The decision about which coaches are coming back next season is one of the most consequential a director makes, and most directors end up making it under the worst possible...
The decision about which coaches are coming back next season is one of the most consequential a director makes, and most directors end up making it under the worst possible.
Say the words "psychological safety" to a demanding, competitive coach and watch where they file it. Somewhere near coddling. The stuff for programs that hand out ribbons to everyone, not...
Say the words "psychological safety" to a demanding, competitive coach and watch where they file it. Somewhere near coddling. The stuff for programs that hand out ribbons to everyone, not.
Sometime in the next couple of months, you are going to look at your older athletes and decide which of them is ready to help with a younger team. For...
Sometime in the next couple of months, you are going to look at your older athletes and decide which of them is ready to help with a younger team. For.
Every director knows the weeks. Registration, tryouts, the schedule release, and three other things all land in the same stretch, and you go from running your program to simply surviving...
Every director knows the weeks. Registration, tryouts, the schedule release, and three other things all land in the same stretch, and you go from running your program to simply surviving.
There is a version of the disconnected athlete that almost never gets caught. This kid comes to every practice, runs every drill, works hard, and causes no trouble at all....
There is a version of the disconnected athlete that almost never gets caught. This kid comes to every practice, runs every drill, works hard, and causes no trouble at all..
A kid at practice has no idea the field got double-booked, the registration system crashed at 6 a.m., or two of the coaches are at odds about the lineup. What...
A kid at practice has no idea the field got double-booked, the registration system crashed at 6 a.m., or two of the coaches are at odds about the lineup. What.
Your families will probably never see your burnout, not the late nights, the low-grade dread on Sunday, or the registration spreadsheet you have rewritten four times this week. What reaches...
Your families will probably never see your burnout, not the late nights, the low-grade dread on Sunday, or the registration spreadsheet you have rewritten four times this week. What reaches.
At a stoplight on the way home from work, a parent opens their phone and types "[your sport] near me." They tap the first result that looks close and has...
At a stoplight on the way home from work, a parent opens their phone and types "[your sport] near me." They tap the first result that looks close and has.
Walk through any serious program's planning and you will see real money and real attention going into the things that make it good: the curriculum, the coaching staff, the training...
Walk through any serious program's planning and you will see real money and real attention going into the things that make it good: the curriculum, the coaching staff, the training.
The texts start within a week of the last summer tournament. Can we move him up to the older group. Should she be doing private sessions on top of team...
The texts start within a week of the last summer tournament. Can we move him up to the older group. Should she be doing private sessions on top of team.