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From George A. King III:Sunday in Boston manager Joe Girardi said there had been no discussions about changes in his coaching staff. Nevertheless, that was before general manager Brian Cashman officially returned. Now, every department in the organization is under review. That could result in a coaching change being made."Those things will be discussed," Cashman said. "Those things weren't on the

Paul McCord, sales guru, trainer and author of  “Creating a Million Dollar a Year Sales Income: Sales Success through Client Referrals” is frankly someone I have come to admire greatly, while I don’t necessarily always agree with his position, his knowledge, honestly and calling it as he sees it is entirely refreshing and his blog [...]

What happens to the new ways of thinking that you acquired during training on new concepts? The essence of the article cited below is that there is an average of 28% increase in productivity through training, but an 88% if the training is followed up by coaching after the initial training. This is why we introduced [...]

The Coaching Grade for Week Three Is In: F minus Back in the glory days of the Steelers, strategy didn’t matter much. Other teams knew exactly what they  were going to do. But it didn’t matter because they couldn’t stop it. Thus, creativity was not at a premium when it came to developing a game plan. It [...]

This free basic soccer coaching e-book is devoted for youth coaching, who have ages between 4 to 11 years.This free e-book is a manual e-book and written by the members of soccer youth coaching mailing list.To get the basic soccer coaching e-book, you can download from here.

A few weeks ago, I was talking to my brother, Cedric, and his roommate, Robert, about running: Why I love it, how I do it, etc. I know I was probably boring them the tears, but at the end of the conversation, they both asked me to help get them started running.Me? Be a running coach? Hey, why not, I thought.I showed up at their house at about 9 a.m. Sunday. I wasn't real sure what either was capab

Sorry for the delay in-between posts, for the few folks who do frequent this blog. I just cannot come up with material to write about. The Yankees stink, the coaching staff stinks and the entire roster is decimated by injuries. If this team makes the playoffs, it will be a miracle. Such a coincidence that [...]

This revitalizing workshop is specially designed to help non-actors and/or bashful beginnners overcome self-consciousness issues when speaking in public. Along with self-consciousness issues, difficulty speaking in public,stage fright, and more will be addressed in this fun and supportive 2 part workshop.You will participate in fun theatre games that will loosen you up & help you become more

WildFire Marketing has enhanced the Author Mentor Program to offer you three new levels and pricing options. Authors can choose from Silver, Gold, or Platinum levels based on their budget and schedule. For example, you can boost your book sales faster with weekly coaching sessions and unlimited follow-up with Rob Eagar. Or, if you're under a writing deadline or a busy schedule, you can choose from

Is it possible to learn the world of business from Olympic sports coaching? It is worth asking this question to Leadership transformation practice, 121partners that released new findings which reveal what the world of business can learn from Olympic sports coaching. The finding is originated from 121partners seminar where over twenty HR professionals and the 121partners leadership team, including

Zico throws his hat into the ring for Portugal coaching job Home; Clubs; Fixtures/Results; Liga Sagres; Portuguese Cup; Champions League; UEFA Cup; National Team; World Cup 2010 Qualifying; Euro 2008 ; World Cup 2006; Match Reports; Portuguese Abroad Source: www.portugoal.net World Cup 2010 Qualifying Draw | Point Spreads - NFL, NCAA, College [...]

Personal Life CoachingSometimes, when all our doubts, fears and insecurities wrap ourselves up, we always come up with the idea of “I wish I was somebody else.” More often than not, we think and believe that someone or rather, most people are better than us. - When in reality, the fact is, most people are more scared than us.You spot a totally eye-catching girl sitting by herself at a party,

I just got back from the Colorado Youth Football Coaching Clinic hosted by our league.  I was very impressed with the clinic.  We spent two hours outside learning position drills and 2 hours of classroom.  Here are a few tidbits I picked at the youth football coaches clinic: Defensive Line When you call slant, line the d-line [...]

