Information is critical to help you decide if a recruit is a good fit for you, your team, your school. One way to get that info is to ask questions. Clear, thoughtful questions. Why ask recruiting questions You might be surprised what you learn. A coach I was working with was exasperated because a player […]
How To Increase The Value Of Your Coaching, And Why You Better Do It Now
If you want to make our world a better place, there are few ways more powerful than being a coach. – Dr. Jim Knight Sport coaches are a dime-a-dozen. I know…that stings like getting snapped with a rolled-up, locker-room towel; however, there is truth to it. The truth lies in the fact there are many, […]
Dads Cry Too
[With Father’s Day on the calendar, I thought this a perfect time to bring this back from the archive] I cried for 20 minutes today. I’m a stoic-type guy. I’m used to compartmentalizing and burying my emotions. But not today. Today was different. It was checkin-day. I dropped my oldest off at college—to start his […]
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, […]
How I Run A Practice (From Concept To Reality)
There’s a saying bouncing around the world of sports, and it goes something like this, “You compete as you practice.” You don’t need a PhD from MIT to make sense of that. Basically, if you want to compete like a champion you need to practice like one. Sounds simple. Well, not really. The tricky part of […]
How I Use Sticky Notes To Be A More Effective Coach
Looking for a sly way to persuade people? Are you taking advantage of this simple tool every office has? Our most powerful coaching tools can often be right in front of us, and we don’t even know it. A basic clipboard can be sneakily powerful. So can a smart phone. But the power of the […]