2024
- Nov 6, 2024 Winning the Long Game: The Power of Respect, Relationships, and Readiness
- Apr 8, 2024 The Quiet Battle: Navigating Coach Burnout
- Jan 26, 2024 The Power of Mental Reps: Elevating Your Team's Performance
- Jan 20, 2024 Navigating Through Tragedy as a Team
- Jan 15, 2024 Handling Pressure: Techniques for High-Stakes Competitions
2023
- Dec 18, 2023 The Art of Effective Communication in Coaching
- Dec 11, 2023 Winter Break Essentials for Coaches to Recharge and Grow
- Nov 6, 2023 Mid-Season Parent Participation Practice
- Nov 1, 2023 Visual Victory: Unlocking the Power of Visualization in Sports
- Oct 27, 2023 How to Keep Your Teammates Accountable
- Oct 12, 2023 Rebuilding Confidence Post-Injury
- Oct 2, 2023 Mastering the Art of the Pre-Game Ritual: A Guide for Athletes
- Sep 28, 2023 Self-Talk Conversation
- Jul 27, 2023 Mental Toughness for Young Athletes
- Jul 18, 2023 You Hit Like a Girl
- Jul 12, 2023 Team Synergy: Cultivating Teamwork and Communication in Sports
- Jul 3, 2023 The Top 12 Questions from Aspiring Mental Performance Coaches
- Jun 2, 2023 Developing Mental Strength and Resilience in Youth Athletes
- Jun 1, 2023 Mental Toughness Training Examples
- Jun 1, 2023 Sample Visualization Exercises
- Jun 1, 2023 Sample Competitive Drills
- Jun 1, 2023 Sample Decision-Making Drills
- Jun 1, 2023 Sample Endurance Drills
- May 30, 2023 Empowering Young Athletes
- May 25, 2023 Beyond Talent: The Crucial Role of Character in Athlete Recruitment
- May 12, 2023 Emphasizing the Importance of Failure
- May 4, 2023 Game On: Crafting Engaging Practices for Youth Athletes to Maximize Fun and Learning
- May 2, 2023 Grace Under Pressure: Effective Stress Management in Sports
- Apr 25, 2023 Creating a Positive Team Culture: Defining, Reinforcing, and Celebrating Team Values
- Mar 9, 2023 In the Zone: Mastering Focus and Concentration
- Feb 22, 2023 How Athletes Can Use the Power of Breath to Improve Performance
- Feb 13, 2023 Activity: Monster Draw
- Feb 12, 2023 Speak TO the Athlete, not AT the athlete
- Feb 1, 2023 The Psychology of Coaching: Understanding Motivation, Focus, and Resilience
- Feb 1, 2023 the present of presence
- Jan 23, 2023 the echoes of a coach's voice
- Jan 16, 2023 Harnessing the Champion's Mindset: The Power of Positive Self-Talk in Sports
- Jan 11, 2023 Shaping Tomorrow's Champions
- Jan 11, 2023 Empowering Athletes to Take Ownership of Their Growth
- Jan 3, 2023 Inspiring Athletes through Coaches' Continuous Learning
2022
- Dec 22, 2022 The Flow Factor: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of Young Athletes
- Dec 19, 2022 Recomended books to read in 2023
- Dec 16, 2022 How can we teach kids about emotional intelligence? (Emotional Intelligence part 2)
- Dec 9, 2022 Why does emotional intelligence matter? (Emotional Intelligence part 1)
- Dec 9, 2022 Five Ways to Help a Student-Athlete Develop Self-Efficacy
- Nov 21, 2022 Taking Ownership of Your Sport Experience
- Nov 14, 2022 I learned it from watching you!
- Nov 10, 2022 Time Out or Pause?
