Ignoring the inherent risks associated with sport is a quick way for a coach to end their career either by getting fired, or worse, being tried for negligence or sued in a civil case. A competent coach must always be aware of risks present at practice or games, otherwise, the coach is putting their athletes …
Monthly Archive: May 2011
May 24
Improving Sports–1 Coach at a time…
I recently received a phone call from one of the Institute’s Board of Directors who lives in Alameda, California. Seems the board member was watching a youth baseball game in which his son was playing. But that is not why he called me. He called me because he was witnessing a bad coach in action. …
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May 17
New Teaching Sport Skills Resources–Sport Coach USA Essential Bookshelf
The Teaching Sport Skills, Tactics and Strategies section might be one of my favorite sections of the Sport Coach USA Essential Bookshelf. If you are a coach, at any level, looking for new ideas on approaches to improving the sports performance of your athletes, look no further than our initial list of resources for teaching sport …
May 12
Smartphone Apps for Coaches Part 3
With the spring outdoor sports season well underway and with the summer season looming, it is a good time to think about ways to keep safe during thunderstorms particularly from the threat from lightning strikes. There are a few iPhone apps out there providing the means of warning coaches, officials and parents of nearby dangerous …
May 07
New Section Added to Sport Coach USA Essential Bookshelf
We recently added the General Coaching Resources section to our new Sport Coach USA Essential Bookshelf webpage. These first five books were carefully selected to provide a coach with a wide range of coaching leadership, communication and motivational techniques. For those coaches working with middle and high school teams, Rainer Martens’ book Successful Coaching 3rd …
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