Athletic Development – Defining the Field
The Way
There is a right way, a wrong way and what works for you. There is no one-way. Find what works for you in your situation, fine tine and refine it to insure that it keeps working. No need to follow the...
Limit to Progress
There are definite limits to progress in growing as a coach. Yesterday I was reflecting on what I have done as a coach and what I have observed and I came to a less than obvious conclusion. The...
Some Random Thoughts on Sports, Coaching and Life
Advice from best selling author David Baldacci: ”Don’t write what you know about, write what you’d like to know about. And never chase trends. Don’t write about dinosaurs because Crichton did, or code...
Coaching – Key Ingredients
I have been totally immersed in coaching coaches the last three weeks in New Zealand. On reflecting on what I saw and have seen throughout my career there are three key ingredients that are the determ...
Before Marginal Gains
Before you search deeply for marginal gains in performance it is important that you have taken care of what precedes marginal gains. Sometimes it is so obvious it is easy to overlook. It is really qui...
How Do You Get Results?
Do it better? Do More? Do Less? Make the work harder? Make the work easier? Do it differently? Stay the same? Focus on strengths? Focus on improving weaknesses?
Getting Better Faster
I have been in New Zealand for four days now presenting to high performance coaches and interacting with various members of Sport New Zealand’s High Performance team. It has been total immersion in pe...
GAIN Professional Development Community – 2014 Schedule
Don't miss out on this special professional development opportunity. Below is the faculty and the teaching schedule for this year. To apply go to http://thegainnetwork.com/joingain GAIN VII Theme ...
Be Humble
Foundational Beliefs #12 Be Humble Last but not least be humble. Humility certainly is a virtue that has become scarce in sport today. Be thankful for what you have and learn to appreciate the...