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Unhealthy practices of coaches
by One Sport Voice
posted November 11, 2009 at 2:32pm
In a session at NASSS, colleague Jim Denison (University of Alberta) made an interesting comment I’ve been thinking about ever since. He asserted that some coaches ask athletes to do all kinds of things that are bad for their health– and much less h...more
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Coaches Corner: Today always affects tomorrow
by Hoop Thoughts
posted November 10, 2009 at 9:08pm
I thought I'd share an email I sent our team last night --Lady Tigers:I just posted a great quote on twitter and it made me think about us. Here’s the quote:"How am I going to live today in order to create the tomorrow I'm committed to?"— Tony Robbins...more
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Fresno State settles with former assistant track coach
by Title IX Blog
posted November 9, 2009 at 1:19pm
We blogged earlier this year about Ramona Pagel's case against Fresno State, in which she claimed that the athletic department failed to renew her contract and passed her over for promotion to head coach because she advocated for equal treatment for femal...more
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Lady Tigers choose book for the season
by Hoop Thoughts
posted November 6, 2009 at 11:40am
Each year we give our team two books to read. We give them one in the summer and another one when basketball season begins. The summer book taps into something away from sport, usually academics or a self-development area. For example, this summer our boo...more
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Coaches Corner: Encouraging the pursuit of dreams
by Hoop Thoughts
posted November 5, 2009 at 7:53pm
Helping people pursue their dreams is what I think a big part of coaching needs to be about -- not just the dreams of playing basketball on the next level but of acquiring an education, giving back to a community, growing towards being a contributing part...more
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Pictures of REAL Female Coaches!
by One Sport Voice
posted November 3, 2009 at 12:33pm
In a previous blog I was lamenting about the scarcity of pictures of real female coaches, especially at the youth level. I’m pleased to report I found some! A photographer for the University of Minnesota’s College Education of Human Development Conn...more
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Coach Summitt: Goals, Leadership, Motivation
by Hoop Thoughts
posted October 29, 2009 at 8:06pm
Here's another great article by Don Yeager who by the way just released a book on Coach Wooden ("A Game Plan for Life") that is a must read -- incredibly well written. In this, another article, Don writes about the goal development stratgey for Coach Pat ...more
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Early talk of retaliation in firing of tennis coach
by Title IX Blog
posted October 29, 2009 at 7:30pm
Last week, Ball State University in Indiana fired its women's tennis coach. Kathy Bull was in her 22nd year as head coach of the team. The firing, according to the athletic department, is the result of NCAA violations. Ball State, until earlier this month...more
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Video Interview with Monica Abbott
by Softball Performance Blog
posted October 29, 2009 at 2:50pm
This is a video interview with Monica Abbott. The interview was done over a web video call that I recorded. In this interview, we discuss our upcoming softball cruise clinic (February 2010), her career, softball in general, and of course, pitching.
For...more
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Coaches Corner: Thoughts on stress management
by Hoop Thoughts
posted October 28, 2009 at 11:29pm
Some good things from Jim Rohn on stress management. And after a rough practice today I will be reviewing the list!It's very common to cause your own stress. Everyone does it. So don't stress about your stress, learn some valuable techniques to alleviate ...more
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Random Acts of Excellence (one more chance)
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted October 26, 2009 at 12:41pm
This past weekend I was running workshops at the Winter Games tryouts in Toronto and I came up with a brand-new term for players who SAY they want to get to the next level but don’t DO what it takes to get there.
But before I get into the details…one...more
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Differences between coaching girls and boys
by One Sport Voice
posted October 25, 2009 at 5:59pm
View This Pollpolls
Ok, I need your help. I’d really like to hear your opinion.
I know many of you coach or have coached. Are there differences in coaching boys and girls?
If so, what are they? Please respond by voting in the poll and making a comm...more
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Coaches Corner: The Best Test
by Hoop Thoughts
posted October 24, 2009 at 12:23pm
The following is by Chris Widener but was passed onto me from Sallie Guillory, the assistant women's basketball coach at McNeese State -- thanks Sallie!Some time ago, I spoke to a group of salespeople in Kansas City as they kicked off their new team. It w...more
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Qualities of skillful leadership
by Hoop Thoughts
posted October 22, 2009 at 1:34pm
This comes from Jim Rohn Weekly Ezine. Try to think of coaches who fit these characteristics. If you are fortunate enough, you've had some players who also fit this mold. It's interesting but I've been spending some time this week working with Temeka John...more
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DI stats: In case you didn't believe us...
by Title IX Blog
posted October 21, 2009 at 11:52am
...it's true that most athletic departments do not make money and many are not even breaking even these days. The NCAA released the results of a study this week that looked at the numbers from 2004-2008. In DI, the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) consist...more
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Successful teams have personal accountability
by Hoop Thoughts
posted October 20, 2009 at 7:53pm
The following comes from Coach Eric Musselman. It is something we made a passout for our team and I've posted it on our player's blog Hoop Boost as well.Personal Accountability - Successful teams, one common characteristic very clearly. Every one of these...more
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Interview with author Dave Salter
by Sport Management Education
posted October 19, 2009 at 4:50pm
If you know someone who has been affected by breast cancer you should watch this interview. Dave has authored books on girls/womens athletics in the past. This book will not only help fill the leadership void it also gives money back to help find a ...more
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The 3G’s (as in Great) of Effective Coaching
by One Sport Voice
posted October 19, 2009 at 2:27pm
My last blog post outlined the “3C’s” (as in Champion) of coaching, this blog is about the 3G’s (as in Great).
The 3G’s are not mine, but a creation of Steve Wilkinson, former men’s tennis coach of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN...more
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LaVoi’s 3C’s of Effective Coaching
by One Sport Voice
posted October 17, 2009 at 9:39pm
If there is one theoretical framework that can easily be applied to helping coaches be more effective, it is the motivational framework of the Self-Determination Theory (SDT). SDT posits that human beings have 3 essential needs: the need for relatedness...more
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