- Nov 3, 2022 Creating a learning environment
- Oct 4, 2022 The Promises of Coach John Wooden
- Oct 3, 2022 Focusing on the Process, Not Just the Outcome
- Sep 19, 2022 Every Child Just Wants to be Seen
- Sep 18, 2022 Activity: Hero, Hardship, Highlight
- Sep 16, 2022 To Scold or Mold
- Sep 14, 2022 The Leadership of Alice and Dorothy
- Aug 15, 2022 Thirty years of coaching: Two Paths
- Apr 4, 2022 The Zipper Phenomena
- Mar 1, 2022 Freedom of Speech and the Social Media Scrub
- Feb 28, 2022 Perspective is Everything
- Feb 25, 2022 Coach the species, not the sport
- Feb 15, 2022 Normalizing Championship Reps
- Feb 7, 2022 The Gift of Struggle
- Feb 1, 2022 The Winning Habits of Elite Performers (full replay)
- Jan 17, 2022 How to be a great sports parent (full replay)
- Jan 3, 2022 Establishing the Mental Game in Your Program (full replay)
2021
- Oct 4, 2021 Team Building Activities for Athletes (full replay)
- Sep 13, 2021 Girl Push-ups
- May 5, 2021 your presence is your present
- Apr 26, 2021 why we coach
- Apr 23, 2021 what makes a great coach?
- Apr 19, 2021 The voice of a coach echoes for a lifetime
- Apr 17, 2021 a whisper of inspiration
- Apr 13, 2021 decisions, distractions, and disappointments
- Apr 8, 2021 the teacher that changed my life
- Apr 7, 2021 empowering athletes to express identity 🧦 🧦
- Mar 20, 2021 rules without relationship breeds rebellion
- Mar 16, 2021 a teaching technique for coaches from Mr. Rogers
- Mar 9, 2021 a small way to make a big difference 📩
- Feb 10, 2021 spartans and mental toughness
2020
- Sep 8, 2020 on being late and running laps
- Sep 2, 2020 no rewards, only consequences
- Aug 27, 2020 first speech in front of your new team
- Aug 14, 2020 on being bigger on the inside
- Aug 4, 2020 on sideline reps
- Jul 2, 2020 on the mental game 💪🏆
- Jun 15, 2020 Post-Pandemic Culture (re)Building (Full Replay)
- Mar 9, 2020 From Team-Building to Person Building: How to Continue Coaching During COVID-19
- Feb 17, 2020 Winning with a Mediocre Team
2019
- Dec 10, 2019 Book List for 2019
- Aug 26, 2019 my senior athlete wants to quit
- Aug 11, 2019 Meditation for Athletes
- Aug 6, 2019 Activity: Legacy Letters
- Jul 23, 2019 "Off-Season" or "Prep-Season"?
- Jul 22, 2019 Control What You Can in the Moments You Own
- Jul 16, 2019 Motivation Versus Inspiration
- Jul 13, 2019 Winning and Losing, According to John Wooden
- Jul 11, 2019 The Resilient Athlete
- Jun 18, 2019 Activity: Skittles and Sprints
- Jun 14, 2019 Control Your Emotions, Coach
- Jun 8, 2019 Most Parents are wrong about Sport Specialization.
- Apr 24, 2019 The Choices That Make Us
- Apr 11, 2019 I Just Want to Be Seen
- Apr 2, 2019 Success is in the Details
- Mar 13, 2019 The Double Defeat: Can you lose twice in one competition?
- Mar 6, 2019 Belief and Sharing a Vision
- Feb 26, 2019 Starve the Anxiety: A Technique on How to Reduce Performance Anxiety
- Feb 22, 2019 The Art of Yelling in Youth Sports
- Jan 17, 2019 Meeting Your New Team
- Jan 8, 2019 The Art of the Handshake
2018
- Dec 2, 2018 When Talent and Character Intersect - Jalen Hurts
- Nov 8, 2018 Abusive Coaching
- Oct 18, 2018 Family, First
- Sep 16, 2018 Winning and Losing
- Sep 14, 2018 A Father's Love
- Aug 23, 2018 Cheering for the Other Team
- Aug 16, 2018 Setting Expectations with Parents
- Aug 11, 2018 Activity: You, Me, We
- Aug 6, 2018 The Importance of Knowing What Your Athletes Need
- Jul 13, 2018 Once a Coach, Always a Coach
- Jun 26, 2018 Athlete Motivation
- Jun 21, 2018 Question: How can I get my 14-year-old to not be so critical?
