source +ACY-ldquo+ADs-Collaboration is hard.+ACY-rdquo+ADs +ACY-ndash+ADs-The Science of Teamwork When I was a student, I greatly disliked group projects.+ACY-nbsp+ADs There were many reasons, mostly stemming from my big-headed idea that I could do better all by myself.+ACY-nbsp+ADs Then I figured out that everyone in the group was … [Read more...]
A Coach’s Guide To Creating Harmony On A Female Team via @CoachDawnWrites
source Mean girls.+ACY-nbsp+ADs We+ACY-rsquo+ADs-ve all heard that phrase and I worry that we all believe it on some levels.+ACY-nbsp+ADs I+ACY-rsquo+ADs-ve heard coaches, mothers, and female athletes themselves talking about how girls and women can+ACY-rsquo+ADs-t get along and that their team+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s had +ACY-ldquo+ADs-girl … [Read more...]
3 Ways Women Can Be Effective Leaders
source In my post, 3 Ways To Keep Females In Coaching And Athletics Administration, I talk about the lack of ladies in athletics+ACY-hellip+ADs-and the numbers were pretty dramatic.+ACY-nbsp+ADs If you+ACY-rsquo+ADs-re interested in seeing all of the numbers and a link to the study, just click on the article and … [Read more...]
Coaches Corner: 6 Hidden Gems Who Go Unnoticed On Teams
source Maybe you+ACY-rsquo+ADs-re a high school coach who knows that the freshman and junior varsity teams are lacking talent to send up to your team.+ACY-nbsp+ADs Or maybe you+ACY-rsquo+ADs-re the college coach whose recruiting class didn+ACY-rsquo+ADs-t quite turn out the way you+ACY-rsquo+ADs-d planned.+ACY-nbsp+ADs Or you could be the club … [Read more...]
Coaching: 5 Questions We Should Ask While Problem Solving
source Problem: A player isn+ACY-rsquo+ADs-t performing at an acceptable level. What to do?:+ACY-nbsp+ADs SCAMPER.+ACY-nbsp+ADsAJg-nbsp+ADs Let+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s look at how we+ACY-rsquo+ADs-d apply SCAMPER to our teams. First things first, what the heck is SCAMPER?+ACY-nbsp+ADs The letters stand for Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Magnify/Modify, Put to … [Read more...]
How Knowing Your Personality Type Will Help You Manage Your Team
source As coaches, I think we all know that we+ACY-rsquo+ADs-ve got different personality types on our team and I+ACY-rsquo+ADs-m sure we+ACY-rsquo+ADs-re all pretty conscious about how those personalities will interact.+ACY-nbsp+ADs When we bring recruits on to campus and we sit down and chat with them, we wonder about their … [Read more...]
Using Personality Tests To Increase Your Team Chemistry
source As coaches, I think we all know that we+ACY-rsquo+ADs-ve got different personality types on our team and I+ACY-rsquo+ADs-m sure we+ACY-rsquo+ADs-re all pretty conscious about how those personalities will interact.+ACY-nbsp+ADs When we bring recruits on to campus and we sit down and chat with them, we wonder about their … [Read more...]
Coaches Corner: Managing Assistant Coaches
source Sam Shweisky, the head men+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s volleyball coach at Princeton University, is in a unique position.+ACY-nbsp+ADs He+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s the head coach for the men and the assistant coach for the women+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s program.+ACY-nbsp+ADs I wondered if that gave him a more in-depth outlook on the role of assistant … [Read more...]
Coaches Corner: An In-Depth Feedback Process
source I was intrigued by Sam Shweisky+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s feedback process he uses with his Princeton men+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s volleyball team.+ACY-nbsp+ADs It is a pretty involved system of questionnaires, reflections, and meetings.+ACY-nbsp+ADs But the goal is simple: it shows his players how to appropriately handle authority.+ACY-nbsp+ADs- … [Read more...]
Coaches Corner: Creating Realistic Discomfort For Your Team
source When I asked Sam Shweisky, the head men+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s volleyball coach at Princeton University, how he prepared his team to handle challenges or being put in uncomfortable situations, I liked his answer about +ACY-ldquo+ADs-realistic discomfort+ACY-rdquo+ADs.+ACY-nbsp+ADs Sometimes I+ACY-rsquo+ADs-ll talk to a coach and it … [Read more...]