As a Life Coach, I help people get where they want to go and do what they’ve always dreamed of doing. Over and over again I’ve seen people achieve tremendous goals and create enormous change—the kind of progress that tends to make other people say, “Oh, I could never do that!” My clients leave the jobs they hate and create satisfying new career paths. They lose the weight they are tire

Parent coaching is going to be around for the long haul. I'm biased in my opinion, of course. You can judge by the end.  Sometimes parents are hesitant to come in for help because they are afraid of what it might mean about their parenting skills. My thought is that the parents who come in for coaching are the smart ones. They are the ones who are doing now what will become commonplace a few year

Personal Life CoachingI'm sure you have a bright idea hidden somewhere in the back of your mind that you just can't wait to test out. Of course you're not the only one with the bright idea. So what motivates you to churn those creative, or even inspiring juices to its utmost flavor?It's always best to set up a personal goal where you can accomplish the most in record time, maybe like mowing the la

Personal Life Coaching"Two men look out through the same bars: One sees the mud, and one sees the stars."- Frederick Langbridge, A Cluster of Quiet ThoughtsIf you’ve placed second in a writing contest, will you jump for joy and push for better results the next time or will you be discouraged and find an excuse not to join again?In life, you are always filled with choices. You may opt to have a p

Personal Life CoachingBe determined to improve your self esteem and you are on your way to great achievement.Do not let a low self esteem ruin your life. The way you think about yourself determines how you interact with others.What are some examples of low esteem aspects in you mind that you need improvement on?1. Nothing you do seems to go right2. You believe that most people do not like you.3. Y

Personal Life CoachingCreative NotionsPeople seem to have the misconception that only a select few are able to unleash a steady flow of creative genius. That is not true at all. The fact is, creativity is very much like a muscle that needs to be exercised in order to consistently give out great results. If you don't practice harnessing creative thinking, this skill will very much atrophy into inex

Personal Life CoachingMuch has been written about leadership: rules, pointers, styles, and biographies of inspiring leaders throughout world history. But there are certain leadership ideas that we ourselves fail to recognize and realize in the course of reading books. Here is a short list of things you thought you knew about leadership.1. Leaders come in different flavors.There are different types

Personal Life CoachingDoes a Law on Human Attraction Exist?“Opposites attract” is a law of attraction, at least where electromagnetism is concerned. But are there laws about attraction between two people? “In a world that is full of strangers” as a line in a famous song of the 1980’s goes, is there a clear set of rules that allows two people to fall for each other?Is attraction a matter

Personal Life CoachingIt's a talent that everyone has, yet they think they don't. The power of innovation. If you've ever marvelled at somebody's creative prowess, guess what, you can create and innovate too. It just takes time. Everyone is born creative. The box of crayons in kindergarten were not limited to those who possessed potential; because the truth is, everybody has potential.You know how

Personal Life CoachingGenuine Happiness Comes from WithinLife isn’t the sweetest candy. Sometimes, when I feel like the world is just too heavy, I look around and find people who continued to live fascinating and wonderful lives. And then thoughts come popping into my mind like bubbles from nowhere – “How did their life become so adorably sweet? How come they still can manage to laugh and pl

Personal Life CoachingSo how do you stay calm, composed and maintain self esteem in a tough environment? Here are some tips you may to consider as a starter guide to self improvement.Imagine yourself as a Dart Board. Everything and everyone else around you may become Dart Pins, at one point or another. These dart pins will destroy your self esteem and pull you down in ways you won’t even remembe

Personal Life CoachingEveryone, at some point of his or her life, has dreamed of being somebody special, somebody big. Who hasn't fantasized about being the one who hits the game-winning homer? Who hasn't dreamed of being the homecoming queen? And how many times have we dreamed of being rich, or successful, or happy with our relationships?Often, we dream big dreams and have great aspirations. Unfo

Have you ever had to deal with a expecting father? I've dealt with a few but tonight I slightly understand how you fella's feel.  It's nerve wracking, I'm concerned I wonder if I should call the mother to be. See the Daytona Real Estate Trainer not only trains but she coaches.a group of associates in our company.  They are the WOW team and have been building and growing for about a year

