Coaching is an art. This art is best explained through a coach’s philosophy. For example, football coaches call their offensive and defensive philosophies schemes. Whether it’s the spread, hurry-up, zone read, or the West Coast on offense, or the 3-4, wide 9, Tampa 2 or zone blitz on defense. In other sports these schemes may […]
It’s hard to visualize the difference between good and great, particularly when it comes to our own success. Unquestionably, we live in a world where overnight success headlines dominate. This causes us to hold ourselves to unrealistic expectations and makes us think going from good to great is trivial. However, the truth is that the […]
As you can imagine, there are many factors that define the mindset of a great coach. How a coach views motivation, discipline, pre/post season conditioning, goal setting, and game planning are all factors that have a profound impact on the mindset of coaching. Carol S. Dweck defines mindset in her preeminent book Mindset: The New Psychology […]