Mike Neighbors is one of the best coaches around to study for the way that he thinks about coaching. These are some notes on team building from a presentation he made entitled “The Top 25 Things I...

One of my favorite coaches to study for my own improvement and the improvement of our program is Kevin Eastman. In addition to speaking to coaches, he is also a sought after speaker in the business...

This article was written by Lindsey Wilson. Lindsey is the Co-Founder of Positive Performance Mental Training Zone. Lindsey played basketball at Iowa State and then played professionally overseas....

This article was written by Lindsey Wilson. Lindsey is the Co-Founder of Positive Performance Mental Training Zone. She has been teaching, writing and speaking about mental training for the last 6...

Here are some of my takeaways from 2016 From Jack Clark, Cal Rugby Coach (From an article written by Jen Sinkler) “You and I could go to the sports page today and open it up and see some sports team...

I just finished reading “The Mentor Leader” by Tony Dungy. I have listed some of my takeaways in this post. If you are interested in finding out more about the book or reading a sample, you can do so...

Some thoughts to share with your team on what it takes to succeed in all areas of life, including athletics… Successful athletes earnestly want to succeed, and they do something about it. They set...

Some good questions for coaches to ask their athletes and to use as an accountability list to their teammates. To check your value to our team, ask yourself these questions: Am I mature enough to...

Some thoughts on the mindset of a winner to share with your athletes. I hope you can find a few that are useful… What makes one person a winner and other people losers? How they think! Your self...

Kevin Eastman is a Worldwide Speaker on Leadership & Team Building. The lessons he teaches are applicable everywhere. These area few of his tweets. You can follow him at https://twitter.com/#!/kevi...

Some thoughts to share with your athletes… Great Teams “Prepare for every game/meet/match like you just lost your last game.” There is a difference between readiness and preparation; readiness...

These thoughts on clutch performance are from Spencer Wood Icebox Athlete Sports Performance Resources. Click that link to see his Mental Toughness Edge website. There are some articles on mental...

Coach Bob Starkey is an assistant Women’s Coach at Texas A & M. He has an outstanding coaching blog that you should definitely add to your regular reading list: Hoop Thoughts. This post was origina...

Some good thoughts to share with your team’s leaders or with the entire team. These two handouts were taken from Ryan Renquist’s “The Notebook of Champions” Building Success One Victory at a Time...

This article was written by Coach Mike Dunlap. I hope that you can find a couple of nuggets to give some thought to that will help you improve as a coach. The richness of coaching rests within the...

See how your team does on this quiz… 1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world. 2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners. 3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America contest. 4. Name...

University of Arkansas Head Women’s Coach Mike Neighbors was a long-time and very productive D1 assistant coach after being a successful high school coach. He has seen from many vantage points what...

University of Washington Head Women’s Coach Mike Neighbors was a long-time and very productive D1 assistant coach after being a successful high school coach. This is a great read for both head...

These thoughts on clutch performance are from Spencer Wood Icebox Sports Performance Resources. Click the link below to see his Mental Toughness Edge website. There are some articles on mental...

Editor’s Note from Brian. As coaches, we have many tough decisions. In some ways, we are similar to being the CEO of our programs. Here are some business lessons that can be applied to coaching as...