Can you imagine a sports world without the Williams sisters, Jackie Joyner Kersee or Gabby Douglas? It’s pretty difficult to picture, but there once was a time when women weren’t allowed to compete. And there was also a time when black athletes weren’t allowed to be on the same playing field as … [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...]
Coaches Corner: An In-Depth Feedback Process
source I was intrigued by Sam Shweisky’s feedback process he uses with his Princeton men’s volleyball team. It is a pretty involved system of questionnaires, reflections, and meetings. But the goal is simple: it shows his players how to appropriately handle authority. … [Read more...]
Coaches Corner: Creating Realistic Discomfort For Your Team
source When I asked Sam Shweisky, the head men’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 “realistic discomfort”. Sometimes I’ll talk to a coach and it … [Read more...]
Coaches Corner: Sam Shweisky
source Sam Shweisky is the head men’s volleyball coach at Princeton University. I worked at Princeton eons ago under the (somewhat legendary) previous coach and know that it’s a great place to work. Not only are the athletes motivated in the classroom, but also on the … [Read more...]
Coaches Corner: Evaluating Drills For Effective Practices
source I’m a big fan of evaluating my program after each season. Everything from hotels and restaurants we used to game schedule and practice plans. I certainly don’t think that evaluation must necessarily lead to changes, though it should lead to comfort that you’re doing things … [Read more...]
Using Sport To Make A Difference
Coach For College (CFC) is a program that is sponsored by the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) that travels to Vietnam to promote higher education to under privileged youth. In addition to education, CFC promotes active life styles through sports and enhances their lives by teaching life skills. I … [Read more...]
Thai women grab volleyball title; find focus on their looks
By Mariah Philips The elation of a surprise victory is universal – and infectious. The emotion is so powerful that it doesn’t matter where in the world you are, what team it is – or the sex of the players. Everyone loves a come-from-behind winner on the international sports stage, … [Read more...]
The Power of 100%
I was working a camp this summer and one of the girls asked, “How in the world can I get a scholarship when I am from a small town in North Carolina with cows right behind my high school?” She was implying that because she was from such a small town there was no way she was ever going to … [Read more...]
10 Commandments of Leadership
I recently worked a camp with a man named Ryan Goodson. Ryan has created his own basketball development business called Goodson Basketball. He has a way of teaching the players new skills with catchy sayings and repetition. I will write more on some of those methods later but today I am writing … [Read more...]