by Mandy Green, Coaching Productivity Strategies As College coaches, we write a lot. We write to juniors and seniors we are recruiting or have already committed, we write to parents, or we are writing to youth coaches who have players we want. If you just sit down and try to come up with a …
What Your Mom Never Told You About Hollow Recruiting
by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.com Moms are great. Yet … sometimes they don’t tell us everything. For example, I can hear a coach’s mom saying, “Dearie, when you’re a coach you will serve an important role in our society.” Okay, that could happen, right? Sure. But I wouldn’t expect the mom …
Save Time and Mental Energy With Tracking Forms
by Mandy Green, Coaching Productivity StrategiesA common time management mistake is to try to use your memory to keep track of all of the tasks you need to accomplish. I don't care how good you think your memory is: the fact is that most people simple cannot rely on their memory alone to keep …
Jonas, The Blizzard, And Coach Maneuvers
by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToady.comJerry Rice, retired wide receiver of the San Francisco 49ers, is the leading points scorer in the NFL. It may surprise you to know that few NFL coaches wanted him on their team.Except for one coach — Bill Walsh.Rice wasn’t the fastest, the …
How A Pre-Mortem Can Save Your Coaching Bacon
by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comI worry a lot.During the season I can’t tell you how many 3:37 am worry sessions I have. Just me and my pillow trying to figure things out. For me, it’s one of the least enjoyable parts of coaching.I’m not the only coach this happens to. I once …