Four ideas to level up your coaching this season
Want to take the next step in your coaching journey, but you’re not sure what to do next? Below, we’ve outlined four actionable ideas for coaches wanting to grow their...
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With the end in mind
I found myself over the weekend pondering two decades into the future. As a new parent (with a 9-month-old), these moments, wondering about the future, have been far and few...
The Path to Excellence: Developing Warriors not Winners
This article is shared by Player Development Project Winners and Warriors: What is the difference and how can you help your players adopt a growth mindset and a focus on...
How to Raise a Generalist: The Key Lessons from Range, by David Epstein
Conventional wisdom tells us adult experts benefit from being able to get a head start in their chosen field when they were younger – that is, compared to non-experts, they...
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Webinar Replay: Transforming Character Strengths into Productive Results
Take five minutes and write down on a piece of paper: Ask another coach the same two questions and compare your answers. What next? The importance of character strengths in sport is gaining...
Balance getting better with doing too much
For every aspirational athlete, there comes a time, when the pursuit of excellence clashes with the maintenance of their own well-being. Not being aware of this (and having strategies to...
Developing Competence: What Coaches Need to Know about Athlete Learning
Why are some coaches better than others at helping individuals to improve? In part, it comes down to how coaches think about developing competence in their athletes. In this article,...
Strength Training for Young Women: The Benefits for Female Athletes
When most people think of strength training, they imagine bulky men lifting heavy weights in a smelly gym. However, strength training is not just for guys – it can be...
Resilient youth: Harnessing the power of sport
He moana pukepuke e ekengia e te waka A choppy sea can be navigated The stats on anxiety and depression in young people continue to pour in. And they continue...