Category: Coaching »

August 7, 2013

Defining Your Mission as a Coach

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=887mK17otQ4Sponsored By:Defining Your Mission as a CoachJinelle Siergiej, head girls hockey coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), explains what she sees as her mission as a coach—to create better young ind...


August 7, 2013

Ways to Open Communication With Parents

Sponsored By:Ways to Open Communication With ParentsSt. Anthony Village (Minneapolis, Minn.) football coach and dean of students Todd Niklaus believes in honest and open communication with parents, and tells us ways in which he goes about keeping tho...


July 25, 2013

Passion for Athletics and Academics

Sponsored By:Passion for Academics and AthleticsSt. Anthony Village (Minneapolis) athletics and activities assistant Summer Minnich believes the high grade point averages among student-athletes can be attributed to their passion for athletics transla...


July 25, 2013

Creating more consistent athletes

Four keys to eliminating the peaks and valleys in player performance One of the telltale signs of being a truly great athlete is consistency. Some athletes occasionally may have a good game every now and then, but the truly great athletes perfor...


July 24, 2013

Success Comes From Strong Coaching Staff

Sponsored By:Success Comes From Strong Coaching StaffSteve Kostka, head girls track coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), talks about how the strength of the school’s coaching staff has helped the overall success of the program....


July 18, 2013

Your Voice: Minnesota legislation on parent complaints

Readers React to Minesota Legislation Safeguarding Coaches from Parents High school coaches in Minnesota can breathe a little easier these days. In May, the state government approved a bill prohibiting parent complaints from being the sole reason ...


July 10, 2013

Teacher by Day, Coach by Night

Sponsored By:Teacher by Day, Coach by NightJennifer Pollnow, girls swim coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), finds that many of the things she does as a teacher apply to her role as a coach....


July 10, 2013

Putting the media to work for athletes

Athletes spend most of their lives training for the chance to play professional sports. They buy the best equipment, hire the best trainers and spend a lot of money on nutrition. But what they sometimes forget is what you do off the field is j...