motivation
December 21, 2023
10 must-read books for coaches & athletic directors
Books are great resources to teach coaches and athletic administrators about philosophy, leadership, and team building. We regularly speak with athletic administrators who assign books to their coaching staff or coaches who require their captains to ...
July 21, 2021
Fostering Intrinsic Motivation in Youth Athletes
In “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us”, Daniel Pink argues that creative, non-routine work is best achieved when incentives provide workers with autonomy, mastery, and purpose. The solutions to game situations are far from ...
June 21, 2021
Study Dives into Motivations of People Using Mixed-Reality Sports
New technologies allow users to do things like racing their real bikes against other real people in a virtual world, and a new study outlines what motivates people to use these mix-reality sports platforms. The findings offer insights for future iter...
April 14, 2020
Five ideas to help athletes reach their potential
In any sport, there’s an opponent athletes have to defeat before they can claim victory. But most times there are two opponents — the other team/player, and the athlete’s own ego and expectations. That’s when the path to reaching one's potent...
March 12, 2020
The unspoken language of motivation
Coaches generally try to accomplish two things with their athletes: get them to exert maximum effort, and get them to play up to their potential. Both of these objectives require a selling job — good motivation. In a way, coaches are similar to ...
September 11, 2018
Coach & Athletic Director is asking, ‘What’s Your Motivation?’
Coach & Athletic Director is asking readers to send in photos of the motivational and inspirational phrases hanging throughout their athletic facilities. It’s common for programs to inscribe quotes on the walls of their locker rooms or hang ...
April 27, 2018
Building toughness in all walks of life
With another season in the books, many of us have taken a deep breath and started to take stock, rebuild or retool for what’s next. What now? Coaching techniques with modern technology is amazing. The players are stronger, quicker and their abilit...
April 10, 2018
Give your team something to rally behind
Prior to each season, coaches typically call a team meeting to get their players fired up for the upcoming year. You can shout words of encouragement or challenge your team to put in the extra practice time, but there are more effective ways to help ...
Creating a checklist of tasks is the best way to keep track of maintenance work. Additionally, since crews may change from season to season, it’s good to have a detailed list of instructions to follow.![]()
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Creating a winning maintenance routine for your basketball courts
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Creating a checklist of tasks (and how often they need to be performed...