Coaching
Coaching and Mentors
Circumstances change, people come and go, but one thing remains the same since the beginning: we all face death sooner or later. In the meantime we live, but it is smart to choose a good coach in life as we’ve only got one here on Earth!
Incentive in Coaching
Every employee needs a drive and purpose in his work. As a manager, it is your responsibility to find that purpose and guide your employee to achieve his goals.
Life Is An Optical Illusion
What is your optical illusion?
Achieving Work Life Balance Doesn't Have to Be Hard
Although you want more balance in your life, does the thought of trying to achieve it fill you with dread? Does it feel a daunting task, just another thing on your to-do list? Even though you want to make some improvements to your work life balance, it's easy to get overwhelmed by the thought of what needs to be done. This can lead to losing your motivation and you end up not doing anything.
Living from the Centers
What is this experience of "being centered?" Being centered, after all, suggests that there is something around which you center yourself. What is that?
The Journey to Authenticity
What does it mean to be authentic? How do you discern ‘which voice’ to listen to? And what are you being authentic to? The word "authentic" is defined as: genuine or true. What is your true self?
Unique Solutions with Possibility for Lifes Speed Bumps
Possibility is the basis for all change. It is your choice to let it blossom and flourish or die on the vine.
Know Your Audience
To enhance your success as a speaker, a marketing expert, a negotiator, an author or a sales person, it’s imperative that you utilize knowing your audience as the key to your success. A Master Certified Executive Coach explains how.
Don't Just Plan - Get Organized!
What stops a lot of people from moving from planning to success is organization, structure and procedure. They don't know how to move from plan to action.
How to Get Convincing Coaching Testimonials
You can toot your own horn, but it's much louder if someone else toots it for you. There are two challenges in getting good testimonials: 1 - The act of actually getting them; and 2 - Making sure the ones you get are juicy.
Youth Football Coaching - How Not to "Blow It"
Are you a first time youth football coach and you are worried about how the heck you are going to put a well coached team on the field with just 3-4 weeks of practice? Make sure you do this...
Lacrosse Coaching Techniques
Coaching any youth sport is never an easy task. Follow these simple lacrosse coaching techniques to get the most out of the season for everyone involved, which includes having fun, letting everyone try every position, and being very clear when explaining new skills or techniques.
Soccer Coaching Tips
What are the best soccer coaching tips? Our startling youth soccer coaching tips maintains and increases their interest while playing soccer. We have developed and teach the weekly soccer tips like soccer attacking etc.
Work-Life-Balance - Maybe You Can’t Do Balance?
Every one wants balance. Is there such a thing? Clients hire me as a coach for this reason just as often as the clients who want more time and money.
How To Build Your Coaching Business With Testimonials
Successful coaches build their coaching practices through the skillful use of testimonials. This article gives you the blueprint used by successful coaches.
Five Fatal Coaching Marketing Mistakes
There are five fatal marketing mistakes that are made by at least 80% of all coaches. Are you strangling your coaching practice by making these mistakes? Read on to find out.
Coaching Wisdom About What's in Charge
Are you aware if your story is running your life, or if you are creating your story? Explore this with Master Certified Coach, Ann Golden Egle.
Eight Attributes of the Successful Business and Executive Coach
This article provides eight attributes that every successful Business and/or Executive Coach possesses. Read it to determine whether you have what it takes to be a great Coach.
Goal Confusion
Some trainers and coaches have decided that the skills required to achieve a certain task should be taught from the beginning.
3 Critical Reasons You Should Raise Your Coaching Fees
Most coaches and service professionals become frustrated at some point because they know they aren’t charging enough. They are lacking the fee-setting and pricing strategies necessary for more income and a successful business. Here I reveal 3 critical reasons for you to raise your fees and you how to do it.
Effective Coaching - A Question of Questioning?
Questioning is crucial to the effectiveness of a coaching session. In fact it could be argued that coaching is only about a good use of questions. In this article we explore that idea.
