Athlete Performance Archives - Breakthrough Coaching

COACH-PLAYER CONNECTION: THE FOUNDATION OF EFFECTIVE COACHING

While I am a big believer in the education principles that carry over to good coaching, none of it is […]

Let’s cut straight to the chase – every practice must have a focus. Plain and simple. A coach has to

Coaches face many challenges in today’s environment. They have to recruit or attract the right athletes. They have to develop

As Yogi Berra once said, “Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical.” Yogi’s quotes would always make

The best coaches are the ones who see the big picture. Most, if not all, of the athletes on your

The first thing teachers are supposed to do at the beginning of the class period is to greet students at

A common question is how do coaches keep athletes motivated? This is a constant challenge in life – period. How

How do you motivate athletes? Two words: Growth Mindset. Growth mindset has been a popular phrase in education for a

“I just want the kids to have fun.” How often have we heard that phrase? It seems so basic, so

One of the first questions you have to ask yourself is, “What is Your Why?” Why do you coach? Are

Coaching is Teaching In the most basic sense, coaching is teaching. The classroom is a field or court. The teacher