It’s very exciting to join a new program and start fresh.
Whether we’re a young coach or a wily veteran, head coach or assistant, there are still some important things to remember as we begin this new job.
Honoring Fallen Teammates
“Did you ever know that you’re my hero and everything I’d like to be? I can fly higher than an eagle for you are the wind beneath my wings.” (Bette Midler, Wind Beneath My Wings)
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Dustin Hale was only a year older than me, but I thought the sophomore basketball player was a pretty cool guy. We didn’t really hang out away from the basketball court, but he meant a lot to me.
That summer he passed away as the result of a freakish accident.
Labor Day
“Whatever you are; be a good one.” (Abraham Lincoln)
For many of us in the United States, Labor Day is the unofficial end of the summer and is filled with cookouts, pool parties, and college football.
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But Labor Day began as a way to recognize our nation’s workers and their accomplishments.
Bay College Partners with Bechler Leadership for Softball Search
Bay College has hired Bechler Leadership to help find its’ next head softball coach.
Bechler Leadership works with athletes and coaches to develop positive leaders, stronger cultures, and build better teams. The company was founded by Jamy Bechler in 2017.
Halfway Point
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In a 2022 NASCAR race in Phoenix, Joey Logano’s pit crew executed a flawless pit stop late in the race, putting him in the lead.
This crucial moment was the turning point for Logano, as he went on to win the race and clinch his second NASCAR Cup Series Championship.
Today is July 1st meaning it’s essentially the halfway point of the year.
Developing a Player-Led Team
The Hall of Fame basketball coach Tom Izzo likes to say, “A player-led team is always better than a coach-led team.” The best teams have athletes that step up and take a leadership role. The best teams have athletes that take ownership in the culture and are invested in the process.
This doesn’t happen if the coach is a control freak, micro-manager, or the only voice in a program. The best teams have athletes who are leaders. The best teams have strong leadership.
Southwest Baptist University Partners with Bechler Leadership for Swimming Search
Southwest Baptist University has hired Bechler Leadership to help find a head coach to begin the men’s and women’s swim programs.
Clark Sheehy is in his second year leading the Bearcat athletic department after a long and storied career as a men’s basketball coach at SBU, John Brown University, and Fresno Pacific University.
Men’s and women’s swimming has been a Great Lakes Valley Conference sport since 2013. SBU will be the 12th men’s team and 11th women’s team in the conference.
4 Mistakes Coaches Make With Team Captains
As a head coach, you can’t be the entire program. You need assistants and you need captains that can help you lead the program towards success.
Great team captains make your job easier as a coach. Everyone knows this, but having strong team leadership is not as simple as a well-meaning wish and a snap of the fingers. Most coaches know what kind of captain and leadership they want, but oftentimes it doesn’t play out that way.
Choose to be better
“You either get bitter or you get better. It’s that simple. You either take what has been dealt to you and allow it to make you a better person, or you allow it to tear you down. The choice does not belong to fate, it belongs to you.” (Josh Shipp)
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At 27 years of age, I was the youngest women’s basketball head coach at the NCAA level. Four years later, I was allowed to take my talents elsewhere.
I got resigned.
How kind of them to let me voluntarily resign.
No matter how you spin it, I was fired.
4th of July Fun Facts
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” (Thomas Jefferson)
Here in the United States, we celebrate our nation’s independence from England on the 4th of July.
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