- May 24, 2018 Conversation with Coach
- May 15, 2018 How to Connect to Athletes
- May 10, 2018 Non-Verbal Communication and Recruiters
- Feb 22, 2018 Taking My Shot
- Jan 31, 2018 The Double Defeat
- Jan 17, 2018 Attention to Detail
- Jan 10, 2018 What to say on the first day of practice
- Jan 3, 2018 Take Control of Your Destiny
2017
- Dec 28, 2017 The Greatest Teacher, Failure is.
- Dec 13, 2017 Opportunity is NOWHERE
- Nov 30, 2017 To Scold or to Mold…
- Nov 23, 2017 The Number One Gift You Can Give...
- Nov 15, 2017 Why I left IMG Academy
- Oct 23, 2017 The Whisper of Inspiration
- Oct 16, 2017 Kids are not mini-adults
- Oct 3, 2017 Empowering Children to Find Courage
- Sep 4, 2017 A Coach's Voice
- Aug 26, 2017 Yelling vs Coaching
- Aug 20, 2017 Confidence beats Complexity
- Aug 14, 2017 Increase Emotional Intelligence with Intentional Interruptions
- Jul 31, 2017 The Zipper Phenomena: Building Character in 30 Seconds.
- Jul 9, 2017 The Captain Class: The Hidden Force That Creates the World's Greatest Teams
- Apr 9, 2017 Coach the Species, not the Sport
- Mar 26, 2017 Education and Discipline
- Mar 18, 2017 The Power of Belief
- Feb 18, 2017 Activity: Transformers and Blindfolds
2016
- Nov 26, 2016 How to Intentionally Create Leaders
- Oct 26, 2016 How Getting Lost Helped Me to be a Better Coach
- Oct 9, 2016 Five Communication Tips for Coaches
- Oct 2, 2016 The Secret Ingredient of Youth Sport Success
- Aug 12, 2016 Talent Gets You Noticed, Character Gets You Recruited
- Jul 31, 2016 First Day of Practice
- Jul 19, 2016 How catching a Pokemon can help you win more games.
- Jun 4, 2016 First Impression as a Coach
- May 29, 2016 What Are you Reading? My 2016 list
- May 8, 2016 "The New Coach" - Sweep the Shed (5 of 5)
- May 1, 2016 "The New Coach" - Think like a Teacher (4 of 5)
- Apr 23, 2016 "The New Coach" - Defining Success (3 of 5)
- Apr 17, 2016 "The New Coach" - Setting Expectations (2 of 5)
- Apr 10, 2016 "The New Coach" - Getting Organized (1 of 5)
- Apr 5, 2016 Initial Email to Parents (Template)
- Apr 3, 2016 Learning Leadership at a Young Age
- Mar 13, 2016 How to Build Confidence as an Athlete
- Mar 2, 2016 The Difference Between Price and Cost
- Feb 29, 2016 The Art of the Post Game Conversation
- Feb 28, 2016 Fear and Faith
- Feb 21, 2016 The #1 Way to Influence Your Athletes
- Jan 16, 2016 Fishing for Influence
- Jan 11, 2016 More than a Title to be Influential
- Jan 7, 2016 John Wooden on Chasing Your Destiny
- Jan 4, 2016 A Role for Every Player
- Jan 2, 2016 Losing Twice in one Game
2015
- Dec 30, 2015 3 Reasons to Encourage Playing Multiple Sports
- Dec 16, 2015 Where is the sun?
- Nov 30, 2015 Simple Basketball
- Nov 26, 2015 The Simple Playbook
- Nov 26, 2015 If.
- Nov 12, 2015 Press Break or Cupcakes?
- Oct 28, 2015 How to Create the Ultimate Teammate
- Oct 22, 2015 Getting the Parents Involved in Practice
- Oct 14, 2015 Learning about your new team
- Oct 8, 2015 Playing in the Absence of Fear
- Oct 1, 2015 Mental Toughness: Defined.
- Sep 24, 2015 Dear Coach, I want to quit.
- Sep 17, 2015 Intentional Growth
- Sep 10, 2015 The Difference Between Winning and Losing
- Sep 3, 2015 Not everyone gets a trophy
- Aug 29, 2015 5 Ways to Increase Coach-to-Athlete Communication
- Aug 23, 2015 There isn't more to life than this...
- Aug 20, 2015 Top 10 reasons why kids quit organized youth sports
- Aug 16, 2015 When you’re up against a trouble
- Aug 13, 2015 What is Wrong with Youth Sports?
