[I get this question quite often. This post has recently been updated.] I still hear the voice of my first screaming parent. Even though she was bellowing to support the team, it was grating—like fingernails-down-the-chalkboard. Yelling little tips to me (“Yo, Coach, call a time out!”). They were, well, her way of being helpful. After […]
Jonas The Blizzard And Coach Maneuvers
Jerry Rice, retired wide receiver of the San Francisco 49ers, is the leading points scorer in the NFL. It may surprise you to know that few NFL coaches wanted him on their team. Except for one coach — Bill Walsh. Rice wasn’t the fastest, the tallest or the strongest of college receivers. But Walsh drafted […]
Lawyers, Guns, Money and Coaching Sports
Lawyers, guns and money. A popular song crafted by the late (and great) Warren Zevon. Unfortunately, lawyers, guns and money are on the minds of many coaches today. A lawyer, employed by an athletic department, is not uncommon. Disfranchised students, aggrieved parents, irate fans, unwieldy contracts cause employment of more lawyers each year. T.S. Garp, […]
Choices Successful Coaches Make
Divide the world of coaches into two groups — successful and unsuccessful. What separates the two? The choices they make. You are free to choose There is freedom in coaching. “You’re nuts,” you could say, “Look how boxed in I am by these rules and regulations.” I get that. I’m the NCAA compliance coordinator at […]
How To Turn Your Coaching Into An Amazing Experience In 7 Foundational Steps
How’s your coaching? Having an amazing experience? If so, then — bravo. Stop reading and get back to what you were doing. For the rest of us, who at one time or another feel our coaching experience can be better, I offer a few suggestions. Foundation first Great homes are built on solid foundations. Same […]
Warning: Era Of The Abused Coach Needs To End
Now I’m worried. I’m reading the September 28, 2015 issue of Sports Illustrated. On page 50, Alexander Wolff’s article, Abuse Of Power, begins. Wolff does a slam dunk on abusive coaches. Every coach at every level needs to read it. You need to read it. Change is coming — but that’s not what I’m worried […]