Resilience is a set of attitudes, behaviours, and responses to short or long-term adversities. In hockey, it refers to a player’s ability to withstand challenges, setbacks, and pressure, ...
Phil Jackson – “The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” Great teams know how to come together. They trust ...
Skilful coach questioning can help players: -to take responsibility for their learning -to learn how to learn -to be more curious -to persist -to self-monitor -to develop critical ...
Your attitude is a choice on how you want to respond to life’s challenges. A positive attitude is a choice for hope and belief. A negative attitude is a ...
Showing Up You have to show up and do the work every day. It’s the first step in self-discipline because it’s where you choose long-term goals over immediate ...
METHODS ARE DRIVEN BY YOUR BELIEFS AND ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT SKILL LEARNING Therefore, understanding how people learn and perform movement skills is the foundation to your coaching and should ...
Mastering the Numbers Game in Football Ever marveled at how some teams weave through defenses effortlessly? It’s the magic of “Attacking Overloads” in the final third. Let’s unravel ...
Today is the most important day of your life! When life enters the twilight years, we enter a reflective period. We consider where we’ve been, what we’ve done, ...
Telling children that they’re the best doesn’t build self-esteem. So how do you build self-esteem? Remember your worth is not defined by what you achieve or acquire. It’s ...
“Which one are you? Survivor: does just enough to get by Contender: motivated by external factors only Competitor: internally motivated to be his best regardless of the situation ...
Here are 8 quotes that shed some light on the legendary coach, Dean Smith. Exec Summary Leadership – develop followers Praise the right things Life and Death – ...
Some coaching thoughts and advice… Culture As the coach, you are the leader. Lead by example. Culture is what you allow and what you emphasize. Play the long ...
Accountability is the acceptance of responsibility for one’s own actions. It implies a willingness to be transparent, allowing others to observe and evaluate one’s performance. ________________ Holding yourself ...
Definition DISCIPLINE is doing what has to be done, when it has to be done, and doing it that way all the time. Process Disciplined athletes are focused ...
Podcasts are a great way of learning whilst you can be doing some other mundane activity (driving, on the train – walking the dog?) If you are seriously ...
4 Habits That Kill Confidence Failure to Start This is the state when you constantly doubt yourself. You know what needs to be done, but don’t do it. ...
Are you supporting entitlement with any players in your program? They will destroy your culture. Here are 10 reflective questions COACHES can ask themselves to make sure. Do ...
Investing more in team work brings huge gains in team performance. We can make huge gains with team effectiveness, morale, relationships, development, etc. Here are some key features ...
Do you want to have fun doing something or do you want to do something that is rewarding? Have you ever heard the following statement: “The sport just ...
Self-confidence is a game-changer for athletes. It’s that inner belief in our abilities that propels us to greatness. The question is how do you develop it? All the ...
“Mediocre people hate high achievers, and high achievers hate mediocre people.” A big key to success is in surrounding yourself with like-minded people. Who you hang with matters. ...
Character Character matters A LOT. Do you make the right choices in your sport and school? Bad choices? If so then forget the next level. Body Language – ...
Fantastic article on modern day coaching in sport. Let’s embrace a “Bazball” approach! Some takeaway messages that could be useful for coaches at any level… Embrace a culture ...