- Aug 9, 2015 Invictus, aka "I am the captain of my soul" [poem]
- Aug 8, 2015 Question for you...
- Aug 2, 2015 Don't Quit
- Jul 30, 2015 Hall of Fame inductee John Smoltz
- Jul 26, 2015 The Cookie Thief
- Jul 22, 2015 What if Your Teammates Don't Like You?
- Jul 19, 2015 The Victor
- Jul 16, 2015 How to Increase Concentration
- Jul 12, 2015 The Road Ahead or The Road Behind
- Jul 9, 2015 The Power of Belief
- Jul 2, 2015 How to Create Confidence on Game Day
- Jun 25, 2015 The Art of Yelling in Youth Sports
- Jun 18, 2015 Three Rules to Being a Great Athlete
- Jun 11, 2015 Changing the Game Project
- Jun 4, 2015 Mental Toughness, defined
- May 28, 2015 Five Communication Tips for Coaches
- May 21, 2015 Yes, I do play my favorites
- May 14, 2015 Parental Communication After a Loss
- May 12, 2015 3 Tips For Creating Sports Confidence
- Apr 30, 2015 Mental Toughness, defined
- Apr 23, 2015 Sportsmanship is not dead
- Apr 16, 2015 How to Create a Mistake Recovery Routine
- Apr 9, 2015 When should a youth athlete specialize?
- Apr 2, 2015 How to Develop Mental Toughness in an Athlete
- Mar 26, 2015 Introduction to Coach Notes
- Mar 9, 2015 If you think you are beaten, you are.
- Feb 20, 2015 Winning Youth Coaching Podcast
- Jan 16, 2015 The Easy Goal Setting Process
- Jan 9, 2015 An Argument Against Single-Sport Athletes
- Jan 9, 2015 Mental Toughness Book List
- Jan 5, 2015 3 Reasons Your Child Should Play Multiple Sports
2014
- Oct 23, 2014 The Importance of Self Talk
- Oct 20, 2014 Catching Kayla
- May 24, 2014 A Life Without Questions
- May 8, 2014 A story of Anger and Forgiveness
- Apr 9, 2014 Build a Wall of Success
- Apr 4, 2014 If you think you are beaten…
- Jan 12, 2014 What is your “building” made of?
2013
- Dec 21, 2013 An Eagle who Believed he was a Chicken
- Oct 23, 2013 Thinking [poem]
- Oct 10, 2013 10 Things I wish my athletes would do!
- Oct 5, 2013 Is the TV on?
- Sep 27, 2013 Don't judge a book by its cover.
- Sep 24, 2013 All of Life is Sales
- May 5, 2013 Should you wait to lose weight?
2012
- Apr 3, 2012 Favorite Music, April 2012
- Mar 30, 2012 The Angry Boy and a Box of Nails
- Mar 3, 2012 Favorite Songs-March 2012
- Feb 28, 2012 Athletes are the last stronghold of discipline we have on our campuses today
- Feb 2, 2012 Favorite Songs-February 2012
2011
- Oct 30, 2011 2 Great articles and a Video worth your time
- Oct 28, 2011 Top 5 Fitness Myths
- Jul 19, 2011 David McClain, Weight Loss Journey
- Jun 27, 2011 Your Two Week Nutrition Plan for Crazy Weight Loss
- Jun 23, 2011 My Reality Show Pitch
- Jun 16, 2011 Jamie Oliver's TED award speech
- May 10, 2011 Mindbody Software for Online Scheduling
- Mar 19, 2011 Tips for Personal Trainers and Coaches
- Feb 21, 2011 Crunches
- Feb 17, 2011 The Commercial Workout
- Feb 10, 2011 Email and Calendar for Trainers and Coaches
- Feb 9, 2011 The Truth about Nutrition and Health
- Feb 3, 2011 Writing Thank you notes
- Feb 2, 2011 The surprising truth about what motivates us
- Feb 1, 2011 Old Man, Boy, Donkey
- Feb 1, 2011 Every Woman's Favorite Workout
- Jan 29, 2011 Jan 24-28: Weekly Wrap Up
- Jan 25, 2011 Wall Sits: FB Challenge
- Jan 24, 2011 [video] Jack LaLanne dies at age 96
- Jan 21, 2011 Make a Bok Choy Salad
- Jan 18, 2011 MY thoughts on YOUR weight loss
- Jan 13, 2011 What is a BOSU Ball?
