coaching
Tips for Coaching Young Cheer Teams
Kids can start cheer and tumbling classes as early as three to four years old, and competitive teams start kids competing as young as five. As a coach, it may [...]
How To Avoid Coach Burnout
'Coach burnout' is an issue that is non-discriminatory, plaguing even the best of coaches from time to time. It can take weeks, months, or even years to manifest, but when [...]
5 Tips To Avoid Coaching Burnout
I should have seen the signs a mile away: Anger, anxiety, depression, sleepless nights, and fatigue. I have a daily planner on my bookshelf that serves as a journal, and [...]
3 Habits of Highly Successful Coaches
Anyone can have an athlete run through drills that address speed, power and agility. Anyone can "train" an elite athlete. Anyone can tell another person...
5 Steps to Becoming a Better Coach
Five Steps To Being A Better Coach - sports coach Coaches at all levels of sports are constantly asking more of the athletes they have the honor to work...
Girls vs. Boys Soccer: Should They Train Differently?
In my many years of soccer coaching experience, I've come to this conclusion: girls need to be happy to play well, while boys need to play well to be happy. [...]
Why Horizontal Leadership Is Just As Important As Vertical Leadership
Ask any coach before a season begins about what their team needs to be successful in the upcoming season and you will get a consistent list of answers. Commitment, hard [...]
5 Reasons Everybody Needs a Coach
When we are young, we always have a coach in our lives. We have teachers, sports coaches, instrument coaches, and language coaches. Why is it that once we become adults, [...]