24th November 2009
At the recent 2009 Evolution of the Athlete Conference in Brisbane Australia, Athlete Assessments conducted a survey of participant coaches from Australian and New Zealand. This article highlights the results of one important question within the survey ...
24th November 2009
At the recent 2009 Evolution of the Athlete Conference in Brisbane Australia, Athlete Assessments conducted a survey of participant coaches from Australian and New Zealand. This article highlights the results of two important questions within the survey...
18th November 2009
We have all enjoyed watching athletes who are able to make things happen on the competition field or in a race. These athletes have one very important skill in common. They are excellent decision makers - instead of letting things happen, they take cont...
18th November 2009
Many studies have been conducted on the impact of the quality of the coach athlete relationship on an athlete’s ultimate performance. One of the most recent and compelling studies has been conducted and written by Penny Wurthner. The study was funde...
18th November 2009
Understanding and developing your Coaching Philosophy is a critical and often overlooked exercise. According to an article published by British Cycling, creating a personal coaching philosophy is…“A much underutilized concept, coaches rarely take the...
04th November 2009
A coach’s role is critical in the context of our society. What I want to share with you in this article is my philosophy on the role of sport. This is particularly important for your sport and every sport.
My belief, is sport is a medium to teach...
03rd November 2009
Athlete Centered Coaching is a coaching philosophy underpinned by a set of values and coaching behaviors, where the primary goal of the coach is to help their athletes take responsibility of their sporting behaviors that create their results. This articl...
26th October 2009
What is accountability? I recall having this conversation with my coach, back when I was rowing. And most coaches I speak to today, tell me how their athletes do not accept accountability for their performance.
Ultimately, accountability means you be...
08th October 2009
Today I had a great coaching moment. I have volunteered to assist my old high school first rowing VIII crew and was working with one of the young rowers to change his hand movement during the rowing stroke. His incorrect technique was impacting the rest ...
21st September 2009
Athlete Engagement is a critical concept for all sports coaches to understand. “Engagement” is a borrowed term from the business world. There, it is a measurement of the degree to which an employee’s heart and mind is committed to their role, leader...
21st September 2009
Sports programs today are dominated with Generation Y ("Gen Y") athletes. We are almost at the end of the Generation X ("Gen X") athlete period. With the change in generations, there are changes in how to best coach athletes, because as you may have notic...
19th September 2009
"The Teacher will arrive when the Student is ready to Learn..." I read this quote after my competitive rowing career had finished. Maybe I would not have understood it had I seen it when I was rowing anyway. Looking back on my days as an elite athlete, I ...
20th August 2009
Are you an Adaptable Sports Coach?
What if an athlete you are coaching says: "Hey, Coach, I feel like I am getting stale with this training routine, can we mix it up a bit?" As you are a well organized coach with a scientifically proven program, you kn...
20th August 2009
Using the Athlete DISC to Create High Performance Teams
Great teamwork happens when those on the team have a philosophy of being the best person for the team rather than the best person in the team. Often athletes compete brutally against each other in...
20th August 2009
Sports Coaches all have a preferred coaching style. A coaching style is a way of behaving. Coaches spend most of their time using their preferred coaching style. Sometimes this style works well for them. Sometimes it doesn't. Knowing what your coaching st...