- Jan 13, 2011 The Proper Warm Up
- Jan 10, 2011 Supplements and Weightloss
- Jan 7, 2011 A Lifestyle of Weight-loss
- Jan 4, 2011 Online Group Coaching
- Jan 3, 2011 Standing Core Blaster
- Jan 2, 2011 The #1 Weightloss Inhibitor
- Jan 1, 2011 This is a post about me
2010
- Dec 31, 2010 Happy New Rear! -Free Running App
- Dec 26, 2010 Private Online Coaching
- Dec 21, 2010 First Steps to Weight Loss
- Dec 19, 2010 Merry Fitness and a Happy New Rear!
- Dec 15, 2010 Self talk and a black eye
- Dec 8, 2010 YURU Fitness Professional
- Nov 16, 2010 Will Smith: Running and Reading
- Nov 11, 2010 Working out is not for quitters
- Nov 2, 2010 Moving to the California Central Coast
- Oct 22, 2010 Molding Men
- Oct 22, 2010 You are going back to the gym, now what?
- Sep 27, 2010 26point2miles: A marathon journey by a non-runner
- Sep 22, 2010 Know your limits and don't test them!
- Sep 20, 2010 I Can’t Believe its not Butter: the lies in it’s advertising campaign
- Sep 16, 2010 Friend or Enemy?
- Sep 10, 2010 Throw out the scale or throw out calorie counting?
- Sep 4, 2010 Add a Side of Exercise!
- Sep 3, 2010 In the beginning…
- Aug 28, 2010 From a Diet Mentality to a Healthy Change
- Aug 14, 2010 Carbohydrates: Simple vs. Complex
- Aug 10, 2010 “Trying” to Lose Weight
- Jul 22, 2010 Good food choices
- Jul 20, 2010 Post Workout Nutrition
- Jul 19, 2010 Exercise vs. Nutrition
- Jul 16, 2010 Building Sustainable Fitness
- Jul 15, 2010 Make yourself a priority!
- Jul 9, 2010 Habits and your weight loss
- Jun 14, 2010 Secrets of success in 8 words, 3 minutes
- Jun 8, 2010 Will Smith wisdom, part two
- Jun 7, 2010 Will Smith wisdom, part one
- Jun 3, 2010 Sleep: How to get some
- Jun 2, 2010 Exercise and Aging
- May 30, 2010 You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take
- May 21, 2010 Will Power
- May 18, 2010 Don’t be afraid of coffee!
- May 17, 2010 Interview: “Who to know in the No” Part Two
- May 16, 2010 Interview: “Who to know in the No” Part One
- Apr 30, 2010 Finding Happiness
- Apr 28, 2010 1/2 of Americans are on Meds
- Apr 22, 2010 Overweight or Unhealthy?
- Feb 27, 2010 Going back to the gym and don't know where to start...
- Feb 24, 2010 100 Pushups by the end of the day
- Feb 22, 2010 6 Tips to a positive Life
- Feb 21, 2010 Availability + Adaptability = SUCCESS
- Feb 19, 2010 Building a Winning Team
- Feb 14, 2010 Valentine’s Day Fitness date?
- Feb 6, 2010 Bootcamp in Fresno, Ca-Leathal Energy Fitness Camps
- Feb 1, 2010 Accountability. Grab a partner…
- Jan 25, 2010 Breakfast foods that will help you burn calories!
2009
- Nov 10, 2009 A Championship Game
- Oct 10, 2009 Rules: Golden vs. Platinum
- Sep 24, 2009 What makes one guy a champion and the other one not?
- Jul 18, 2009 Graduation shouldn't stop you from learning!
- Apr 27, 2009 Your Poise as a coach in pressure situations
- Apr 23, 2009 Did you want to be like your coach?
- Apr 21, 2009 Playing v Coaching
- Apr 14, 2009 The Manning Brothers will Coach a 1993 Rivalry Game
- Mar 29, 2009 Motivation through Fear