by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comOur brains are hardwired. Firmly fixed in the ways we perceive the world.For coaches, you ignore these hardwires at your peril. If you do ignore them, odds are your coaching efforts will fail.We have numerous hardwires, but there are 3 critical …
The Epic Coach Struggle: To Yell Or To Fascinate
by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.com[This is part three in the series on effective persuasion for sport coaches] Melissa was a great swimmer. Extraordinary some would say. In the straightaways she was tough to beat. But she had a fault — her flip turns. They weren’t as good as they could …
Coaching In 2015, Love, And Two Voices
by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comI’ve been coaching amateur athletes for a living for the past 34 years — mostly collegiate, but also pee wee and even international competitors. During that time, I’ve worked with some really tough athletes. And I’ve learned a very important thing from …
Why Prospects Might Not Care About Your Version of “Better”
The college coach that can prove their business degree is more highly rated than a competitor's business degree is often bewildered when their prospect chooses the other school.The same holds true for the coach who wins their conference championship, only to lose a kid to a program with a new …
The Bias Your Prospect Has Against You (and How to Overcome It)
I have worn K-Swiss tennis shoes for thirty straight years.I started wearing them as a high school Senior when I was playing tennis, and haven't looked back. I usually buy one pair a year, and make the previous year's pair my beat-up pair of yard work shoes. They're comfortable, they're …