24 Articles Under This Category. Beyond Idiotic Sports Coaching - - David Shields
Let's face it. There are a great many terrific coaches. There are also a lot of idiots prowling the sidelines. I don't mean to be derogatory; simply accurate. By "idiot," however, I don't mean what the word typically connotes today. Rather, I'm returning to its original usage. In ancient Greece... Submitted 2 years 295 days ago.

The Barack Brushback in Sports - Tony Price
Well it's been a couple of weeks since the inauguration of the nation's first African-American president and there are blatant signs of rebellious behavior by those who opposed his presidency. I'm referencing the unashamed disrespect in something as simple as addressing Barak Obama with the... Submitted 3 years 8 days ago.

TPC (3 words to unlock your Destiny) - Tony Price
Proverbs 18:31 "Death & Life are in the power of the tongue" Translation words that are spoken, written and received are powerful . As a coach no one understands the impact of words more than I. I have personally witnessed the impact words (positive & negative) can have, particularly on young... Submitted 3 years 190 days ago.

Should I hire a Triathlon Coach - Richard Laidlow
We are often asked by Triathletes who are staying with us, the following kinds of questions: ..What makes a good coach?.. How do I find the right coach for me?.. How much should it cost?. So we thought it might be useful to focus this article around these themes to help inform those... Submitted 1 year 133 days ago.

Success of Coach Athlete Relationships (Canadian Olympic Study) - Bo Hanson
Many studies have been conducted on the impact of the quality of the coach athlete relationship on an athlete's ultimate performance. One of the most recent and compelling studies has been conducted and written by Penny Wurthner. The study was funded by the "Own The Podium" initiative of the... Submitted 2 years 93 days ago.

A Coachs Role is Critical - Bo Hanson
A coach's role is critical in the context of our society. What I want to share with you in this article is my philosophy on the role of sport. This is particularly important for your sport and every sport. My belief, is sport is a medium to teach lessons to our athletes (particularly the... Submitted 2 years 104 days ago.

Do Your Athletes Care? - Bo Hanson
Athlete Engagement is a critical concept for all sports coaches to understand. "Engagement" is a borrowed term from the business world. There, it is a measurement of the degree to which an employee's heart and mind is committed to their role, leader and company. It is so important in business... Submitted 2 years 127 days ago.

Developing Countries Should Not Waste Money On Sports - - Aaratrika
As Plato said: Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it, I strongly stand against the motion that developing countries should not waste money on sports. First of all according to me the word "... Submitted 2 years 278 days ago.

Five Things Youth Football Coaches Do Wrong - Erik Saunders
A list of fatal errors for youth football coaches to avoid Most people that coach youth football do so because they because they have a child participating or they love the game and want to be involved. Since youth sports rely on volunteers with little or no experience, most youth football... Submitted 3 years 30 days ago.

Garnering The Benefit Of Hypnosis In Sports - Eamonn Madden
In addition to physical preparation, mental preparation is needed in achieving success in sports. Although it is still largely unfamiliar, more people are beginning to have awareness of and accept The Benefit of Hypnosis in Sports. A greater number of athletes are choosing to use this in their... Submitted 1 year 11 days ago.

The Gap Year - Making The Most Of It - - Robert Deans
Dependant upon who you are speaking with the words Gap year provoke a mixed response. Parents can be worried about exactly what the gap year may include, whereas teenagers are going to be filled with excitement at the prospect. From a parent's perspective there'll be an element of concern over... Submitted 1 year 53 days ago.

Athletes Improve Faster-Train Consciously - Bo Hanson
This article is specifically for athletes. Making the most of your training session is simple. You simply must never be on autopilot when training. A great mentor of mine once said, "If you want to learn quickly - slow down." What he was referring to is what I call, conscious training. In this... Submitted 2 years 6 days ago.

