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There are many different aspects to coaching. Some big and obvious, others small and well hidden. Following are tips to help you navigate your way to being that coach they'll always remember. And if you'd like to have these come right to your inbox as soon as new ones are published, please subscribe to the Monday Playbook

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 […]

I’m Busting My Butt, Yet I Just Can’t Win

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[The following is an update to a post from the archives.] Years ago I was sitting in the locker room. Head-in-hands. I remember saying these words out loud. I’m Busting My Butt, Yet I Just Can’t Win It was like fingernails being dragged down a blackboard. I was frustrated. Confused. Couldn’t see my way ahead. […]

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 […]

The Ultimate Guide To Making Athlete Cuts

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Last updated 02-28-18 I’ve been looking for a new job lately. Part of the process of building a career. It’s meant a lot of applications, letters sent, phone calls, interviews. And rejection. Some of those rejections have been professional. Some most, not so. I get it. It’s part of the process. And as an older guy […]

Preventing Athletes From Making Mistakes On Social Media

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I had a problem. My oldest son, a college football player, was eating ALL the food in our house. He ate everything. Every-single-crumb. Including stuff I cooked. (Even though I’m the son of a professional cook, my cooking skills have been classified as “lacking.”) There was no stopping him: Hiding food didn’t help — he found […]