Leadership
5 Powerful Tips for Coaching Millennial Athletes
Nothing drives me crazier than hearing adults despairingly utter the words, "kids have changed." I sure hope they have! The world has undergone rapid change over the past decade and [...]
Zdeno Chara Plays With a Broken Jaw, Proves Hockey Players Exist on Another Level of Toughness
Most elite athletes are pretty tough. Hockey players are another level. Zdeno Chara, a defenseman for the Boston Bruins, stopped a screaming puck with his face in Game 4 of [...]
Labor of Love: The Nation’s Top High School Volleyball Coach on Building Better Team Culture
Oviedo volleyball was under pressure. Entering the 2018 season, their roster included five returning starters from a team that finished 25-4 a year prior. Quite frankly, anything less than a [...]
What Every Athlete Can Learn From Chris Davis and His Historic 0-For-54 Slump
Chris Davis’ record-breaking slump is finally history. After going hitless in his final 21 at-bats of 2018, the Baltimore Orioles first baseman started the 2019 campaign 0-33. That’s 54 consecutive [...]
Julie Foudy Says Team Culture Made U.S. Women’s Soccer Unbeatable
Great teams exist as one unit. They trust each other, they support each other, and they push each other. When divisions form inside a team, those fractures harm the overall [...]
A Shocking Number of Youth Sports Coaches Are Unqualified for the Gig
A great youth sports experience starts with a great coach. So, what makes a good coach?
Driven Not To Be Another Statistic, DeAndre Baker Aims to be the NFL’s Next Shutdown Cornerback
To outsiders, Liberty City is a neighborhood defined by statistics. The five-square-mile neighborhood on Miami’s northwest side is considered to be one of the most dangerous places in America. It’s [...]
How One Coach Led a High School Football Program Out of a Hazing Scandal and into the State Championship
At the end of a game, each team receives a designation: winner or loser. It’s the basis of sports, and most coaches don’t give the labeling process much thought. Luke [...]
How I Squandered a Season by Failing to Create a Team Culture (and What I Do Differently Now)
Matt Richards is head men’s basketball coach, as well as Associate Dean of Students and Director of Athletics, at Southern Maine Community College. He is the all-time winningest coach in [...]
Austin Ekeler Reveals How ‘Positive Peer Pressure’ in High School Helped Propel Him to Greatness
Austin Ekeler is an athletic marvel. When Los Angeles Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn recently dubbed Ekeler the strongest guy on the team, he wasn’t just blowing smoke. “It’s not [...]