by Mike Davenport, Coaching Sports Today Coach Bill was one of my favorites. He had a way of engaging us so practices flew by and we felt super-ready for competitions. Our first year was a great year. He was a brilliant coach and part of that brilliance was he knew how to get his point …
Better Recruiting by Breakfast
by Mike Davenport, Coaching Sports Today Did you know you can improve your recruiting between the time you wake up and the time you eat your breakfast? For some of you that’s only a few minutes — or less. Maybe you just grab a banana …
Why Do You Stay?
by Mike Davenport, Coaching Sports Today Why young student-athletes join your team is important to know. More important, though, is why they stay. When you know why they stay you see your strengths through their eyes. So try this, ask your athletes “Why do you stay?” You can expect two …
Why Drinking Water Will Make You a Better Coach
by Mandy Green, Busy Coach As coaches, we get paid for the results and the value we bring to our teams and programs we work for, not for the time we put in. I don’t believe our Athletic Directors really care how many hours we work as long as we are winning, graduating our players, creating a good …
Coaching at the Next Level
by Mike Davenport, Coaching Sports Today You’re at your desk. An athlete knocks. She comes in. “Coach,” she says, “I want to take it to the next level!” What Do You Tell Her? She is asking to get to a place different (a better one, hopefully) than where she is now. But does she know what that …