It’s more than a wee-bit-crazy these days. And if you are a sports coach your life is probably even crazier. In fact, a new mindset is that you now Coach Sports From Home (CSFH). Here are a few thoughts as we all try to wrap our heads around our new weird world of coaching sports: […]
How To Make A Living From Coaching Sports
Q: What’s the difference between a sport coach, and an extra-large cheese pizza? A: The cheese pizza can feed a family of four. I sat in the parking lot, my forehead on the steering wheel. I was thinking to myself, “Good God, what have I done?” I had just graduated college. I had a degree […]
21 Smart Ways To Invest In Your Coaching Development
[This is a significant update to an archived post] Here’s an intriguing question: how is a coach like a doctor, a teach, a plumber and an accountant? Easy… We are all in the help-people-improve profession: Doctors help-people-improve their health Teachers help-people-improve their intellects Plumbers help-people-improve their sanitation Accountants help-people-improve their finances It’s a special section of […]
The Zen Of The Games Coaches Play
We coaches play games. Two types of games. James Carse wrote about those two games at length in his book, Finite and Infinite Games, A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility. He details how those games are the essence of what every coach does, and has done, since the first coach started hollering. Understanding these two […]
Step Up. Speak Up.
There’s a reason your organization sponsors your sport. It might be to keep kids off the streets. Or to win a national championship. Or to fill seats. In a system of coaching like that you have an obligation. To do what the system requires you to do. Such as: Recruit athletes. Check. Fundraise. Check. Monitor […]
How do I get athletes to respond to my emails?
I hit “Send Message” and waited. And waited. And waited. My head began to spin … I muttered, “What’s wrong with these athletes — why don’t they respond?” Do they hate me? Have they quit? Were they kidnapped? Are they conspiring against me? Nothing but silence. Argh … You’ve probably had the same experience Many […]
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