leadership

6 Qualities of Great Leaders
Leadership is more than levying authority, it’s about being a source of inspiration and empowerment for others in achieving success. It entails making decisions based on the good of the group rather than self-gain. Great leaders aren’t passi...

Seven Essentials of Great Teams
If you have ever experienced the miracle of a great team as either a player or a coach, it is something that you will always remember. Making a team a great team involves choices that are in the control of the participants. Building that team inv...

6 Strategies to Help Coaches Defeat Adversity
It’s frustrating for athletes when they’re running on fumes, feeling like they have nothing more to give and that no matter what they do there is nothing left to push past a seemingly insurmountable wall. They can feel hopelessness, discouragemen...

5 Characteristics of Champions
Are champions born or are they molded by their experiences? The answer is probably a mixture of the two. While there are born winners among us, becoming a champion — or developing a championship mindset — can be nurtured. Anyone who’s been a co...

Leadership Issues Facing Youth Sports
Growing up, I played roller hockey with the neighborhood kids. We played without the watchful eye of a coach or parent. Never once was I corrected for the litany of “mistakes” I made every day. When disagreements occurred, no coach or parent was ...

Defining Athletic Attitude
We hear coaches use the word “attitude” frequently. Have you ever defined exactly what “attitude” means to you? The more clearly you can define anything, the better chance young people will understand and apply it. Clarity and brevity (with d...

Building a Dynamic Program with Leadership & Culture
When student-athletes leave your athletics program, what part of the culture will they remember? Will they adopt the leadership qualities we instilled in them to their next step in life? A culture that is relevant and influential gives an athlet...

3 practical strategies to train leadership
Whether you believe leaders are born or made, it’s a coach’s responsibility to foster an environment where leadership skills can not only develop but thrive. Across all sports, coaches can make choices about how to structure their practices with ...