El coaching mejora su liderazgoLa fiebre del coaching     Los ejecutivos de hoy no sólo deben ser productivos, sino que más felices y transmitirlo a sus equipos. Para eso las más importantes empresas chilenas están echando mano al coaching. Si antes la tendencia era mandar a los gerentes a talleres de trabajo en equipo, hoy la moda es ponerles un coa

MBA is one of the most sought after career choice in India. But getting into a reputed management college requires tremendous efforts. The fact that lakhs of students vie for limited number of seats available in management schools, makes it even more competitive to get through the rigorous MBA entrance exams. Every year large number of students appear of various MBA entrance tests and its never an

A dissertation coach: * Holds you accountable to specific weekly goals * Helps you determine short-term and long-term goals * Makes sure you are consistently working towards your goals * Helps you learn the latest ideas in writing/time management techniques * Helps you work with your dissertation advisors and committee * Can help you think through career choice and job sear

When you hear the word “coach”, what comes first into your mind? Do you picture a basketball team with a man/woman shouting out directions? Or perhaps a football team with a man/woman pacing to and fro and calling out the names of the players? Coaching is no longer reserved to sports teams; it is now one [...]

I recently reviewed a book by Brian Underhill, Executive Coaching for Results: The Definitive Guide to Developing Organizational Leaders. Brian focused on becoming a better leader through executive coaching. Much of what he discussed centered around a major study he conducted on the use of coaching in organizations, the expectations, and return on investment. [...]

From the time I started in this business.....I have always looked at ways to be better...to be more efficient..and competitive.  To grow and learn and thrive.  While I have always been my hardest critic and my own biggest fan sometimes...someone steps in..and hands you a reality check and you learn...you don't know everything...and there will always be a better way...and more efficient w

There are some individuals who seem to have given up on ever reaching their personal goals. Perhaps they are not setting any goals at all and merely “exist” without moving forward in their workplace or their personal life. They believe that achieving their goals is impossible and so are resigned to whatever life seems to [...]

UpdatesWhat it doesGraduateTutor.com provides online coaching and tutoring subjects for a variety of business related topics. Currently topics include accounting, statistics, GMAT, GRE, business math, excel and financial modeling and interview prep. GraduateTutor.com brings together professionals from various fields to help business school students and working professionals. High quality coaching

I love coaching leaders. I had a great coaching appointment this morning with a church planter who actually took action steps since our last appointment. That was extremely satisfying.Another of my coaching relationships with a church planter is coming to an end this month. I will miss our phone appointments twice each month. I will stay available to encourage him in the journey, but I won't have

The “Chicago Sun-Times” reported Wednesday that the Chicago Bulls are no closer to filling their vacant head coaching spot than they were a week ago, despite reports to the contrary earlier this week.  Reports surfaced Monday that the Bulls and former coach Doug Collins would formalize a deal on Tuesday, and he would be introduced [...]

Shimla: Subhasish Panda, Director, Social Justice and Empowerment informed that the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India is implementing free coaching and allied scheme for the candidates belonging to scheduled castes and other backward classes with the objective of assisting students belonging to SCs and OBCs categories whose parents and guardians’ income [...]

In 2006, an opposing team stripped the football from one of my backs and ran for a touchdown.  Our running back that had the ball stripped, became the leading football stripper on our youth football team.  Stripping the football is a powerful defensive tactic, especially in youth tackle football, because most youth running backs do [...]

I found these drills on You Tube last season and have been using them with my youth football quaterbacks.  They are from the Nike Gridiron series.   I really like the opposite hip throw drill, the last drill on the video.  This drill is great for teaching young players that the ball is really thrown with the [...]

Very soon there will be a new flood of information and video of our 2008 Denver Broncos… And I simply can’t wait!!! So, as our Broncos begin their first official day back to field work, I thought I’d list off some of the things I’m interested in watching as we start seeing coverage of Denver’s OTA [...]

Last season, I learned the hard way that Defense wins games.  I spent most of my time installing a new offense and did not spend the same time on Defense.  We lost in the playoffs by one TD, because my defense could not stop the off-tackle play.   We had beat the team in our first game.   [...]