Wasps Resist Three-pronged Attack on Their Coaching Team
Wasps are facing a battle to keep their coaching team of Shaun Edwards, Ian McGeechan and Craig Dowd together
Johnson Rules Out Coaching Role With Lions or England
Rugby union: The Lions will have to look elsewhere for a homegrown coach after Martin Johnson ruled himself out of the reckoning
Isolated Lee Left Looking Over His Shoulder As Speed Gives Up Coaching Duties at Bolton
Sammy Lee's future at Bolton looks insecure after his demotion of Gary Speed has angered the squad to the point of mutiny.
Speed Stripped of Coaching Duties Amid Bolton 'devilment'
Soccer: Gary Speed has been stripped of his coaching duties at Bolton Wanderers and will now concentrate on trying to regain his first-team place at the club.
Coaching Licence Snag Clouds Grant's Big Day
Chelsea have 12 weeks in which to get new manager Avram Grant a recognized Uefa Pro license, reports Kevin McCarra.
Wales Coaching Faces Review As Heat on Jenkins Intensifies
Rugby union: Amid calls for Gareth Jenkins to be sacked, the WRU said a coaching review will be carried out after the World Cup.
Should I Post Coaching Fees on My Website?
How do you make sure that prospective clients can see, feel, smell, and taste the value you provide as a coach? You need to make sure that they understand what they're getting, and why they should hire you.
Coaching Youth Soccer?
Here is the key to a happy, successful soccer team.
How to Allocate Playing Time in Youth Football
How do you allocate playing time in youth football? How do you stay competitive yet still play all the kids? A few simple tricks.
Cricket: Donald's Coaching Role Extended
Allan Donald's positive impact on the England team has been recognized with an extension to his contract.
Turning Around A Perrenial Loser in Youth Football
Youth Football coaching is not a five year plan, you can turn around a loser in one year.
10 First-Time Coaching Website Pitfalls to Avoid
Avoid these common pitfalls when creating your first coaching website to save yourself money and frustration while building a rewarding practice sooner.
More Youth Football Coaching Horror Stories
Think you have seen or heard it all with outrageous youth football coaching stories? Think again.
Plays in Basketball - The Coaching Fundamentals
There are a number of terrific plays in basketball that are suitable for young teams. Here we outline the progression of basketball plays from the pick to stack plays.
Cricket World Cup: Moody Primed to Banish the Coaching Blues
Tom Moody and John Bracewell have got the most out of their respective teams, but both will jump ship come what may.
Living Life from the Inside Out
Discover the strategies for leading a fully awake and alive work experience. Here are the tips for getting in touch with your wishes for your ideal life.
Rugby Union: Ashton Takes Up England Coaching Role
Brian Ashton has returned to the England fold as England's new attack coach just six months after he left the RFU.
Rugby Union: England Yet to Finalise Coaching Team Days Before Tour
English rugby union was a step closer to farce after it was revealed the Rugby Football Union could not confirm the new coaching set-up to support Andy Robinson.
Athletics: Russian Given Coaching Role With Troubled Relay Squad
UK Athletics has joined the trend in Britain for foreign coaches by appointing Russian Michael Khmel to work with the men's accident-prone 4x100 metres relay squad.
Basketball Fundamentals - Coaching Layups
The lay-up is the most fundamental shot in basketball. It is often over-looked when basketball players consider what aspect of their game they can improve on.
Rugby Union: England Academy Set for Coaching Exodus
England's rugby academy appeared to be in meltdown yesterday when it emerged three of its leading coaches are set to leave in the summer.
A Coaching Workshop Is Essential for All Managers
To improve and develop skills, organizations often turn to a coaching workshop to assist managers and employees.
Powerful Tips for Coaching Basketball - Build Relationships
Build relationships with your players and watch them flourish on the court and in life.
Rugby Union: Connolly Favourite for Wallabies Coaching Role
Former Bath director of rugby John Connolly has emerged as the favourite to take over from Eddie Jones as Australia coach.
Why Aren't You Using Online Fitness Coaching?
If I were to tell you that you could burn away as much fat as possible by sitting at your computer twiddling your fingers and toes, would you believe me? Well I sure hope you don't!
