[This is the first in the series on effective persuasion for sport coaches, and is a significant update from the original article.] You have a team meeting. “Okay team,” you say. “Here’s what I want you to do to get in shape.” Then you walk away from that meeting thinking everything’s good. You’ve told them exactly what they […]
4 Common Coaching Mistakes You Are Making (and How To Stop)
(this is an updated version of post originally published in 2012) Every well intentioned, good, respectable coach makes coaching mistakes. It comes with the territory. Following are four common coaching mistakes. Are you making them, and can you stop? Coaching Mistake #1. You yell like your shoes are five sizes too small Coaches should yell. They […]
How do I deal with a screaming, disruptive parent?
[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 […]
Will Your Coaching Survive The Dangerous Myth?
Do you feel like a second class citizen as a coach? You are taking self-help actions, right? There are simple actions you can take to help you stay in coaching longer, and have more fun. There’s a myth circulating in the world of coaching sports and it goes like this: It’s all about the athletes, […]
How My Old basketball Coach Would Fix The Government Shutdown
My old bball coach was a yeller. Not that he yelled for the sake of yelling, he yelled to get his point across, and his words were ones to pay attention to. Here are a few words I think he might have for Congress right about now … (click image for large version) Not […]
How To Best Use A Big-Stick While Coaching
“MR. DAVENPORT, SIT DOWN, QUIT BEING AN IDIOT, AND STOP WAVING AT THAT DUCK!” I remember exactly how I reacted to being yelled at. I cried — then threw up. That was 50 years ago. Seems like yesterday. I was in 2nd grade and had committed the felonious act of waving goodbye to a duck […]