by Mandy GreenHead Soccer Coach, University of South Dakota and Time Management ExpertCoach you probably can relate to this scene I'm about to paint:Have you ever started an email which should take you five minutes to write, then your assistant comes in and talks for five minutes. Then your …
Two Critical Time Management Mistakes Coaches Make
by Mandy Green, Head Soccer Coach - University of South DakotaCoach, have you ever come back from lunch, checked your email, fiddled around on the web, and realized that two or three hours had just slipped away from you? Every day, so many coaches engage themselves in activities that are not …
Creating Checklists to Save Time in Your Coaching Office
by Mandy Green, University of South DakotaThere are a lot of tasks that we do as coaches every day, week and year in the office, with our teams, staff, and with recruiting. If you want to save time, and want to do it right every time, use a checklist.For example, setting up a successful …
Scheduling Your High Priority Activities as a College Coach
by Mandy Green, University of South DakotaHow long do you and your staff spend each day on unimportant things? Things that don't really contribute to the success of your program.Do you know how much time you've spent reading junk mail, talking to colleagues, getting interrupted by somebody …
Achieving Your Coaching and Recruiting Goals in the New Year
by Mandy Green, University of South DakotaThe idea is a good one:Set personal goals for the New Year, and then carry them out. That's a great idea for coaches, as well.The problem I find is that coaches are so busy, going in so many directions, and pressed by "more important" matters …