What’s the hard part?
If we really want our teams and programs to operate at their best, we need to find and eliminate friction points. This question helps.
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player psychology
Book Review: Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
Leaders Eat Last is a book about creating strong team environments and the things that contribute to them, and work against them.
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.
Breaking down deliberate practice
We hear a lot about deliberate practice and its importance, but what does it really involve? Let's have a look!
Adding unstructured play
There's value to unstructured play. So how can we give kids more opportunities for that, and how can we be less structured in practice?
Handling players who get angry at themselves
Sometimes players get angry after a mistake and their reaction negatively impacts the team overall. Here's how you can help them be better.
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.
Making practices harder than games
We often hear that practices should be harder than matches, but how do we do that? This article offers some ways you can get there.
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.