                                  Lately, Detroit Pistons assistants have become a hot commodity.  One assistant, Terry Porter, was granted permission by the Pistons to interview for the vacancy in Phoenix while K.C Johnson of the Chicago Tribune reported on Saturday that the Pistons have denied permission for the Chicago Bulls to interview assistant Michael Curr

Associated Press:"I'm with a new team now," Torre told The Associated Press Friday night after his Los Angeles Dodgers were beaten 4-2 by the Angels. " (Yankees manager) Joe Girardi is a coach for the All-Star Game, and deservedly so. They usually take the local city's managers as coaches. Besides, I'm not sure that if I got a call, I would say yes. Going over there at this point in time, I may se

Ok, I’ll say it.  I hate punting!  Yes, I hate punting because we did not score or make a first down, but it scares me to death to send the punt team out.  It’s probably my fault as a coach for not spending more time with the punt team.  Not probably, it is my fault, [...]

Recently, I posted on this great book by Chad Hall and Linda Miller - Coaching for Christian Leaders. Unfortunately, I can't participate but I want to encourage you to check out this webinar... Coaching for Christian Leaders Webinar with Chad Hall - MAY 22 Are you: Curious about coaching? New to coaching? Thinking of hiring a coach? Considering how to use coaching? Interested in adding to

Since my Spin Sweep post is receiving a large number of readers, I decided to skip my Special Teams post today and talk about two Spin Passes; Spin FB Screen and Spin TE Pass.  Like the Spin Counter, these plays are set up by the Spin Sweep.  As a 4th grade team last season, these [...]

Here's MLB's press release via Peter Abraham:American League All-Star manager Terry Francona of the Boston Red Sox and National League All-Star manager Clint Hurdle of the Colorado Rockies have announced the managers who will serve as their coaches at the 79th All-Star Game, to be played on Tuesday, July 15th at Yankee Stadium. Francona has invited Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland and New York Y

Author Brian Tracy in his book, "Goals: How to Get Everything You Want--Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible," writes "...identify the key result areas of your work. These are the tasks that you absolutely, positively have to fulfill in an excellent fashion in order to do your job well. What are they? In every job there are seldom more than 5-7 key result areas. These are critical tasks. You must

My 4th grade pee wee football team ran variations of the 6-2 defense last season.   To be honest, we should have stuck to our 7 Man Front Eagle Defense variation.  But, my new defensive coordinator wanted to try the 6-2, and he had not heard of the Eagle 7, so we gave the 6-2 defense a shot.  In [...]

My 4th grade youth football team ran a variation of the Spin Offense last year.  The Spin Offense was highlighted in American Football Monthly in 2007, and I bought the videos from AFM after reading the article.  (You can find the link to AFM in the right menu column.) The offense is explosive.  We averaged 40 points [...]

I've been reading a great book on coaching for Christian leaders called Coaching for Christian Leaders. It's very practical!Here are a couple of good thoughts so far:Christian Coaching is a focused Christ-centered relationship that cultivates a person's sustained growth and action. (p 10)Christian Coaching always, without exception, results in action. (p 12)Here are some excellent coaching questio

The beneficial playing as a team build relationship with each other.Youth and children that are involved will grow up with ideas aboutwhat it means to help others as well as take their own leadershiproles. They will also be able to see these same relationship valuescoming from the leadership role of the coach.For the individual child, participating in sports can have the majoreffect on them. This

Over the last few months, I have been working with my two sons to quicken their feet at the QB position and work on their ball handling.   I found a drill that I love, the Crazy 8, 5 cone drill.  I set up the drill in either a 5 yard box configuration or a 1 [...]

“Practice is everything. This is often misquoted as Practice makes perfect.” -Periander quotes (Tyrant of Corinth and ruler (c. 628-588), d.588bc) I had an interesting challenge to myself as a coach when I started out on this article. I had on one side a belief that the more coaching you can do = more experience = [...]

