Hybrid approach combining Talent and System In our previous post on this coaching dilemma we talked about the benefits of both approaches. Talent based approach gives your star’s a chance to shine, but is very dependent on their individual effort. System approach keeps everyone on the same page, but it can become too predictable. Maybe …
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Every year we step onto the field we know its going to be a different year. There are fresh young eyes staring back at you and there are players that have matured (so you hope) in your program and in life. There are strength’s and weaknesses changing everywhere on the field. So what do you …
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A quick walk through the game tape media from 1990’s until today.
A quick walk through the game tape media from 1990’s until today.
Ok maybe you can win a scrimmage, but “winning” as in most points on the board isn’t the point. The first scrimmage is exciting and frustrating at the same time. It is great for the kids to get out and play against another colored jersey, but often you aren’t quite ready for everything when the …
A captain is what you want them to be. I believe it is the coaches responsibility to spell out what it is a captain should be doing. Giving a simple title and never interacting with those players is a disservice. This is your chance to really cultivate leaders on your team. Their sole job should …
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As we talked about in the previous post, team building is an action. Team building is something the team and the coach need to work together on in order to build the chemistry required for a successful season. From my experience, here are a list of 4 ideas to build the cohesion of the team. …
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Team building is an action. From an outsider’s perspective team chemistry and that family-like bond may seem like a natural fit. Mainly because all we see are the success stories, and when you succeed we hear of the bonds that successful teams have formed. What we don’t hear is from the teams that fail at …
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As we discussed last week the first week of coaching is about implementing your system. The player’s will learn your style and your rules. It’s important to establish these in the beginning since this is your foundation of the season. But what do you do next. There’s a number of important things like putting in …
This is always a fun time. Your team is set, the schedule is ahead of you, and expectations are high. Typically at this week most of your paperwork is done to which is a sigh of relief and you finally get to do what you were hired to do COACH! My first week is always …
