When I first started out with DRIVN, it was mainly just a communication and calendar tool for us. As the head football coach at Greenwich High School, I had six coaches attached to my Facebook account just to contact kids. I was using Hudl to get a hold of kids. I was emailing, texting, calling, you name it. I was all over the place trying to keep track of which kids used email, which kids texted, which kids used Facebook. Contacting our athletes was a very chaotic process.
[Read more…]Four Things Coaches Say That Make Me Cringe
I coach girls’ soccer and have for about 20 years. I’ve always had a good understanding of the game, and over the years I’ve learned how to teach it adequately.
The girls I’ve been coaching for the past five or six years are 11, 12 and 13 years old, and those may be my favorite ages. They want to learn and they will try to do whatever you ask of them. That’s the rewarding part. The fun part is that, contrary to popular teachings at coaching schools, sarcasm and less-than-truthful statements work. [Read more…]
A Lesson in Injuries From USWNT Pros
So, one of your players is injured. You ask the same question every time you see them. “How’s the injury?” You get the same answer every time – “I’m okay.”
Let’s face it. Your athletes need some good advice on how to deal with an injury. And they need to hear it from someone they will pay attention to, meaning someone other than you.
Do you think they’d listen to a pair of U.S. women’s national team players – Carli Lloyd and Crystal Dunn? [Read more…]