El coaching y el comportamiento en la organización    Motivación y comportamientos en la organizaciónAUTOR: Fernando RojasINTRODUCCIÓNLa motivación, es un proceso multifacético que con implicaciones individuales, administrativas y organizacionales. No solo es lo que el empleado muestra, sino todo un conjunto de aspectos ambientales que rodea

Special Teams is a game breaker in youth football.  Most pee wee teams do not practice Special Teams the needed amount of time, and they pay the consequences in the game.   Plus, a lot of youth teams, place a high number of minimum play players (MPPs) on their Special Team units.  Not enough practice time and [...]

To influence children in sports in order to grow up to be a betterperson, one of the ways is as a coach. The major way that a coachcan influence children is simply by being dedicated to a game.Knowing that particular sport is important, that exactly what it takesto play a game.One of the major qualities that need in order to get through a game isgoals. Sometimes this is the goal to win, while ot

A digital sports photography article would have been fairly brief as recently as a couple of years ago. In essence, it would have stated that digital cameras have unacceptable shutter lag, and cannot yet achieve the frame rates of their film cousins. End of story.Well, that particular story has in fact ended. These days the [...]

A digital sports photography article would have been fairly brief as recently as a couple of years ago. In essence, it would have stated that digital cameras have unacceptable shutter lag, and cannot yet achieve the frame rates of their film cousins. End of story.Well, that particular story has in fact ended. These days the [...]

Whatever your profession, you’ve amassed a great deal of information in your field or industry. There’s an eager and willing audience who will gladly pay for your information and experience. One of the best ways to package and market what you have learned is through the addition of a coaching program to your product and [...]

I have just been reading the website ActionCOACH, run by successful Australian businessman Brad Sugars. Anyone who has lived in an Australian city (like Sydney) knows that they are the most cut-throat business environments to be found anywhere. The trouble is that most business owners around the world are not formally trained in running or managing their [...]

As the saying goes, it takes two to tango.  According to sources and as reported by K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune, current (though not for long) Phoenix Suns coach Mike D’Antoni has told Chicago Bulls general manager John Paxson that he is interested in the team’s vacant coaching position; the question remains whether Paxson [...]

I love coaching leaders, pastors, and church planters! It gives me incredible joy to use the gifts that God has given me to help others to "discover God's agenda for their life and ministry, and then cooperating with the Holy Spirit to see that agenda become a reality." I received a copy of an article recently from my friend Becky with this note:Dave (aka Coach Dave)I enjoyed the thoughts in the article that was in the Signal. It reminded me of you! You were great at "coaching" me back in the "old" days at Lake Hills! And I know that's what you are great at! Thanks for all your encouragement over the years. I know those in your ministry now will be being encouraged by your coaching!BeckyHere are some highlights from the article: "Are you managing when you should be coaching?" by Kenneth W.

How Can Parent-Coaching Support You? - Ever wondered what parent-coaching is all about? How can it help you to promote an even closer relationship with your child? Here are five powerful ways in which parent-coaching can support you and assist you to take steps for change. More: continued here Other Review: Olympia Single Crib - Dark Pine (Baby Product)

Well you can take one name off the list of NBA coaches who may lose their gigs. The Associated Press reported Thursday that Seattle SuperSonics General Manager Sam Presti said that Seattle coach P.J. Carlesimo will “absolutely” be back on the bench with the team next season. Speculation had formed that Presti was considering making [...]

Your question about Internet versus face-to-face lessons is especially meaningful in today’s chess environment. The Internet Chess Club (Editor's Note: The Internet Chess Club's sister service, World Chess Live (WCL) has recently partnered with the USCF, and now offers free six-month memberships...

  MIAMI (AP) - On the night of his last game as an NBA head coach, Pat Riley heard the final buzzer, looked straight ahead and briskly walked away. Deep down, he knew it was over.”I didn’t have to look back,” Riley said. “I know that’s behind me.” And now, after spending several days plotting the Miami Heat’s [...]

