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Motivating players with the missile analogy
Competitiveness is the most powerful weapon you can have in your team's arsenal. And a big part of your responsibility as a coach is to teach your athletes what it means to compete and to help bring out the competitor inside of them. As with most...
The Value of Supporting Your Athletes
Dr. David Hoch, CMAA, discusses how athletic administrators can overcome the challenges of having to be everywhere at once, supporting all of their programs equally....
Common Interview Process Mistakes
Kevin Bryant, CMAA, Thrive Athletic Consulting, talks about common mistakes athletic directors make during the hiring process of a new coach....
Hiring Community Coaches
Dr. David Hoch, CMAA, talks about considerations athletic directors must have when hiring coaches that aren't teachers....
Suggestions for Non-Teacher Coaches
Kevin Bryant, CMAA, Thrive Athletic Consulting, talks about the challenges with non-teacher coaches in our athletic programs....
Between the Lines: Finding the good amidst the bad
[caption id="attachment_17245" align="alignleft" width="110"] Kevin Hoffman[/caption] High school sports are not in a bad place, but taking in the news over the last few months might have you fooled — concussions, hazing, drug use, coach miscond...
The Purple & Gold Standard
Ruffin McNeill discusses East Carolina’s success, and why nothing’s better than coaching football [caption id="attachment_26766" align="aligncenter" width="490"] Photos courtesy of East Carolina University[/caption] East Carolina University f...
Coach’s firing puts spotlight on ’old school’ tactics
An Oregon high school basketball coach was fired last week following a tournament where school officials say he made contact with one of his athletes. The nature of the contact is unclear — video exists, and some initially called it a head-butt...
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