Catching them doing it right
Letting players know when they're doing things right goes a long way toward moving them in the direction you want and sustaining motivation.
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team psychology
Avoiding player demotivation
Coaches give a lot of thought to player motivation, but they likely don't give nearly enough to avoiding demotivation.
The satisfied team
A coach is frustrated that his team doesn't have the kind of drive to win and to get better he does for them.
Factors determining performance
An enormously successful coach from outside the volleyball world offers up his three keys to high level competitive performance.
It’s how well they stay engaged that matters
Here's a quote describing exactly what elite performers are able to do when the internal and/or external pressure is on.
What to go over at the start of the year
Every situation is different, but in all of them there are some types of things we should do at the start of each new season.
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.
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.