by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comAre you using social media? If so, is it helping or hurting your coaching?You walk, you leave footprints. Some prints are obvious, like through mud. Other prints, like walking on a basketball court, are harder to see. Regardless, you leave prints …
How To Save Time When Writing Your Recruiting Messages
by Mandy Green, Head Coach Women's Soccer, University of South DakotaAs 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 …
The Ultimate Guide To Making Athlete Cuts
by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comSedaka was wrong — breaking up is NOT hard to do. There are plenty of ways to break up. Easy and quick ways. Down and dirty.Here’s the thing, a coach and an athlete, no matter how long they’ve known each other, have a relationship. And ending that …
21 Smart Ways To Invest In Your Coaching Development
by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comAt first I didn’t think the coach understood the question. His answer was, “I beat other teams!”I repeated the question, “So … how do you get better at coaching? ” Again, he replied, “I beat other teams.”Hm. I decided to leave it at that. Growth …
On Being Coachable
by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comMy first trip as a head coach was a disaster. We were to travel 90 minutes for a day of competition. Twenty kids, a few rowing shells, for several events. Very simple in the big scheme of things. I was so wrong.I had ordered the team lunches, but …