CoachingSportsToday

Empowering Sport Coaches

I Do My Best Coaching After I’ve Been Unconscious

by

Years ago, the kids and I had the chance for a sit down with Dick Vermeil, coach of the Super Bowl Champion St. Louis Rams. During the conversation, he detailed the behind-the-scenes of coaching at that level. One part really stuck out. And that certainly happens. We deep-dive into work, and the “I’ll sleep when […]

Coach improvement – a different view

by

Improvement is a selfish act. We chase improvement to get better. We get better to be more competitive. If we’re more competitive, we win more. Makes perfect sense. And it makes no sense that we want our competition to get better, right? Because if they are better than we probably win less. Right? Or could […]

Who is your coach?

by

You’re a good coach. You know you are. My simple question to you is, “Can you be a better coach?” Tony Dungy, Pat Summitt, Graham Henry  all started somewhere. And it wasn’t at the top of their game. They had to work their way up. Someone, somewhere, coached them. That’s how they improved. That’s how […]

I’m Busting My Butt, Yet I Just Can’t Win

by

[The following is an update to a post from the archives.] Years ago I was sitting in the locker room. Head-in-hands. I remember saying these words out loud. I’m Busting My Butt, Yet I Just Can’t Win It was like fingernails being dragged down a blackboard. I was frustrated. Confused. Couldn’t see my way ahead. […]

How To Increase The Value Of Your Coaching, And Why You Better Do It Now

by

If you want to make our world a better place, there are few ways more powerful than being a coach. – Dr. Jim Knight Sport coaches are a dime-a-dozen. I know…that stings like getting snapped with a rolled-up, locker-room towel; however, there is truth to it. The truth lies in the fact there are many, […]