Communication as a Coach “Overthinking. The art of creating problems that aren’t even there.” Our words affect our athletes’ mindset, performance, and communicative comfort. Our words can either make or break a situation, create barriers or paths, trigger emotional states and create a lack in confidence, or change behavior patterns. As a coach, we should …
Tag Archive: coaching a female athlete
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May
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Great Coaches Keep Learning and Growing
Great Coaches Keep Learning and Growing “It’s not about the shoes. It’s about what you do in them.”-Michael Jordan As coaches, we have a different team dynamic, level, and approach each season. Therefore, we are constantly learning and growing! As a coach, many get stuck in the same routine, standards, beliefs, and strategies. But to …
May
02
Controlling/Understanding Overwhelming Emotions
Controlling/Understanding Overwhelming Emotions “When little people are overwhelmed by big emotions, it’s our job to share our calm, not join their chaos.” As coaches and parents we tend to get worked up if our athletes aren’t succeeding or meeting the expectations we have set in our heads. We care about them …
Apr
24
Together, Everyone Achieves More
Teamwork “Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, and working together is success.” Teamwork isn’t easy and it is not only about the athletes on the team. There’s a vast amount of politics that goes into the sport, difference in personalities, different likes and dislikes among the team, coaches, and parents, and a …
Mar
14
Coaching with a Purpose
Coaching with a Purpose All too often we see and hear coaches talk about the importance of winning, and winning only. While winning does have an important part in the sport itself, there’s also many other factors that hold great value. There is a difference between coaching to win verses coaching for success. Winning holds …
Feb
28
Being Honest With Your Athlete by Nikoli Sharp
Honesty Do you lie to your athletes? Do you tell them that they have improved when they haven’t? Do you tell them they pitched an incredible game, but they didn’t? Do you tell them their swing looks great when you see flaws? Are you allowing your fear of hurting their feelings and hurting your relationship …
Jan
17
Comfort Zone by Nikoli Sharp
Written by: Nikoli Sharp Many of us, athlete or non-athlete, have a fear of getting out of our comfort zone. We were not wired to do things that are uncomfortable, scary, uncertain, or difficult with ease. We were wired to protect ourselves from those things. To protect ourselves from embarrassment, hurt, and failure. …
Aug
30
How to Coach a Pitcher
Many coaches run into the issue of how to coach a pitcher, especially when they have never been a pitcher before. Even if a coach has prior experience as a baseball pitcher, it simply isn’t the same; mentally or physically. Coaching a female athlete, for one, can prove to be a difficult task in …
May
25
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