Steve this is a great list. Thanks for the outstanding reminders, clarifications, and new thoughts. I am going to make it a practice to read through this list repeatedly throughout each season. The points about being a good teacher are particularly noted by me.
The principle that’s stuck with me as a sports parent is how much of coaching still runs on feel instead of evidence. The best coaches I’ve seen pair the human read with something they can point to - a baseline, a trend, a number that tells the kid he actually got better. Feel tells you who to push; data tells you whether the push worked. The craft is holding both at once, and most people only ever develop one half of it.
I so much agree with 1, 19, 23, 27 and 29, I feel like they go hand in hand, but I have a tendency to fail at 22 by stepping in too quickly. Our job is to become “useless”. I often think it’s good for people to change manager or coach from time to time for this reason. After a while, they should have learned a lot and would be benefit more from a new approach and take what works best for them from each leader or coach along their journey.
I’ve always been wondering about 5, thanks for confirming. Being the thermostat as per 9 also helps achieve being the counterbalancing force.
I agree you need to care and pay attention: 2, 3, 4.
2 and 14 are probably the ones that come most naturally to me.
7, 6, 26 and 34 are the big eyes openers, since reading you regularly!
There’s a fine balance to find between 6 and 31.
I could go on and on, all of these are great tips.
Any coach or be it anywhere, if one doesn't feel connected then there is rarely a chance of peak performance from that team be it any domain, not just in sports. If one doesn't feel connected & seen in a couple's dynamics, how can they both thrive because both of them doesn't feel they are on the same paper.
Psychological Safety is quite an under rated trait. For anyone to thrive be it husband-wife, parents-children, teacher-students, athletes-coaches. Wherever 2 people are engaged, both of them should feel connected and feel like the other person is not over powering them.
Single handedly Psychological Safety if kept at the forefront can do wonders to any kind of relationship.
Thank you so much for reminding us of these important principles of coaching, teaching and learning. A reminder to revisit often throughout the seasons.
Steve this is a great list. Thanks for the outstanding reminders, clarifications, and new thoughts. I am going to make it a practice to read through this list repeatedly throughout each season. The points about being a good teacher are particularly noted by me.
There's another book here, Steve
Yet another forward to our coaching staff. Thanks.
This list goes so far beyond athletic coaches! Thank you for putting it into words!
The principle that’s stuck with me as a sports parent is how much of coaching still runs on feel instead of evidence. The best coaches I’ve seen pair the human read with something they can point to - a baseline, a trend, a number that tells the kid he actually got better. Feel tells you who to push; data tells you whether the push worked. The craft is holding both at once, and most people only ever develop one half of it.
These apply to much more than just coaching :) thanks for sharing!
I see such a need in the dance world for 4 and 10 especially. This is an excellent list!
Excellent!
I so much agree with 1, 19, 23, 27 and 29, I feel like they go hand in hand, but I have a tendency to fail at 22 by stepping in too quickly. Our job is to become “useless”. I often think it’s good for people to change manager or coach from time to time for this reason. After a while, they should have learned a lot and would be benefit more from a new approach and take what works best for them from each leader or coach along their journey.
I’ve always been wondering about 5, thanks for confirming. Being the thermostat as per 9 also helps achieve being the counterbalancing force.
I agree you need to care and pay attention: 2, 3, 4.
2 and 14 are probably the ones that come most naturally to me.
7, 6, 26 and 34 are the big eyes openers, since reading you regularly!
There’s a fine balance to find between 6 and 31.
I could go on and on, all of these are great tips.
Any coach or be it anywhere, if one doesn't feel connected then there is rarely a chance of peak performance from that team be it any domain, not just in sports. If one doesn't feel connected & seen in a couple's dynamics, how can they both thrive because both of them doesn't feel they are on the same paper.
Psychological Safety is quite an under rated trait. For anyone to thrive be it husband-wife, parents-children, teacher-students, athletes-coaches. Wherever 2 people are engaged, both of them should feel connected and feel like the other person is not over powering them.
Single handedly Psychological Safety if kept at the forefront can do wonders to any kind of relationship.
Thank you so much for reminding us of these important principles of coaching, teaching and learning. A reminder to revisit often throughout the seasons.