When your team is in a slump, players and coaches can dread coming to practice. If what you’re coaching isn’t resonating, maybe it’s time to shake things up a little to reconnect with your team.
Today’s episode provides a variety of ways you can add variety to your routine by introducing different ways for your players to improve their tactics and techniques, along with using unique motivational methods to help them once again find the joy of the game.
00:00 - Introduction
01:40 - Identifying when things aren’t clicking
02:35 - It’s not personal
03:00 - Help me help you
04:00 - People first - athletes second
06:10 - Coaching isn’t linear
08:05 - Improving tactics and techniques
14:00 - Breaking up your routine
17:10 - Remembering moments, not scores
18:25 - Ace of the Game
21:40 - Game day award tally
23:20 - Helmet stickers & point system
26:40 - I scream you scream we all scream for ice cream
29:10 - Connections with players
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