leadership
April 23, 2018
Six leadership commitments of great coaches
I once read an article that examined the six leadership commitments of five-time NBA champion head coach Gregg Popovich. Because he has been so successful, I thought I'd share the tips and put my own spin on how these help coaches. 1. Understand what...
October 10, 2017
The six commitments of great coaches
I once read an article that examined the six leadership commitments of five-time NBA champion head coach Gregg Popovich. Because he has been so successful, I thought I'd share the tips and put my own spin on how these help coaches. 1. Understand wha...
September 5, 2017
Larry Brown writes about Bill Self’s coaching strengths
Kansas coach Bill Self is among this year's inductees into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Ahead of Friday's ceremony, coach Larry Brown wrote a thoughtful piece about what makes Self so effective. [caption id="attachment_10169" align...
August 7, 2017
PCA video: Notre Dame coach Mike Brey discusses body language
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-RcL-j4cU8 Mike Brey is the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Notre Dame. He led his 2014-2015 team to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. His success in South Bend includes leading nearly every ...
May 30, 2017
Team captains must not be normal
We expect captains to hold teammates accountable and unite players at difficult junctures of the season, but that’s not what makes them remarkable leaders — that’s just doing their jobs. To be special, team captains must go above and beyond the...
May 14, 2017
Powerline: Improving work ethic and developing leaders
In an article that recently appeared in Coach & Athletic Director, the author referenced the book "Millennials go to College," written by Neil Howe and William Strauss, as the lead-in for his discussion. There were some interesting bullet poi...
February 14, 2017
Poll: Does your school offer leadership training for athletes?
In January, Coach & Athletic Director asked coaches if their school offered a program to help develop leadership in athletes — captains council, leadership club, etc. Just one-third said that their school has such a program. Here are the co...
Video
How do you choose team captains?
There are seemingly hundreds of unique methods coaches use to choose captains for their respective programs. Listen to coaches at Kennedy (Iowa) High School describe their strategies. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjSyCGViDG4[/embed]...
We asked readers to share their best ideas and practices for recruiting and retaining volunteers to help staff various sporting events.
Actionable ideas: How to recruit and retain volunteers
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We asked readers to share their best ideas and practices for recruitin...