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.

What does playing like individuals mean?

We hear coaches tell teams sometimes that they are playing like individuals rather than playing like a team. What does that mean?

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.

Handling mixed player levels in practices

Having to work with a group of players at different levels of development and/or skill is a real challenges. Here are some ideas for doing so.

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.

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