Hi. Did you miss me? Okay. I am going to write a blog now. I currently have some of my club players playing high school soccer (I won’t get into this, but in Connecticut players are not allowed to play club and high school at the same time) and they are frustrated that the level isn’t … [Read more...]
How to Pack Your Coach Bag for Amateur Boxing Events
Since I’m usually officiating, I’m not the one who packs the gym bag to take our competitive boxing team to their events, but sometimes I pitch in to help the other coaches remember everything we need. And finally I wrote it all down, since that’s infinitely preferable to madly … [Read more...]
The Moment is NOW by Erica Quam @coachquam
FEATURED ARTICLE by Erica Quam The moment is NOW! Tomorrow. Next week. Next time. When will I ever get there? One day. Sometime. I should do that. In 5 years... That's on my bucket list. I am going to do that someday! Too often we live in the past or in the future. We are obsessed … [Read more...]
How Knowing Your Personality Type Will Help You Manage Your Team
source As coaches, I think we all know that we’ve got different personality types on our team and I’m sure we’re all pretty conscious about how those personalities will interact. When we bring recruits on to campus and we sit down and chat with them, we wonder about their … [Read more...]
NACWAA Members on the Move & In the News - Sept. 12, 2014
“I do what I do because I enjoy helping others become successful and watching both my staff and students develop their potential.” Kiki Baker Barnes says. Read the article about Dillard University AD's story featured in New Orleans Magazine. Read more Former George Mason … [Read more...]
INTENTION: The What, The How, & The Why by Erica Quam @coachquam
FEATURED ARTICLE by Erica QuamINTENTION: The What, The How, & The Why The WHAT?What is an intention?? Intention is defined as having a plan, to direct the mind, to take aim. Without intention, we stray. Think of intention as a tool. I believe you can direct the forces … [Read more...]
Using Personality Tests To Increase Your Team Chemistry
source As coaches, I think we all know that we’ve got different personality types on our team and I’m sure we’re all pretty conscious about how those personalities will interact. When we bring recruits on to campus and we sit down and chat with them, we wonder about their … [Read more...]
Becky Hammon, Lin Dunn headline the WNBA’s Inspiring Women Luncheon honorees
Watch Becky Hammon's speech, and see some pictures from the league's annual luncheon honoring women for their accomplishments in sports and elsewhere. … [Read more...]
The moment caught Fever coach Lin Dunn by surprise
Maybe you've been ill-prepared when you thought you were prepared, too:Dunn thought she had prepared herself for the moment, but when the players and coaches came together one last time for 2014 following the Fever's 75-62 home loss to the Chicago Sky in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Dunn … [Read more...]
Coaches Corner: Managing Assistant Coaches
source Sam Shweisky, the head men’s volleyball coach at Princeton University, is in a unique position. He’s the head coach for the men and the assistant coach for the women’s program. I wondered if that gave him a more in-depth outlook on the role of assistant … [Read more...]