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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 […]

Effective Persuasion, The Secret Sauce Of Your Coaching Success

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[This is the first in the series on effective persuasion for sport coaches, and is a significant update from the original article.] You have a team meeting. “Okay team,” you say. “Here’s what I want you to do to get in shape.” Then you walk away from that meeting thinking everything’s good. You’ve told them exactly what they […]

The power of front-porch thinking

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Years ago, the president of my college came to speak at an Athletic Department staff meeting. A very sharp fellow and well spoken, he was wise about the ways of athletics in the college realm. (He had been one of the main administrators in the University of Maryland system during the Len Bias tragedy.) He […]

If Your Friends Don’t Coach Then They’re No Friends Of Mine (and why you need a coach support system)

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  [I wrote this post 4 years ago. I’ve updated it and am sharing it again because the topic is more important than ever.] No coach is an island, and if you think you are…you’re doomed… I’d been at the party for what seemed like a lifetime. It was one of THOSE parties. Y’know the […]

The Price We Pay To Coach, And Is It Too Much For You?

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This is an update to an article original published in 2013] I’ve always been intrigue by the things we do when we coach. And also by the wealth of things a coach is NOT doing when coaching. For example, when in the act of coaching, the coach is: NOT spending time with the family NOT working out […]