Coaching Generation X
One of the most fundamental requirements for effective coaching is the ability to understand others' motives, values, and goals, not enforcing one's own on others.
Coaching for Creativity in the Workplace
Leaders must understand that one of their most important responsibilities is to create an organizational climate wherein followers feel empowered to speak up and "dream the impossible dream."
It’s Not What You Think, Coach, It’s What You Do
Leaders need opportunities for extensive practice in order to become efficient and to convert mental images of coaching into a reality.
The Coach and Win-Win Partnerships: Why you should read these Coaching Books
These coaching books are about your beliefs as a leader regarding your employees and how they should be managed and directed in a very positive way.
ROI on the 8-Step Coaching Model
The goal of coaching is to create a deeper sense of "partnership" in the workplace.
I Should Be Coaching the Rest of the World, Says Fletcher
Cricket: The modesty of the England camp in the wake of their Ashes triumph has been punctuated by an unexpected burst of pride from Duncan Fletcher.
6 Winning Strategies Guaranteed to Improve Your Coaching
Learn six communication skills that are keys to better coaching.
How To Increase Your Coaching Record By At Least 25%
Learn how to become a more effective coach by learning the importance of developing leaders on your team.
Coaching: Training the men in charge
There are academies for young footballers, but who trains the men in charge? asks Harry Pearson.
Coaching Skills and Positive Motivation
The use of coaching skills doesn’t always have to be driven by problems. Challenges, opportunities, and obstacles that transcend any one member of the organization can be the motivating force.
Coaching Skills Does Matter At Chick–fil-A
In this discussion, we talk about Coaching Skills with Phil Orazi, Dean of Chick-fil-A University and Scott Mayson, Business Consultant with Chick-fil-A in Atlanta, Georgia.
Coaching Skills
Coaching is a skill that leaders practice as they manage performance, mentor, problem solve, teach, and guide others.
What I would include in a Coaching Book
I have had many coaches along the way who have had different approaches as to how they would direct and lead their team.
Coaching Skills for Peers: Extending Influence
Peer coaching requires asking questions, gaining an understanding of the other person’s issues and viewpoints, and identifying areas of shared interest or concern.
Collins Shakes Up Coaching
Britain's leading coaches will have their roles redefined as the sport's new performance director Dave Collins begins putting down his mark.
Rugby Union: Back to Take Coaching Role?
October 9: Ex England flanker Neil Back will decide whether to join the Academy's coaching staff at the end of this season.
Coaching Bears Brunt for Failures in the Pool
Swimming: Bill Sweetenham has accepted the responsibility for Britain's dismal performance in the pool.
Warriors coaching move a questionable one
Golden State's recent firing of Eric Musselman came as little surprise. His replacement, however, shocked all.
Lions change much of their coaching staff
Steve Mariucci is betting that his buddies can help him turn the Detroit Lions around. Hopefully, for the Lions' fans, these coaches, along with some new players, can get it done.
General: The coaching carousel -- Who fell off and why
Coaching changes in professional sports are just part of the business. Lately, however, the changes seem to be coming so fast that it's hard to keep up. Here's a look at what's been going on.
Coaching curiosities
For those of you who are keyed-up about the start of the NFL, you may have realized that many teams have sent their head coaches to the chopping block. Here's a look at some of the coaches that escaped the guillotine that deserve a probing look.
The NBA coaching carousel
Some have quit, some have been encouraged to move up, and some have been fired. Whatever the case, the only coaches who seem to have secure jobs are the two who are still coaching. Here's an attempt to add some clarity to the frenzy that is the NBA coaching carousel.
Coaching changes that worked
Coaching changes in the NFL can range from the overhyped, to the unexpected, to the unnoticed. But rarely does one firing lead to three teams improving their positions and becoming Super Bowl contenders. Tampa Bay's release of Tony Dungy after last season, though, has done just that.
