motivation
Motivating players with the missile analogy
Competitiveness is the most powerful weapon you can have in your team's arsenal. And a big part of your responsibility as a coach is to teach your athletes what it means to compete and to help bring out the competitor inside of them. As with most...
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 ...
Coach K’s strategy for motivating USA Basketball
The Wall Street Journal carried a pretty interesting article Thursday on how USA Basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski motivates his team for international competition. Managing the egos of the game’s biggest athletes is what most of us would c...
Discussing Vision, Values and Voice
Suzy Merchant, head women’s basketball coach at Michigan State University, discusses what it takes to be a leader on her team. Vision, values and voice are a must, she said....
Five ways to instantly connect with your team
Usually when we talk about building chemistry, we’re talking about cohesion amongst the players. But it’s just as important that the team connects with the coach. Let’s look at five easy ways that you can connect with your team and build great ...
Motivational strategies must go beyond words
There's a scene from the movie "Remember the Titans" where coach Herman Boone, played by Denzel Washington, leads his team on a grueling morning run. They maneuver through forests and splash through creeks before arriving at Gettysburg, where thousan...
Stay Involved While Injured
Sponsored By:Getting Student-Athletes to Stay Involved While InjuredThe Overlake School (Redmond, Wash.) works with athletes while they are injured to keep them involved, as junior Devin Daher (two-sport athlete) relates from his experience....
Motivational Tactics
Editor-in-Chief Michael Austin wants to know if you’ve employed a motivational tactic like calling out your players in the media such as Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine or Lamar men’s basketball coach Pat Knight.Please comment unde...
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