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.
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team psychology
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.
Building trust and team spirit
A reader wants to know how they can address the issue of ball hogs and players not being very supportive of each other (little team spirit).
Four to-dos for a championship culture
Here are four areas of your coaching where you can take things to a higher level and thereby further the development of a championship culture.
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.
The influence on those around us
We coaches (should) know how much we can influence those around us, emotionally and otherwise. It's something we also need to teach our players about.
Caution is needed when goal-setting
Goals can be very useful things, which is why they are so often encouraged. There is a downside to them, though, that is little talked about.