There are many coaches who can help you become good at something. But there are very few coaches who can help you be the best. To become the best, you need a coach who can do one thing for you above all other things. This one thing is something average coaches typically ignore completely. However, […]
Yesterday I wrote about how Anders Ericsson’s approach to deliberate practice was the key to becoming an expert performer. Today, I want to make an important clarification with respect to youth sports and very young athletes in particular. Ericsson’s research shows the critical ingredient for becoming the best of the best is private coaching. Moreover, […]
Pete Carroll is among the greatest football coaches of all-time. He is one of three coaches to win both a Super Bowl and a college football national championship. I’ve always admired his exuberant passion to compete that appears so natural. While watching Carroll as he coaches games the first thing I always notice is how […]