by Mandy Green, University of South DakotaToo many coaches these days have to retire early for health-related issues because they don’t take enough time off to be able to sit and enjoy life outside of their sport. Coaches are increasingly working longer hours, over the weekends, and skipping …
Two Huge Action Steps Towards Becoming More Productive as a Coach
by Mandy Green, University of South DakotaFor a coach who is trying to learn ways to become more productive and efficient in the office, I think that the first HUGE step you need to take if you haven’t done so already is to own your agenda. No offense, but I think that a lot of coaches have …
Starting Your Coaching Day Out Right
by Mandy Green, University of South DakotaI have been talking to a lot of coaches lately who are looking for ways to help them get more productive with their day. The first area we look at is what they do first thing in the morning when they wake up. I always start there with the coaches I am …
7 Ways to Make It All About You (and Why It’s a Smart Recruiting Strategy)
A few weeks ago at an On-Campus Workshop I was conducting for an athletic department, it happened again.A coach that I was speaking with had way too much modesty for his own good. He was the nicest, most humble person you'd ever want to meet. However, from a recruiting standpoint, it could …
Irrational Recruiting Decisions Made by Recruits (and College Coaches)
It's the thing that drives recruiters absolutely crazy when it comes to understanding how teenage athletes make their final decisions.Most of the time, they make irrational final decisions.This past year it seems like I've seen more examples than ever of that in our ongoing work with college …