
Old Gold Coaching
Yes, it’s that time of year again. When we pitch the old stuff, and cart in the new. It’s time to reinvent. To try new things. Ah…but there’s one big error Coaches tend to make. Moving Too Quickly Many coaches commit to the new and discard the old too quickly. It’s “out with the old” […]
People don’t want you as their coach
It’s not personal. Instead, they want what your coaching will do for them. They want the way it will make them feel. The problem it will solve. The relief it will give them. If your coaching can help then achieve: a sense of belonging connection peace of mind status then you, Coach, have done something […]
The most important person you will ever coach
Your reflection gives a perspective of how you look. Of how other people will see you. Looking deeper into that mirror you will see the most important person you will ever coach. Yep, it’s you. That’s a foreign concept to some coaches. They are quick to structure a practice. Correct an issue. Devise a strategy. […]
Who owns your Coaching?
Survey your coaching world. Your place of competition, the field, the pool, the stadium. Who owns those? Your team’s equipment. The rules of your sport. Your conference. And who owns those? It’s a fair guess that the answer to those questions is, not you. The reality of coaching ownership Yet, we coaches often say (and […]
Yes Coach, you are a marketer
And now you need to get better at it Care to disagree about being a marketer? Okay, I’ll entertain that for a moment. A marketer (according to the smartest person on this topic I know) is someone who: help others become who they seek to become I think that describes the essence of coaching, don’t […]
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