Around the NFL coaching carousel
As we head into December, the NFL playoff picture begins to crystallize. A loss by several teams drops them from playoff contention, while other teams jockey for home-field and wild-card spots. While the season starts its stretch run toward Super Bowl Sunday, NFL Coach Pink Slip Day looms ever closer.
England hand Callard plum coaching role
A week of mixed emotions for Jon Callard, Bath's former coach, took the sweetest of twists yesterday when he was installed as the new head coach of the England Under-21 team ahead of his first competitive return to his old club with high-flying Leeds tomorrow.
The coaching carousel
In the ultra-competitive world of the NFL, winning now is the rule of survival. Those who don't win (and some who do) can find themselves out of a job in short order. This season will be no different.
It's all in the coaching
The summer hardcourt season is in full swing, leading to the U.S. Open in the last week of August. Here is a quick look at the recent results and a perspective to the men's and women's tour, where the success of young power hitters like Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Roddick is all in the coaching.
General: The essence of coaching while being a parent
Since my father still coaches me in both soccer and tennis, it is great to look at the way other parents watch their sons or daughters play the game.
Callard Joins Coaching Casualties
March 6: Jon Callard yesterday became the sixth Premiership coaching casualty of the season when he left struggling Bath after refusing to accept a demotion.
A battle for coaching supremacy
With his 700th career victory last Friday, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson entered the "700 Club" and raised further questions as to his place in NBA coaching history.
The coaching roller coaster
The fortunes of a coach in professional rugby these days can be very topsy turvy.
Packers overcome Sherman's coaching blunder
The decision to kick an extra point or to go for a two-point conversion is really pretty simple. It's just a matter of math.
Coaching salaries should apply to salary cap
With the Washinton Redskins spending $12.5 million on head coaching this year, it is time for the NFL to look into applying coaches salaries against the salary cap.
The NFL Coaching Carousel
Even before the NFL begins the playoffs, a number of head coaches already have lost their jobs. Let's take a look at some of them.
Different treatment in the coaching fraternity?
The top players in the National Football League are African-American, but currently, there are only two African-American head coaches. This offseason, the NFL will have at least five or six job openings and as Jeff Daniels writes, it will be very interesting to see if any of those head coaching jobs are given to African-Americans. Don't bet on it!
Attention coaching candidates at Vanderbilt -- Only the top three-percent need apply
Rough times call for rough measures, to coin a phrase. That holds especially try at Vanderbilt University where losing football teams have become a tradition. Finding the right coach to paddle the Commodores in the way of a winning direction will require some meditative screening.
Woody in coaching hot seat at Vanderbilt
Even lowly Vanderbilt has its expectations. Coach Woody Widenhofer has been the head coach for four years, and his talk of high hopes is getting old and as tired as the jokes aimed at the school's football futility.
Rod Wilde accepts assistant coaching position at Wisconsin
USA Volleyball's Ron Wilde decided he wanted to get back into coaching. So on Monday, June 25, he accepted a position as assistant coach of the women's volleyball program at the University of Wisconsin under Badger head coach Pete Waite.
NCAA: Macy slams Pitino; coaching update
The coaching situation of three high caliber coaches is still undetermined. Watching this coaching controversy unfold is like watching one sick, twisted, soap opera.
NFL: Coaching Carousel Comes to Redskins Park
Marty Schottenheimer had the basis of a fine coaching staff. Now he just has a lot of interviews lined up.
NFL: Redskins Coaching Search Should End Here
Redskins Owner Daniel Snyder is looking all over the country for a new head coach, but the man for the job is already in it.
RUGBY: US Teams Doing The Coaching Shuffle
As American clubs look ahead towards the 2001 season a hefty percentage of them find themselves doing what can best be described as the coaching shuffle.
NCAA: The Not-So-Hidden Game of Coaching Changes
Forecasting college football coaching changes seems to be the new game within the game. Plus the weekly dish, featuring Miami and the BCS, the Bowden family’s big moment, the Heisman Race, and Northwestern.
New Survey Debunks Myth That Coaching Is Just For Men
More Than 63% Of Moms Want To "Get In The Game"
NFL: Coaching In The NFL Remains A Black And White Issue
The NFL continues to do a poor job promoting top-flight assistants who are African-American to head coaching positions.
