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Coach K’s strategy for motivating USA Basketball
The Wall Street Journal carried a pretty interesting article last week on how USA Basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski motivates his team for international competition. Managing the egos of the games biggest athletes is what most of us would call ...
Adrian Peterson’s HS coach admits using a paddle for punishment
Amid all the Adrian Peterson news today came this report that Peterson’s high school coach used to beat the running back with an 18-inch wooden paddle as part of a “tough love” regime. The article comes from MailOnline, which r...
Chip Kelly’s secret coaches are college professors
Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly is, to say the least, different. And if his breakneck offensive approach isn’t enough to convince you, perhaps this latest story will do it.The Wall Street Journal today published an insightful piece examini...
Understanding the 8 types of team cultures
While every culture is unique and different, we can generally categorize a program’s culture into eight various kinds. These eight cultures are largely defined by how much the leaders and team members of the culture value productivity in ter...
Techniques to get your athletes talking
* This is the first of a two-part feature on athlete communication. Part two can be found here. Frustrated because your athletes are not more vocal during competition and practices? Seems like many of them can chat for hours on their cell phone...
Professional development for lacrosse coaches
Rockford High School (Michigan) girls lacrosse coach Mike Emery discusses the types of certifications and other education young lacrosse coaches must acquire. ...
Dealing with parents and playing time issues
Parents and the problems they cause due to the their children's playing time is the No. 1 issue your coaches face. While the vast majority of parents are good, positive and supportive, the issue of playing time and why their child is not a starter...
Encouraging Parental Involvement in Sports Programs
Rockford High School (Michigan) Athletic Director Tim Erickson talks about how coaches in his department make a point to involve parents instead of pushing them away....
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