by Dr. Mike Davenport, Coaching Sports Today We coaches may look composed and tough on the outside, but on the inside we often have the same fears and worries that typical folks have. I know from my own experiences, and a survey I did of recently hired coaches, that one of those worries is, “Am I …
80/20 Your Way to More Coaching Success This Year
by Mandy Green, Busy Coach The Pareto principle states that 20% of a person's effort generates 80% of the person's results. The corollary to this is that 20% of one's results absorb 80% of one's resources or efforts. For the effective use of resources, the coach's challenge is to distinguish the …
What Are You Doing About This?
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services You probably know this but it bears repeating – the average attention span is now eight seconds long. To give you context, according to some studies, that’s less than the nine-second attention span of your average goldfish.The 2018 …
They’re Everywhere! More Recruiting Tips From My Travels
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services What a way to end my spring travel. Last week started with 48 hours in Atlantic City during which I gave the keynote speech at NJACAC and presented a breakout session. Then it was home for 12 hours to sleep in my own bed and have breakfast …
6 Steps for Coaches Feeling Like They Want to Quit
by Mike Davenport, Coaching Sports Today [This is an update to an article original published in 2014] Coaching can be an emotional roller-coaster, full of surprising highs and terrifying lows. When things go wrong and you hit one of the lows, especially the low-of-lows, a normal reaction can be …