A winning mindset starts with prioritizing process over outcomes. However, parents and coaches often make the mistake of over emphasizing outcomes with rewards and punishments. In addition, parents and coaches also tend to inadvertently show more love when athletes have winning outcomes and show little to no emotion when athletes are winning with process. There […]
I often write about talents and strengths. It’s easy to confuse these two definitions. Especially when trying to understand the innate personality traits of people in the context of coaching. Given that, I believe it’s important to ground these definitions with a credible source. I also believe Gallup’s StrengthsFinder research fits this requirement. Using Gallup’s […]
Kevin Dresser is one of the great college wrestling coaches over the last decade. Over the weekend, his team didn’t perform to their ability and lost a tough dual meet Dresser felt they should have won. During the post-match press conference, Dresser used his media appearance to send his team a stern yet caring message. […]