Do they hear only half (or less) of what you say? Is it hard for them to concentrate during practice? Are you wondering why they don’t respond to your emails? If so, then when I say “attention is your new battlefront” you understand. Right now, it’s tough getting and keeping your athlete’s attention. But you have […]
Use The Muscle Of Attention To Ignite Your Coaching
Attention is becoming the scarcest — and so most strategically vital — resource in the value chain. Attention scarcity is fundamentally reshaping the economics of most industries it touches. – Umar […]
The Fun Of Coaching Sports, Why Some Coaches Never Find It, And How To Stop Complaining About It
Part of belonging to this group of freaks called coaches, is that we sometimes trade notes. Recently, one conversation I had with a group of coaches centered around the stress or coaching, and the lack of FUN. Coaching should be fun — plain and simple. Fun is exactly why most coaches coach. Of the 5 […]
3 Ways Smart Coaches Can Avoid Chronic Boredom
Years ago I saw a movie and a specific scene went something like this: A teacher is sitting behind his desk in what could be any classroom in the country — a newspaper propped up in front of him. He sleeps soundly behind the paper, his class is in absolute chaos. Spit balls are flying, […]