by Mike Davenport, Coaching Sports Today Jack is in line at the supermarket, waiting to pay for his bananas. He knows exactly what he is going to do as soon as he gets his change. He has a plan. Barb, a fifth grader, is watching the clock slowly move toward 3pm. She has big plans when school is …
The Real Bosses of Coaches
by Mike Davenport, Coaching Sports Today I want to share one of those “priceless” things you learn early in a college coaching career, and you wish someone had told you about on your very first day. (Or if they had told you, you wish you had listened a little more intently). When I first started …
Is It Time For You to Open Up Your Bag, Coach?
by Mike Davenport, Coaching Sports Today I’ve noticed many coaches (especially myself) have a few coaching tricks we hold on to. Honestly, I’ve tried many of the new, latest-and-greatest tricks. Especially when it comes to using the newest technology whiz-bang gizmo. But seldom do I find new ones …
Your Call to Action Gets Things Done
by Mike Davenport, Coaching Sports Today [This is part four in the series on effective persuasion for sport coaches. Click here for the other articles.]Here’s a fact—whenever your athlete leaves a meeting, a practice, or a huddle without knowing EXACTLY what to do…you’ve missed a chance at …
Here’s What I Want You To Do…
by Mike DavenportI would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him, he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone. – Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United StatesYou’re reading this, which means …