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Oct 15 2024

9 Things to Avoid as a New Coach

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.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Bad Coaching, coaching mistakes, Communication, Culture, dead right, New Coach, New Job, Program Building, Relationships, standards, Team Rules, Uncoachable

Feb 21 2024

5 Ways Coaches Sabotage Their Own Teams

As a coach, you want to be successful and do all you can to achieve positive outcomes. However, sometimes you unknowingly block your team’s success.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Athlete Motivation, Bad Coaching, Boring, Coaching, Coaching Tips, Culture, dead right, Maximizing Potential, Ronald Reagan, Self-Sabotage, Sports Parents, Uninspired Athletes

Sep 15 2018

5 Things I Wish I Knew As A Young Coach

As a college basketball coach for nearly 20 years, I had many experiences that I was proud of. But, I also made my share of mistakes, especially early in my career. Now that I have left coaching to work with teams as a leadership trainer and consultant, I look back on my career and offer up five things that I wish I knew when I first started out in coaching.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Coaching, dead right, Enjoyment, Leadership, Leadership Training, lessons learned, Networking, team building, young coaches

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