by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comHow do you react to disruptions during practice?Do you have a plan for the tech-device revolution about ready to land on your head?For thousands of years humans have lived in a linear and local world. Things hardly changed and when they did it …
How Successful Coaches Make The Most Out Of The Night Before
by Mandy Green, Head Women's Soccer Coach, University of South DakotaIn my endless quest to be more efficient and productive, a pretty common thing I am finding is that what separates the successful from the rest is that before the successful go to sleep, they plan ahead so they can start the …
Will Your Coaching Survive This Dangerous Myth?
by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comDo you feel like a second class citizen as a coach?You are taking self-help actions, right?There are simple actions you can take to help you stay in coaching longer, and have more fun.There’s a myth circulating in the world of coaching sports …
The Day Coaching Made Me Cry
by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comI walked into my athletic director’s office and sat down. I told him I was quitting when the season was over. “I can’t coach anymore,” I whimpered.He knew coaching was important to me — I’d been with him for five years. He shook his head. He knew I …
How I Use Sticky Notes To Be A Better Coach
Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comLooking for a sly way to persuade people?Are you taking advantage of this simple tool every office has? Our most powerful coaching tools can often be right in front of us, and we don’t even know it. A basic clipboard can be sneakily powerful. So can a …