It’s been two years, over 100 posts, numerous presentations, tons of interviews, and several e-books since I started CoachingSportsToday. I thought I’d share some of the things I’ve learned about being a coach, and our coaching world. And with a flavor of full-disclosure, many of these things I knew before, have forgotten, and have relearned. […]
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 […]
Coaching Under The Microscope, Your New Reality
Wisdom can come from the strangest places. I’ve written about finding “coaching smarts” at parties, blogs, and growing up. Now here’s a new one … bottle caps. Specifically, the sayings under the tops. An example: Dose Of Wisdom That quote got me thinking, something clicked, I played with a few words, and came up with this […]
Coaching Certainty
There is only one thing certain in the world of coaching — coaching involves working with people. Everything else is uncertain. How you coach … Where you coach … When you coach … Why you coach … … all those vary between sports, level, age, location. This means, be very careful about what words of […]
7 Gold Mines I Use To Get Better At Coaching, And None Have Anything To Do With Sports
15 books in 30 days. That was my friend’s goal. He aspired to read all those books to impress himself and others. And he did it. He actually read 15 books in 30 days. A few days after his grand feat I asked him, “What was your favorite book?” He didn’t have one. Then I asked […]
The one thing you can do this week to improve the heck out of your coaching
Last week I let it rip about staying in coaching. I heard about that post — I think it touched a nerve. That’s a good thing because if you’re going to be good at something your nerves need to be touched – or else you’re numb and the games over. I listed three specific things […]