There are many ways a coach can help an athlete get better, but there is only one way a coach can help an athlete be the best. To explain, first you must accept the research of Anders Ericsson that shows that it takes thousands of hours of practice to become the best. Moreover, coaches don’t have […]
Let’s say an athlete on the team is having trouble with their mental toughness when things get hard in practice. The athlete knows this, their teammates know this, and the coach knows this. Basically, it’s no secret that the athlete has a problem with mental toughness. Moreover, the coach doesn’t want this problem spilling over […]
Many coaches pride themselves on the fact that they treat all their athletes they lead the same. I would say this is like parents who seek to treat all their children the same or managers who seek to treat all their employees the same. Regardless of the leadership role, trying to treat unique people, whether […]