Your response to failure as a coaching litmus tests
Do you see failure by your team as an indication of where you can be better, or is it a source of embarrassment or a personal affront?
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coaching psychology
Avoiding player demotivation
Coaches give a lot of thought to player motivation, but they likely don't give nearly enough to avoiding demotivation.
It’s about what the athlete needs, not the coach
A coaches we are servants of our players and teams. As such that means putting their needs ahead of our own needs and wants.
Podcast 13 – Can you succeed when the players don’t prioritize winning?
In this episode of the podcast Tim Alaniz and I talk about whether you can succeed with players who put winning below other priorities.
Key coaching capabilities
Here's a list of coaching qualities we should be looking to develop and expand upon if we want to be the best coaches we can be.
Coaching the current generation
Here's my advice for being successful coaching the current generation of athletes. It's pretty simple and to the point - and hopefully not a big surprise.
A player’s perspective on better coaching
Here, according to an athlete, are five ways coaches can be more effective communicators, get more out of their teams, and be better role models.
My 2019 AVCA Presentation
I presented at the 2019 AVCA Convention in Pittsburgh. Here's how you can get a recording of that presentation, whether you're an AVCA member or not.
It’s not enough to just try harder
It's not enough to just try harder - as either a player or a coach. It takes deliberate practice to improve. How can you put that concept to work?