by Mike Davenport, Coaching Sports Today Years ago, the president of my college came to speak at an Athletic Department staff meeting. A very sharp fellow and well spoken, he was wise about the ways of athletics in the college realm. (He had been one of the main administrators in the University of …
Why You Need a College Coach Support System
by Mike Davenport, Coaching Sports Today No coach is an island, and if you think you are…you’re doomed… I’d been at the party for what seemed like a lifetime. It was one of THOSE parties. Y’know the ones, where your buddy invites you, you don’t want to go, yet you really need to go. So you …
The Price We Pay as a Coach: Is It Too Much?
by Mike Davenport, Coaching Sports Today I’ve always been intrigue by the things we do when we coach. And also by the wealth of things a coach is NOT doing when coaching. For example, when in the act of coaching, the coach is:NOT spending time with the family NOT working out …
Dad’s Cry, Too
by Mike Davenport, Coaching Sports Today I cried for 20 minutes today. I’m a stoic-type guy. I’m used to compartmentalizing and burying my emotions. But not today. Today was different. It was checkin-day. I dropped my oldest off at college—to start his freshman year. And there’s a lot of …
Are You Good Enough to Coach Your Sport?
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 …