(this is an updated version of post originally published in 2012) Every well intentioned, good, respectable coach makes coaching mistakes. It comes with the territory. Following are four common coaching mistakes. Are you making them, and can you stop? Coaching Mistake #1. You yell like your shoes are five sizes too small Coaches should yell. They […]
A simple plan for coaching success
You want coaching success. The fire burns in you. You’ve seen others do it, so you know you can do it too. Then a fair question is, “How does coaching success happen?” A suggestion, start by developing YOUR definition of “success.” Spend time on it. Get input from peers, supervisors. Then make an authetic defintion […]
Are you drilling deep enough for success?
The average oil deposit is 6000 feet underground. So you can imagine an oil company who drill their wells only 100 feet deep are not in business very long. Throughout New England, the depth of water is often 300 feet. The farmer drilling 50 foot wells will soon be thirsty. Coaching improvement is no different. […]
What comes after winning?
Zig Ziglar was a good-old-boy (as he might call himself), who had sharp insights into working with people. Zig’s profession was selling, and as coaches there’s a lot we can learn from him. One of my favorite Zig insights is about the progression of a career. He said that over a course of a career […]
Could a twisting path help your athlete retention?
Every morning, for the past few years, I walk in our local park. Its a wonderful place where I can start my day with a brisk walk, without worrying about road traffic. Today, I noticed something interesting. Why does the path twist, when it could be straight? Why so many curves and turns? The answer, […]
The Zen Of The Games Coaches Play
We coaches play games. Two types of games. James Carse wrote about those two games at length in his book, Finite and Infinite Games, A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility. He details how those games are the essence of what every coach does, and has done, since the first coach started hollering. Understanding these two […]
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