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Category: Inspiration
Success Defined
Responisble Sports – Success Bruce Burnett, former Olympic coach and Navy’s current wrestling coach, explains what success really is.
Motivating Athletes
From the Liberty Mutual Responsible Sports Series Motivating Athletes by Mark Manning, Head Wrestling Coach at the University of Nebraska.
Parent First
Article/video from Liberty Mutuals Responsible Sports Video Library USA Wrestling Freestyle National Coach Zeke Jones explains how he parents first when it comes to his kids’ youth sports experience.
Law of Averages
Article/Video from Liberty Mutuals Responsible Sports Video Library Law of Averages Zeke Jones, US National Freestyle Head Coach at USA Wrestling, talks about how to put bad calls into perspective.
Relaxation Tip
Article/video from Liberty Mutuals Responsible Sports Video Library USA Wrestling Freestyle National Coach Steve Fraser talks about the involvement of parents during matches and referees’ calls.
Handling A Mistake
Article/video from Liberty Mutuals Responsible Sports Video Library Handling A Mistake: Mistakes happen to the best of us! Listen to how USA Softball Olympian Jessica Mendoza learned from her dad how to handle those mistakes both personally and with her teammates.
Doc Rivers Coaching Tip
The following article is from the Positive Coaching Alliance Connector Newsleter dtd 3/8/2011. When it comes to players’ character, Boston Celtics Head Coach and PCA National Advisory Board Member Doc Rivers wants “more ‘R’s than ‘S’es.” Find out exactly what he means and how you can bring the same philosophy to your coaching by clicking on the…
The Winners Circle
Article/video from Liberty Mutuals Responsible Sports Video Library The Winners Circle is an idea on how to end a Workout/Meet on a Positive Note!
Symbolic Rewards
Article/video from Liberty Mutuals Responsible Sports Video Library Ken Martel, Director of the American Development Model for USA Hockey, explains the importance of symbolic rewards: rewarding the right things and helping the team be successful in the long run.
One Hour Workout in Two Minutes
Devlin Gymnastics posted a time lapse video of an hours worth of their team workout. Try counting the giants! Video shot and edited by Coach Joe Coghlan. Link to the video HERE or click on the photo.
What’s A Back Flip Look Like?
Ever wonder what the gymnast sees? Coach Joe Coghlan performs a basic Back Salto and let’s you see what he sees during the flip. Head Cam Project – Back Salto from Michael Milchanowski on Vimeo.
Effort Goals
Article/video from Liberty Mutuals Responsible Sports Video Library Take a look at Effort Goals going into Summer Training.
Honoring Officials
Article/video from Liberty Mutuals Responsible Sports Video Library When you Honor the Officials you are Honoring the Sport!
Live, Coach, Train
Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish. Stewart Brand – From his last issue of the Whole Earth Catalog launched in 1968
The Hard Hat Award System
Article/video from Liberty Mutuals Responsible Sports Video Library The “Hard Hat” Practice/Meet Reward System idea based on effort/performance, not scores. Could be a Teddy Bear, doesn’t have to be a Hard Hat.
Believe in Luck?
I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more luck I have. Thomas Jefferson
How to Create a Leader
This article is from Seth Godin’s blog. Seth is a marketing expert, but his ideas apply to many fields, and in this case, gymnastics. You can read more from Seth or sign up for his daily blog at www.sethgodin.com. Three ways to help people get things done A friend sent me a copy of a…