Love how Dr. Kwame Brown, a developmental neuroscientist, frames it… “Coaching is not ‘rocket science’ but it is ‘developmental science’. It is also developmental experience, and developmental awareness, and developmental temperament.” Same, Same But Different. — you need to convey your symptoms in vivid detail to get the proper diagnosis. Asking a coach who has …
Five-time CEO Margaret Heffernan, spoke at length on the topic of social capital during her June 2015 TED Talk. The words that hold true for developing a winning culture are: “What matters is the mortar, not just the bricks.” Character, as defined by personal discipline and helpfulness, is the the glue that holds your team together. Teams that are made up …
Separating fact from opinion is one of the hardest challenges coaches face. It’s human nature for perspective to be clouded. And, notions of effective coaching are not immune to the myths of success (e.g. falling prey to it’s always been done that way and struggling to distinguish between because of and in spite of.) “Stay down in your stance… Don’t cross your feet when …
Really well articulated delineation by Lee Taft on the “anatomy of a skill versus a drill”… A SKILL is the area of athleticism or sport performance we want to enhance to improve the greater good of our performance. We want greater SKILL so we can perform at high levels. Our intentions as coaches should always be focused …
Growth comes in two forms: improvement or innovation. Improvement is the process of accumulating marginal (or incremental) gains. One percent learnings, or ‘1%-ers’, as I like to call them. As a young coach (or player), it’s easy to make big leaps in improvement. The learning curve is steep. And, if you’re hungry, growth can come …
We are all teachers and students of the craft of “coaching”. The subject may change, but what makes the greats great (at their level), is universal. In fact, some of my biggest “Aha!” moments these last few years have come from my interactions with teacher-coaches in other sports. I love cross-sport learnings(…!). So when I …
It’s not the recipe. It’s you. Why is it that two people can take the exact same recipe yet have different results? Same ingredients, same cooking supplies, different results. If The Lady and I were to follow the same 10-step instructions for cooking salmon, they’d taste different. Fact. She’s no master chef and I’m not a …
You’re not going to find this at any basketball clinic or in any coaching book. Rarely will it show up in any works on leadership. But… it is the essence of great coaching and leadership. This is one of my everything-yet-nothing to do with coaching shares: Brené Brown on Empathy. Watch. Reflect. Apply… Takeaways… “Empathy fuels …
The Whistle and a Clipboard podcast was created to “provide a place for coaches to learn from one another.” With, I want to give a big shout out to Jason Oates for creating this platform for so many coaches to share their point of view and grow sport coaching – together! Highlights: In this interview, I discuss: …
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’ve been blessed with a beautiful burden. Coaching is my opportunity to give back to – and thru – a game that’s given me so much. Awakening possibilities in others is my life’s blood. When John Leonzo contacted me to do an interview on decision training and …