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May 22 2024

9 Barriers Coaches Face When Communicating

Communication is perhaps the most important skill you can possess. It can make or break your relationships, friendships, and partnerships — and it’s the difference between your team reaching their potential or not.

Billionaire businessman Richard Branson says “Communication is a skill that you can learn. It’s like riding a bicycle or typing. If you’re willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life.”

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Arrogance, bad coaches, Communication, Confusion, connecting, Distractions, Emotions, Motivating athletes, Negativity, Perspective, Richard Branson, Sports Parents, Stephen Covey

Apr 22 2024

Getting Athletes to Buy Into Backup Roles

    There are no small parts — only small actors!

    This phrase has been uttered countless times when it comes to acting, but it also applies beautifully to your team. You could easily say there are no small roles, only small athletes.

    A car is made up of many parts, from the chassis to the motor to the tires to the lug nuts. Even though some may appear more important than others, each component of a car plays a vital part to its’ operation. An expensive luxury car doesn’t get very far if the $5 spark plug isn’t working properly. 

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    Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: backups, bad coaches, Coaching, Communication, connection, Denny Lehnus, good coaches, Great Teammates, Leadership, Phil Jackson, role players, Sports Parents, substitutes

    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

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