There are many characteristics of a great coach. Great coaches are great motivators, developers of talent, and leaders among many other things. However, if I had to sum up great coaching into its fundamental principles that serve as the foundation for all the other characteristics it would be these three things: 1) Great Coaches Teach […]
Overtraining is the most common form of burnout in sports. Luckily, unlike other forms of burnout, overtraining burnout is temporary. Once a coach or athlete identifies it, changes to an athlete’s routine can quickly help them recover and get back to normal. Just like it sounds, overtraining is when an athlete trains too much without […]
When a coach is working with a beginner in a sport, there is a tendency to want to help them get up to speed on their fundamentals as fast as possible. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. So, coaches try to get beginners to practice as much as possible. However, the inverse of practice […]