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Empowering Sport Coaches

Stop trying to become a better sports coach

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Why is it that coaches are rarely formally taught? Drivers are taught Doctors are taught Teachers are taught But sport coaches? Nope. Coaches are rarely formally taught — especially in the US. (Did you know that the United States is one of the few developed countries that does NOT have a national coaching education program?) […]

What Will Be Your Coaching Legacy?

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Have you thought about it—your legacy? And what it will be?? (Hint–if you’re like most coaches you have NOT.) What will people say about you when you stop coaching? (Another hint–if you’re like most coaches you will say “I don’t care! But you WILL care.) I’ve recently retired from full-time coaching, after 36 years. And […]

I Do My Best Coaching After I’ve Been Unconscious

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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

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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?

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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 […]