Lessons from Lou Holtz - Bo Hanson
Athlete Assessments recently had the great pleasure of being invited to the US Lacrosse Coaching Conference in Baltimore, MD. A significant highlight was hearing Lou Holtz's keynote presentation about his philosophy on coaching and life. For those who do not know Lou Holtz, he is a legend in... Submitted 2 years 6 days ago.

Good Sportsmanship Before All Else - - Ellen McCormick
"Out!" the referee shouted. My team threw their gloves up in the air. Our coach was smiling it was a double play that would win the game. I was the only one who knew that Number 8 was safe: no one had seen me fumble that catch. I wanted to please my coach; I wanted to make my team proud and to... Submitted 2 years 16 days ago.

How Coaches Get to Know There Athletes - Bo Hanson
At the recent 2009 Evolution of the Athlete Conference in Brisbane Australia, Athlete Assessments conducted a survey of participant coaches from Australian and New Zealand. This article highlights the results of one important question within the survey how coaches get to know their athletes. ... Submitted 2 years 84 days ago.

How To Be An Athlete Centered Coach - Bo Hanson
Athlete Centered Coaching is a coaching philosophy underpinned by a set of values and coaching behaviors, where the primary goal of the coach is to help their athletes take responsibility of their sporting behaviors that create their results. This article outlines what Athlete Centered Coaching... Submitted 2 years 105 days ago.

Creating a High Performance Coaching Style - Bo Hanson
Sports Coaches all have a preferred coaching style. A coaching style is a way of behaving. Coaches spend most of their time using their preferred coaching style. Sometimes this style works well for them. Sometimes it doesn't. Knowing what your coaching style is and being able to change it, is... Submitted 2 years 127 days ago.

Generation Y Athletes and the Critical Strategies to Create Winning Results - Bo Hanson
Sports programs today are dominated with Generation Y ("Gen Y") athletes. We are almost at the end of the Generation X ("Gen X") athlete period. With the change in generations, there are changes in how to best coach athletes, because as you may have noticed, Gen Y is different to Gen X. Let's... Submitted 2 years 127 days ago.

Social Media and Athletes - Karen Goeller CSCS
Lots of Pressure on the Athletes Over Social Media... There seems to be a great deal of pressure on athletes to use social media such as twitter and facebook during games. The people that are putting this pressure on the athletes are not aware of the huge safety risk this may pose. Most... Submitted 2 years 149 days ago.

The Best Top Tips To Create Team Spirit - Cherie Hawkins
Watching the little kids in their new sports wear just takes us all back to the day when we were the lucky ones, running around having fun. When we were kids if you were lucky mom and dad would have taken us off to the mall to purchase our first pair of soccer boots or baseball shoes and we... Submitted 306 days 12 hours ago.

Teambuilding Activities to Strengthen Your Squad's Unity - JP Sheridan
In sports like Football and Basketball, one star athlete can oftentimes carry a team on their back, using their individual talent to overcompensate for the shortcomings of other, less-skilled team members. Remember Michael Vick, when he played at Virginia Tech or when Michael Jordan made his... Submitted 1 year 7 days ago.

Pre Season Preparation and using the “GRIP Model" - Bo Hanson
Many of our clients ask us for ideas on how to best prepare a team mentally for the upcoming season. This article is written to give you the exact methods we use to start any sporting season on the right footing. Starting on the right foot ensures each team member is heading in the same direction... Submitted 1 year 309 days ago.

Regaining Belief in your Competing Ability - Emma James
When I run any adverts for my NLP courses I always use the word “pragmatic" in the description of the course. Something which always bothered me about my profession was that claims were sometimes that NLP was all you needed, it could change anything and you could create changes in any sphere you... Submitted 3 years 186 days ago.

Motivation and Sports Coaching - Ethen Smith
There are actually some benefits to having a coach in sports coaching that is just starting out. As long as the basics of baseball and the rules of the game are known, the coaching skills in sports coaching are one that can be developed with the team and common sense illustrates what it is that... Submitted 1 year 34 days ago.