The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged. Ovid
Category: Education
Education
Remember, Your Athlete is a Creative Thinker!
Here’s a very interesting and humorous presentation that makes you think about how we view our athletes and may help you evolve your coaching style. It’s been around for awhile now, but more true today than ever. Other thought provoking presentations can be found at www.ted.com. Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we’re…
Don’t Become a Bus Company!
An article from Seth Godin’s blog that applies to our business, teams, coaching and individual actions. We all have a vision of the typical bus company, slowly moving people from place to place, going through the motions and showing a lot of fatigue. Some of the elements that make an organization feel like a bus…
Take the Stairs
There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs. Author unknown
Thanks George for the Trampoline
George Nissen 1914-2010 Everyone involved in the sport of Gymnastics has to give thanks to George Nissen for his wonderful invention, the Trampoline. And to see him press a handstand at an awards ceremony in his 80’s was truely inspiring. We’ll miss you George. Nissen got his inspiration for the trampoline when watching trapeze artists…
What Time Is It?
There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear. George S. Patton
Why We Compete
Why do we compete? Listen to some excellent insight from NHL Coach Tony Granato. Video from Liberty Mutuals Responsible Sports.
In or Out
There are only two options regarding commitment. You’re either in or out. There’s no such thing as a life in-between. Pat Riley
The Extra Mile
There are no traffic jams along the extra mile. Roger Staubach
Coaching Tip: Use Positive Charting to Catch Players Doing Things Right
The following article is from the March 18, 2010 Positive Coaching Alliance Connector newsletter. The Positive Coaching Alliance can be found online at www.positivecoach.org. Coaching Tip: Use Positive Charting to Catch Players Doing Things Right As a coach, have you found yourself in the trap of thinking “coaching equals correcting”? Too often, we feel we add value…
Do It!
You must do the thing you think you cannot do. Eleanor Roosevelt
Courage
Courage doesn’t always roar, sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying “I will try again tomorrow.” Used with permission of the author Mary Anne Rahmacher View more of Mary Anne’s work at www.maryannerahmacher.com
Failure, Success and Neither
This is a post from Seth Godin’s blog, http://sethgodin.typepad.com/. Seth has written many business marketing books, articles and a daily blog. This post could apply to your business, career or your athletes work ethic. Failure, success and neither The math is magical: you can pile up lots of failures and still keep rolling, but you…
Your Legacy as Coach
This is the first monthly (maybe more often) Educational Posting. When we find information that might benefit our gymnastics community, it will be posted under the “Education” category. Your Legacy as Coach – (Excerpted from the new book, The Power of Double-Goal Coaching by Jim Thompson, PCA Founder and Executive Director, with a foreword by Phil…