Earlier this month I met with all of my coaches to go over how I wanted them to set and share goals with me during the upcoming season. I am basing what I am doing off of the business classic The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard. We have talked … [Continue reading] about Using a Google Form to Track Coaching Goals
Visualization and Mental Reps
If you've read the Urban Meyer book, Above the Line, you know the value the Ohio State Buckeye's place on the "mental reps." In any team sport where only a limited number of athletes can participate at a time, maximizing the mental game is an … [Continue reading] about Visualization and Mental Reps
Understanding Habit Loops to Improve your Team’s Performance (and maybe lose a few pounds along the way)
In 1994, the NAIA held their National Tournament in Butte, Montana in early March. Wrestling for Pacific University, I and my nine other teammates, piled into a van and drove the 12 hours from Forest Grove, Oregon to the tournament. I learned a lot … [Continue reading] about Understanding Habit Loops to Improve your Team’s Performance (and maybe lose a few pounds along the way)
The Process: Creating a Hierarchy for Success
“Don’t think about winning the SEC Championship. Don’t think about the national championship. Think about what you needed to do in this drill, on this play, in this moment. That’s the process: Let’s think about what we can do today, the task at … [Continue reading] about The Process: Creating a Hierarchy for Success
The One Minute Manager for High School Athletic Directors
One of the frustrations that I have as a Coach/AD is that there are times when I feel like I have no clue what is going on in some of our programs. I try hard to get to as many games and practices as I can but as I'm coaching my own program, and I … [Continue reading] about The One Minute Manager for High School Athletic Directors