So let’s talk coaching … Below are 10 things I thought could positively impact your coaching experience this week: 1. Having a positive peer group can make or break you. Here’s how to, and how not to build a good one. 2. When your life is falling apart what should you do? Try giving […]
8 Hells Of Coaching
Welcome to Hell. You don’t want to be here. You don’t deserve to be here. Yet, here you stand — hip deep in Coach-Hell. Welcome to the club. Every so often I visit Coach-Hell. Sometimes it’s my fault, sometimes not. Regardless of how I get there, the trips are always the same: hot, painful, and scary. […]
The Day Coaching Made Me Cry
Want to know how to do less but be a better coach? Do you know 3 tricks smart coaches use? I walked into my athletic director’s office and sat down. I told him I was quitting when the season was over. “I can’t coach anymore,” I whimpered. He knew coaching was important to me […]
4 Simple Ways You Can Avoid Coach-Flameout
It happens to the best of us — we flameout. When you least expect it, or can least afford it, it happens. A flameout can stop you in your tracks, sidetrack your career, and suck every ounce-of-joy out of your coaching. There are numerous reasons a flameout can happen to you, and although coaches may […]
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, […]