YOUTH SPORTS: Coaching: Cues. Cues. Cues.
When working with young athletes, the key is knowing the cues.
What is your optical illusion?
Achieving Work Life Balance Doesn't Have to Be Hard
Although you want more balance in your life, does the thought of trying to achieve it fill you with dread? Does it feel a daunting task, just another thing on your to-do list? Even though you want to make some improvements to your work life balance, it's easy to get overwhelmed by the thought of what needs to be done. This can lead to losing your motivation and you end up not doing anything.
Living from the Centers
What is this experience of "being centered?" Being centered, after all, suggests that there is something around which you center yourself. What is that?
The Journey to Authenticity
What does it mean to be authentic? How do you discern ‘which voice’ to listen to? And what are you being authentic to? The word "authentic" is defined as: genuine or true. What is your true self?
Unique Solutions with Possibility for Lifes Speed Bumps
Possibility is the basis for all change. It is your choice to let it blossom and flourish or die on the vine.
Know Your Audience
To enhance your success as a speaker, a marketing expert, a negotiator, an author or a sales person, it’s imperative that you utilize knowing your audience as the key to your success. A Master Certified Executive Coach explains how.
Don't Just Plan - Get Organized!
What stops a lot of people from moving from planning to success is organization, structure and procedure. They don't know how to move from plan to action.
How to Get Convincing Coaching Testimonials
You can toot your own horn, but it's much louder if someone else toots it for you. There are two challenges in getting good testimonials: 1 - The act of actually getting them; and 2 - Making sure the ones you get are juicy.
Youth Football Coaching - How Not to "Blow It"
Are you a first time youth football coach and you are worried about how the heck you are going to put a well coached team on the field with just 3-4 weeks of practice? Make sure you do this...
Lacrosse Coaching Techniques
Coaching any youth sport is never an easy task. Follow these simple lacrosse coaching techniques to get the most out of the season for everyone involved, which includes having fun, letting everyone try every position, and being very clear when explaining new skills or techniques.
Soccer Coaching Tips
What are the best soccer coaching tips? Our startling youth soccer coaching tips maintains and increases their interest while playing soccer. We have developed and teach the weekly soccer tips like soccer attacking etc.
Work-Life-Balance - Maybe You Can’t Do Balance?
Every one wants balance. Is there such a thing? Clients hire me as a coach for this reason just as often as the clients who want more time and money.
How To Build Your Coaching Business With Testimonials
Successful coaches build their coaching practices through the skillful use of testimonials. This article gives you the blueprint used by successful coaches.
Five Fatal Coaching Marketing Mistakes
There are five fatal marketing mistakes that are made by at least 80% of all coaches. Are you strangling your coaching practice by making these mistakes? Read on to find out.
Coaching Wisdom About What's in Charge
Are you aware if your story is running your life, or if you are creating your story? Explore this with Master Certified Coach, Ann Golden Egle.
Eight Attributes of the Successful Business and Executive Coach
This article provides eight attributes that every successful Business and/or Executive Coach possesses. Read it to determine whether you have what it takes to be a great Coach.
Goal Confusion
Some trainers and coaches have decided that the skills required to achieve a certain task should be taught from the beginning.
3 Critical Reasons You Should Raise Your Coaching Fees
Most coaches and service professionals become frustrated at some point because they know they aren’t charging enough. They are lacking the fee-setting and pricing strategies necessary for more income and a successful business. Here I reveal 3 critical reasons for you to raise your fees and you how to do it.
Effective Coaching - A Question of Questioning?
Questioning is crucial to the effectiveness of a coaching session. In fact it could be argued that coaching is only about a good use of questions. In this article we explore that idea.
Wasps Resist Three-pronged Attack on Their Coaching Team
Wasps are facing a battle to keep their coaching team of Shaun Edwards, Ian McGeechan and Craig Dowd together
Johnson Rules Out Coaching Role With Lions or England
Rugby union: The Lions will have to look elsewhere for a homegrown coach after Martin Johnson ruled himself out of the reckoning
Isolated Lee Left Looking Over His Shoulder As Speed Gives Up Coaching Duties at Bolton
Sammy Lee's future at Bolton looks insecure after his demotion of Gary Speed has angered the squad to the point of mutiny.