Eliana Dutra vai iniciar dia 16 de Maio em Curitiba, o curso Preparatório para Certificação Internacional de Coaches. Este curso prepara o participante para buscar a credencial internacional através do ICF Portfolio Application, treinando-o para realizar os exames para ACC ...

Moving to a new country can be very demanding - there is not only the physical removal to organise, but also a new accommodation to find, a new job, perhaps a new school or university, perhaps a new language to learn. Not to mention the strain of leaving behind friends, family and familiarity. And furthermore [...]

As we finally start to see some warmer weather and the greens start to speed up, it is common to see golfers hitting putts too hard. The most common occurance after playing through those dark damp days of winter is simply gripping the putter too tight, resulting in hitting the ball too far. If this [...]

You're not supposed to coach, counsel or "therapize" your mate. However, I couldn't help myself yesterday when my husband told me that he hates it when people ask him where he went to college.To me this was a typical public speaking dilemma, although more likely to come up in a networking or social setting. Someone asks you a question that is awkward or uncomfortable. You dread that question coming up because you dread having to answer.I used to hate it when people asked if I had kids, because I felt I had to explain myself in some way. Now I just say, "Nope, but we have three bratty cats!" Case closed.My husband is uncomfortable with the college question because he didn't get a four-year degree. He attended community college, then went into the specialty foods industry, where he's worked

Wow, this is an historic day. John McDonnell head track & cross country coach of the University of Arkansas, announced on Monday he plans to retire at seasons end. He has the most national championships (42) of any NCAA sport and produced countless professional athletes. McDonnell is one of the best and most successful coaches in the United States since the early 1980s.During his storied coaching tenure the University of Arkansas has been a pro runner factory developing athletes such as : Tyson Gay, Mike Conley Sr., Wallace Spearmon Jr., Alistair Cragg, Joe Falcon, Calvin Smith, and Stanley Redwine, to name just a few. Coach McDonnell will be sorely missed.By Jay Hicks, a.k.a. Track Evangelist

Following a ten-year study of personal and corporate businesses, a clear trend was discovered and written about in the book The Prosperity Paradigm. Business people appeared to align with one of five different modes of being. From the lowest levels of production to the highest, these modes could be described as follows. The three negative modes were: fear-driven, desire-driven, and pride-driven… and [...]

The Wisdom of Coaching: Essential Papers in Consulting Psychology for a World of Change# Author:Richard R. Kilburg, Richard C. Diedrich# Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA) # Number Of Pages: 436 # Publication Date: 2007-03-15 # ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1591477875 # ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781591477877 The editors have selected 39 articles originally published in the Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research that delve deeply intowhat it means to coach senior executives in the world's major corporations.Along with the practical guidance offered by the numerous case studies, conceptual approaches, and methods presented in the volume by some of the finest thinkers in the field, the editors explain the history and evolutionof executive coaching thus far.

Are you one of the many who have been hit hard by the housing crises? Is your mortgage in jeopardy? Do you feel that foreclosure is the only way out? Are you at odds as to what to do and how to save your home? Are you looking for a solution, but just do not know what do to or where to start?

Improve Your Coaching and Training Skills# Author: Patrick Forsyth# Publisher: Kogan Page # Number Of Pages: 160 # Publication Date: 2008-05-01 # ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0749452358 # ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780749452353 Staff development is a key management responsibility. Good people and good performance -- and hence good development -- are vital to success in a fast-changing and competitive world. Improve Your Coaching and Training Skills contains practical guidelines to help managers develop their staff. Ideal for busy managers who don't have human resources support, it will help them boost staff effectiveness through coaching and training. Key content includes: why development matters, on-the-job coaching, mentoring, developing a formal training method, conducting a training session, and ass

The Indian Medical Association, Thiruvananthapuram branch has already started its 21st weekly CME series for post graduate orientation for the year 2008-09. According to the organizers of the programme, it is a fully restructured and scientifically designed advanced CME series by eminent teachers drawn from all over the state of Kerala, India. Printed notes and explanatory notes will be issued. Pe

