by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comSometimes, not often, but sometimes, I wish I coached an indoor sport.Especially when our river looks like …
5 Things I’d Love To Tell My First-Year Coaching Self
by Erika Brennan, National Recruiting CoordinatorMy first head coaching job came at the wise old age of 24. There was a senior on the team who was just 18 months younger than me. I inherited a squad who previously had a part-time head coach and thus was used to part-time commitments.This …
Keeping Yourself In The Game
by Mandy Green, Head Women's Soccer Coach at The University of South DakotaWe all know that recruiting is a 365 day-a-year-beast. You could easily spend 40+ hours a week just watching practices, making recruiting phone calls, sending texts, emailing, on-campus visits, watching video, having …
Pete Carroll and Bill Belichick On Finding The Way Forward
by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comI’ve been writing about coaching for years. Here’s the thing … being a coach never ceases to amaze me.Everyday, as I scour the internet, talk to peers, listen to conversations, and read books, I’m amazed by what coaches say, what they do, how they do …
3 Techniques To Be More Persuasive With Your Team
by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comI was one of those-coaches.I thought I could persuade a team to do something just because I was the coach. I imagined I’d roll into a practice, tell them, “Go do this,” and they’d scramble to get it done.That dream world evaporated …