Coaching Resource of the Month — March 2014
This is long overdue but March 2014′s Coaching Resource of the Month is SportsCoachUK’s blog. SportsCoachUK has a team of sport coach specialists blogging on a number of issues directly related to...
View ArticleBack in the Saddle…Again
My apologies to all of our followers and readers. Over the past two months, I have been severely distracted by a number of personal issues including preparing and selling my home, moving to another...
View ArticleCoaching Resource of the Month — July 2014
As an athlete with asthma, I know firsthand how debilitating an attack can be. As a coach, working with athletes who are dealing with asthma is another challenge. The good news is that It can be...
View ArticleSummer 2014 Reading Recommendations
Finally getting back to blogging about the latest coaching resources of value to coaches. In my defense, there were three whole books for me to read! But seriously, the following are the three I...
View ArticleNew Goal Setting Ideas
I came across a great new idea regarding goal setting for athletes while reading Lynn Kidman and Stephanie Hanrahan’s book “The Coaching Process; A Practical Guide to Becoming an Effective Sports Coach...
View ArticleThe Coach Becomes the Athlete–Role Reversal!
Thanks for Helen Williams for this blog. About three years ago, I decided to learn how to swim. As a child, I did not have access to a pool and was somewhat fearful of the water. I had taken lessons...
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OODA Loop–Tool for Teaching Decision Making in Sport
For years I have been a big fan and practitioner of the OODA Loop. The OODA Loop was developed in the late 1960s by US Air Force Colonel John Boyd to help train fighter pilots during the Vietnam War....
View ArticleLife Lessons for Coaches — We Too Can Learn Them!
Thanks to our guest blogger Helen Williams for this article. Athletics is a great teaching tool; for coaches as well as their players. Sometimes we coaches forget that it’s as important for us to learn...
View ArticleRespect for Sport Coaches on ESPN?
The other day, I was watching ESPN while I was working out. One of the segments I watched first was about Johnny Manziel aka “Johnny Football” and his chances at becoming the Cleveland Browns’ starting...
View ArticleSmart Teams Play Safe–Upcoming Conference
STILL TIME TO REGISTER! SmartTeams Play Safe™: Protecting the Health & Safety of the Whole Child In Youth Sports By Implementing Best Practices Monday September 15, 2014 Joseph B. Martin...
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