"The best way to be an effective coach is to prepare in advance."Here are some of the things I've done in preparation for coaching pastors, church planters and church leaders:1. Review the notes of your last appointment.2. Review the GROW technique:Goal - what’s the goal? what are you trying to accomplish?Reality - what’s the reality of the situation? what have you accomplished?Options - what can you do to reach the goal? Brainstorm.Will - what will you do? what are you next steps?3. Answer the following questions as you prepare for your appointment.Have I prayed for this leader?Have I developed effective coaching questions? Remember: Never answer your own questions!Am I prepared to listen? "He who talks most, listens least."What personal or ministry needs am I aware of?What needs or

Você já ouviu falar em Coaching? Se não (eu também não o conhecia a pouco tempo atrás, só tinha ouvido falar), te apresento o dito cujo por meio de uma interessante matéria que saiu na Infomoney e eu não poderia deixar passar. Coach, a palavra que origina o termo, vem do inglês e significa “treinador”.... Curioso para saber o restante? Então acesse o Administrando.

School teams have one coach who directs all play, offensively and defensively. He usually sits on the bench and gives signals to the first-base and third-base coaches, who in turn pass them on to the batter or base-runner. The head coach of a team is responsible for planning all the pre-game strategy and the tactics during [...]

“Happy people sell more,” is a cliche that every manager hears but doesn’t really listen to. Good morale seems to have a trickle down effect and when a manager is happy, everyone is happy. But to boost sales, everybody has to be happy even when the manager is not. Morale building through [...]

Author Brian Tracy in his book, "Goals: How to Get Everything You Want--Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible," writes "...identify the key result areas of your work. These are the tasks that you absolutely, positively have to fulfill in an excellent fashion in order to do your job well. What are they? In every job there are seldom more than 5-7 key result areas. These are critical tasks. You must be excellent at each one of them in order to do the whole job for which you are paid. You must be good at every one of these tasks..." page 143 e-book format. What do you see as your five to seven areas, and more importantly, what are you and your staff doing to improve them in your program? The Coaching Toolbox's Seven Key Result Areas for a High School Basketball Program 1. Commit your philosop

There isn't a field out there nowadays that doesn't get its fresh tinge of technological advancement and soccer, or more specifically soccer training, is no different. More and more coaches, especially those working with youngsters, tend to get more in touch with technology and some of their most useful tools (although it's largely underused yet) are animated soccer drills. Let's take a look at how these work and try to decide if they're today's best coaching source or not. Advantages of Animated Soccer Drills - Visual Memory When you simply tell a player to do, say some offensive soccer drills, explaining these drills will trigger his audio memory and rationing, allowing him to replicate what you just told him. This is by no means a wrong way of teaching the offensive soccer drills, but y

With the miserable weather that we’ve been having I thought a low shot into the wind would be good this week. When playing into the wind its really easy for the ball to balloon straight up and to lose loads of distance. So here is my advice for avoiding that - it is a bit complicated [...]

Coaching is incredibly powerful! Imagine how you would be impacted by someone who listened to you, helped you to listen to God, and then asked good questions which enabled you to focus on doing what God wanted you to do.I love coaching pastors and church planters! I feel that God has uniquely called and gifted me to come alongside and help them discover what God wants them to do. (I presented much of the following at an Acts 29 regional gathering here in Southern California recently.)What is Coaching?Here are some good definitions:“Coaching is an incarnational relationship between one leader and another intended to empower their lives and ministry.” -- Steve Ogne and Tim Roehl“Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance. It is helping them to lea

Brad Seymour wanted to start an Ale-by-Mail business while he was working as a Construction Supervisor. He took one step at a time. He researched the business proposition fully. While he was still at his day job he developed his business plan, built contacts, looked for financers, decided where he wanted to advertise and basically [...]

Kelvin is out the door and Dan is not our man, so that can only mean one thing: It’s coaching search time! Here’s a look at the candidates that could land in Bloomington. We’ll give you the pros, the cons and the bottom line. This afternoon: Virginia Commonwealth’s Anthony Grant. Pros: The 40-year old Grant spent [...]