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Empowering Sport Coaches

The REAL bosses of sport coaches

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I want to share one of those *priceless* things you learn early in a career, and you wish someone had told you about on your very first day. (Or if they had told you, you wish you had listened a little more intently). When I first started coaching (as a college assistant coach), I was […]

Win or learn

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In a competitive environment usually one-of-two outcomes will happen. The first is you win. You or your team bests the opponents, and you are crowned winner. The second outcome is you lose. Your opponent is better, scoring more point, records a better time, lifts more weight. And you receive nothing but heart-break and ache. That […]

Should You Open Up Your Bag-Of-Coaching-Tricks?

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I’ve noticed many coaches (especially myself) have a few coaching tricks we hold on to. Honestly, I’ve tried many of the new, latest-and-greatest tricks. Especially when it comes to using the newest technology whiz-bang gizmo. But seldom do I find new ones that work as well as my current tricks, so I keep coming back […]

Your Call-To-Action Gets Things Done

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[This is part four in the series on effective persuasion for sport coaches. Click here for the other articles.] Here’s a fact—whenever your athlete leaves a meeting, a practice, or a huddle without knowing EXACTLY what to do…you’ve missed a chance at success. And you may never get that opportunity for success again. You need to […]

The Epic Coach Struggle: To Yell Or To Fascinate

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[This is part three in the series on effective persuasion for sport coaches and is updated from the 2015 version.] Melissa was a great swimmer. Extraordinary someone would say. In the straightaways she was tough to beat. But she had a fault—her flip turns. They weren’t as good as they could be. Coach knew that and […]