Speed Stripped of Coaching Duties Amid Bolton 'devilment'
Soccer: Gary Speed has been stripped of his coaching duties at Bolton Wanderers and will now concentrate on trying to regain his first-team place at the club.
Coaching Licence Snag Clouds Grant's Big Day
Chelsea have 12 weeks in which to get new manager Avram Grant a recognized Uefa Pro license, reports Kevin McCarra.
Wales Coaching Faces Review As Heat on Jenkins Intensifies
Rugby union: Amid calls for Gareth Jenkins to be sacked, the WRU said a coaching review will be carried out after the World Cup.
Should I Post Coaching Fees on My Website?
How do you make sure that prospective clients can see, feel, smell, and taste the value you provide as a coach? You need to make sure that they understand what they're getting, and why they should hire you.
Coaching Youth Soccer?
Here is the key to a happy, successful soccer team.
How to Allocate Playing Time in Youth Football
How do you allocate playing time in youth football? How do you stay competitive yet still play all the kids? A few simple tricks.
Cricket: Donald's Coaching Role Extended
Allan Donald's positive impact on the England team has been recognized with an extension to his contract.
Turning Around A Perrenial Loser in Youth Football
Youth Football coaching is not a five year plan, you can turn around a loser in one year.
10 First-Time Coaching Website Pitfalls to Avoid
Avoid these common pitfalls when creating your first coaching website to save yourself money and frustration while building a rewarding practice sooner.
More Youth Football Coaching Horror Stories
Think you have seen or heard it all with outrageous youth football coaching stories? Think again.
Plays in Basketball - The Coaching Fundamentals
There are a number of terrific plays in basketball that are suitable for young teams. Here we outline the progression of basketball plays from the pick to stack plays.
Cricket World Cup: Moody Primed to Banish the Coaching Blues
Tom Moody and John Bracewell have got the most out of their respective teams, but both will jump ship come what may.
Living Life from the Inside Out
Discover the strategies for leading a fully awake and alive work experience. Here are the tips for getting in touch with your wishes for your ideal life.
Rugby Union: Ashton Takes Up England Coaching Role
Brian Ashton has returned to the England fold as England's new attack coach just six months after he left the RFU.
Rugby Union: England Yet to Finalise Coaching Team Days Before Tour
English rugby union was a step closer to farce after it was revealed the Rugby Football Union could not confirm the new coaching set-up to support Andy Robinson.
Athletics: Russian Given Coaching Role With Troubled Relay Squad
UK Athletics has joined the trend in Britain for foreign coaches by appointing Russian Michael Khmel to work with the men's accident-prone 4x100 metres relay squad.
Basketball Fundamentals - Coaching Layups
The lay-up is the most fundamental shot in basketball. It is often over-looked when basketball players consider what aspect of their game they can improve on.
Rugby Union: England Academy Set for Coaching Exodus
England's rugby academy appeared to be in meltdown yesterday when it emerged three of its leading coaches are set to leave in the summer.
A Coaching Workshop Is Essential for All Managers
To improve and develop skills, organizations often turn to a coaching workshop to assist managers and employees.
Powerful Tips for Coaching Basketball - Build Relationships
Build relationships with your players and watch them flourish on the court and in life.
Rugby Union: Connolly Favourite for Wallabies Coaching Role
Former Bath director of rugby John Connolly has emerged as the favourite to take over from Eddie Jones as Australia coach.
Why Aren't You Using Online Fitness Coaching?
If I were to tell you that you could burn away as much fat as possible by sitting at your computer twiddling your fingers and toes, would you believe me? Well I sure hope you don't!
Coaching Generation X
One of the most fundamental requirements for effective coaching is the ability to understand others' motives, values, and goals, not enforcing one's own on others.
