“Just go out there and relax.”
Most coaches have said that to their team at one point or another, or in some cases before every game. And chances are good that later on you are going to ask those same players to have more intensity. [Read more…]
Elite Athletes Track Their Sleep. Shouldn’t You?
One of DRIVN’s more popular features is the Trackers, which provides coaches and athletes a way to monitor, record and chart data to help maximize performance.
Are a couple of the team’s athletes more fatigued than the others? Is muscle soreness an issue within the team? Is the stress level higher at one point in the season than others? It’s easy to understand how those factors can be important to the performance of an individual or team.
But what about sleep? The amount of sleep your players are getting is also measured through DRIVN’s trackers. Is sleep really that important? [Read more…]
Let’s Admit When We are Wrong
Do you want to really get your team’s attention? Start a pre-game speech with “I made a mistake.”
Players don’t hear those words very often from their coach. When they do, it’s usually followed by “I thought you were better than you are.” What’s wrong with telling your players you were wrong, you made a mistake, screwed things up, and in the end, let them down? [Read more…]