It is important that every coach and leader establish for themselves a personal leadership philosophy that they believe in. I’m not speaking of simply strategy and tactics, but rather the core of your moral fiber and what it is that drives your passion. There are many types of management styles, all of which have seen success. […]
Coach Players Hard
I hear head coaches and assistant coaches preach to media, players, and other coaches at clinics that they coach their players hard. I think young professionals have a misguided notion of hard coaching. To some of the athletes, coaches, media, and aspiring future coaches, this bears the connotation of a hard-driving, profanity-laden, arrogant, mean, and […]
Coaching is More Than X & O Knowledge
When coaches and scouts evaluate players it is common to consider the measurables of height, weight, speed and position-specific movements as the prospect’s talent level. A player’s talent level is only one factor in determining the player’s future success. Hard work, persistence, determination, and passion are just a few of the other ingredients required to […]
The Coaching Conundrum
Coaches who have reached the highest level of their profession often find themselves in their own philosophical conundrum. Coaches by nature are normally very critical people, but having a critical eye is something all good coaches should possess. It is the coach’s job after all to facilitate his players’ improvement. Without a keen eye for […]
Successful Leadership Methods
Throughout my professional and college coaching career I have witnessed and experienced firsthand, many different successful leadership methods. Micro-managing, loud and boisterous, arrogant and unapproachable, combative and obsessive to name a few, are some of the negative methods that have worked. Unfortunately, these methods are sometimes attractive to those who live in the world of […]
