NFL Coaching Hires: Experience vs. Talent
Greg Easterbrook writes in his Tuesday Morning Quarterback column about the lack of experience for today’s NFL coaches since Mike Singletary took the reigns of the San Francisco 49ers. He says that...
View ArticleThrough the Players’ Point of View
Two years ago, I started kick boxing and boxing classes because I wanted to be able to relate to the players that I trained. While I felt comfortable with my ability to communicate with players, it had...
View ArticleCharacteristics of Successful Coaching
In September, I wrote about “Elite Coaching Trends” based on an article by the United States Olympic Committee. A paper in The Sports Journal offers a different viewpoint based on research conducted...
View ArticleThe Key to Coaching
While re-reading Cross Over: The New Model of Youth Basketball Development today, this passage from a Malcolm Gladwell article stood out: “Of all the teacher elements analyzed…feedback – a direct,...
View ArticleSpoelstra’s Revolutionary Coaching Techniques
Coaching is, above all else, a people business. If you cannot relate to and communicate with your assistants, players and management, you will not last very long, regardless of basketball knowledge or...
View ArticleWhat is a player’s coach?
In the media, on fan message forums and twitter, and in conversations in gyms across the country, many feel that this generation of players need a more player-friendly coach. This term is thrown out...
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