Coaching for Creativity in the Workplace
Leaders must understand that one of their most important responsibilities is to create an organizational climate wherein followers feel empowered to speak up and "dream the impossible dream."
It’s Not What You Think, Coach, It’s What You Do
Leaders need opportunities for extensive practice in order to become efficient and to convert mental images of coaching into a reality.
The Coach and Win-Win Partnerships: Why you should read these Coaching Books
These coaching books are about your beliefs as a leader regarding your employees and how they should be managed and directed in a very positive way.
ROI on the 8-Step Coaching Model
The goal of coaching is to create a deeper sense of "partnership" in the workplace.
I Should Be Coaching the Rest of the World, Says Fletcher
Cricket: The modesty of the England camp in the wake of their Ashes triumph has been punctuated by an unexpected burst of pride from Duncan Fletcher.
6 Winning Strategies Guaranteed to Improve Your Coaching
Learn six communication skills that are keys to better coaching.
How To Increase Your Coaching Record By At Least 25%
Learn how to become a more effective coach by learning the importance of developing leaders on your team.
Coaching: Training the men in charge
There are academies for young footballers, but who trains the men in charge? asks Harry Pearson.
Coaching Skills and Positive Motivation
The use of coaching skills doesn’t always have to be driven by problems. Challenges, opportunities, and obstacles that transcend any one member of the organization can be the motivating force.
Coaching Skills Does Matter At Chick–fil-A
In this discussion, we talk about Coaching Skills with Phil Orazi, Dean of Chick-fil-A University and Scott Mayson, Business Consultant with Chick-fil-A in Atlanta, Georgia.
Coaching Skills
Coaching is a skill that leaders practice as they manage performance, mentor, problem solve, teach, and guide others.
What I would include in a Coaching Book
I have had many coaches along the way who have had different approaches as to how they would direct and lead their team.
Coaching Skills for Peers: Extending Influence
Peer coaching requires asking questions, gaining an understanding of the other person’s issues and viewpoints, and identifying areas of shared interest or concern.
Collins Shakes Up Coaching
Britain's leading coaches will have their roles redefined as the sport's new performance director Dave Collins begins putting down his mark.
Rugby Union: Back to Take Coaching Role?
October 9: Ex England flanker Neil Back will decide whether to join the Academy's coaching staff at the end of this season.
Coaching Bears Brunt for Failures in the Pool
Swimming: Bill Sweetenham has accepted the responsibility for Britain's dismal performance in the pool.
Warriors coaching move a questionable one
Golden State's recent firing of Eric Musselman came as little surprise. His replacement, however, shocked all.
Lions change much of their coaching staff
Steve Mariucci is betting that his buddies can help him turn the Detroit Lions around. Hopefully, for the Lions' fans, these coaches, along with some new players, can get it done.
General: The coaching carousel -- Who fell off and why
Coaching changes in professional sports are just part of the business. Lately, however, the changes seem to be coming so fast that it's hard to keep up. Here's a look at what's been going on.
Coaching curiosities
For those of you who are keyed-up about the start of the NFL, you may have realized that many teams have sent their head coaches to the chopping block. Here's a look at some of the coaches that escaped the guillotine that deserve a probing look.
The NBA coaching carousel
Some have quit, some have been encouraged to move up, and some have been fired. Whatever the case, the only coaches who seem to have secure jobs are the two who are still coaching. Here's an attempt to add some clarity to the frenzy that is the NBA coaching carousel.
Coaching changes that worked
Coaching changes in the NFL can range from the overhyped, to the unexpected, to the unnoticed. But rarely does one firing lead to three teams improving their positions and becoming Super Bowl contenders. Tampa Bay's release of Tony Dungy after last season, though, has done just that.
Around the NFL coaching carousel
As we head into December, the NFL playoff picture begins to crystallize. A loss by several teams drops them from playoff contention, while other teams jockey for home-field and wild-card spots. While the season starts its stretch run toward Super Bowl Sunday, NFL Coach Pink Slip Day looms ever closer.
