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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Are You Good Enough To Coach Your Sport?

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[This is an update to an article original published in 2012] We coaches may look composed and tough on the outside, but on the inside we often have the same fears and worries that typical folks have. I know from my own experiences, and a survey I did of recently hired coaches, that one of […]

Human to human, and coaching relationship

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Relationships are at the epicenter of effective coaching. It’s a strong statement, and probably not news to you. Over the years, I’ve found two things distract from that statement. First, the importance-and-power of coaching relationships is often swept aside by the flash-and-allure of winning. Second, just what exactly is a relationship—especially a positive one? Often we […]

4 Common Coaching Mistakes You Are Making (and How To Stop)

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(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 […]