England hand Callard plum coaching role
A week of mixed emotions for Jon Callard, Bath's former coach, took the sweetest of twists yesterday when he was installed as the new head coach of the England Under-21 team ahead of his first competitive return to his old club with high-flying Leeds tomorrow.
The coaching carousel
In the ultra-competitive world of the NFL, winning now is the rule of survival. Those who don't win (and some who do) can find themselves out of a job in short order. This season will be no different.
It's all in the coaching
The summer hardcourt season is in full swing, leading to the U.S. Open in the last week of August. Here is a quick look at the recent results and a perspective to the men's and women's tour, where the success of young power hitters like Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Roddick is all in the coaching.
General: The essence of coaching while being a parent
Since my father still coaches me in both soccer and tennis, it is great to look at the way other parents watch their sons or daughters play the game.
Callard Joins Coaching Casualties
March 6: Jon Callard yesterday became the sixth Premiership coaching casualty of the season when he left struggling Bath after refusing to accept a demotion.
A battle for coaching supremacy
With his 700th career victory last Friday, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson entered the "700 Club" and raised further questions as to his place in NBA coaching history.
The coaching roller coaster
The fortunes of a coach in professional rugby these days can be very topsy turvy.
Packers overcome Sherman's coaching blunder
The decision to kick an extra point or to go for a two-point conversion is really pretty simple. It's just a matter of math.
Coaching salaries should apply to salary cap
With the Washinton Redskins spending $12.5 million on head coaching this year, it is time for the NFL to look into applying coaches salaries against the salary cap.
The NFL Coaching Carousel
Even before the NFL begins the playoffs, a number of head coaches already have lost their jobs. Let's take a look at some of them.
Different treatment in the coaching fraternity?
The top players in the National Football League are African-American, but currently, there are only two African-American head coaches. This offseason, the NFL will have at least five or six job openings and as Jeff Daniels writes, it will be very interesting to see if any of those head coaching jobs are given to African-Americans. Don't bet on it!
Attention coaching candidates at Vanderbilt -- Only the top three-percent need apply
Rough times call for rough measures, to coin a phrase. That holds especially try at Vanderbilt University where losing football teams have become a tradition. Finding the right coach to paddle the Commodores in the way of a winning direction will require some meditative screening.
Woody in coaching hot seat at Vanderbilt
Even lowly Vanderbilt has its expectations. Coach Woody Widenhofer has been the head coach for four years, and his talk of high hopes is getting old and as tired as the jokes aimed at the school's football futility.
Rod Wilde accepts assistant coaching position at Wisconsin
USA Volleyball's Ron Wilde decided he wanted to get back into coaching. So on Monday, June 25, he accepted a position as assistant coach of the women's volleyball program at the University of Wisconsin under Badger head coach Pete Waite.
NCAA: Macy slams Pitino; coaching update
The coaching situation of three high caliber coaches is still undetermined. Watching this coaching controversy unfold is like watching one sick, twisted, soap opera.
NFL: Coaching Carousel Comes to Redskins Park
Marty Schottenheimer had the basis of a fine coaching staff. Now he just has a lot of interviews lined up.
NFL: Redskins Coaching Search Should End Here
Redskins Owner Daniel Snyder is looking all over the country for a new head coach, but the man for the job is already in it.
RUGBY: US Teams Doing The Coaching Shuffle
As American clubs look ahead towards the 2001 season a hefty percentage of them find themselves doing what can best be described as the coaching shuffle.
NCAA: The Not-So-Hidden Game of Coaching Changes
Forecasting college football coaching changes seems to be the new game within the game. Plus the weekly dish, featuring Miami and the BCS, the Bowden family’s big moment, the Heisman Race, and Northwestern.
New Survey Debunks Myth That Coaching Is Just For Men
More Than 63% Of Moms Want To "Get In The Game"
NFL: Coaching In The NFL Remains A Black And White Issue
The NFL continues to do a poor job promoting top-flight assistants who are African-American to head coaching positions.
YOUTH SPORTS: Coaching: Cues. Cues. Cues.
When working with young athletes, the key is knowing the cues.