Mistakes are part of the learning process and are indeed what it takes to improve and perform to the utmost. It is important to note that coaches also need to realize that mistakes are an essential part of the learning process. Players will make them, especially among the younger players who lack the experience. There are no perfect players out...

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Who didn't play "red light-green light" as a kid? As a camp coach from my high school days on, one of my favorite games to play with the youngsters was "soccer red light-green light." The ability to close the gap with a bit of guile and speed while getting a jump on the "green light" call was gold. Many years...

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"There are still two or three guys who aren't willing to pay the price to win a game. This is not Wal-Mart.® There are no discounts in this league." —Ron Wilson, NHL Head Coach for 18 seasonsHow Inspirational Athletes Can Inceares Their Team ImpactPlayer leaders who can model inspirational behaviors will impact the team. Truly love playing the game and...

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"Football leadership has become a whole lot more complex. The leader who can use his team or staff to bring simplicity out of the complexity will win the day." Mike Carson in The Manager: Inside the Minds of Football's LeadersOne way of "simplifying the complexity" is to involve every team member and staff in building the team, its standards, and...

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"In basketball - as in life - true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when things are going your way." Phil Jackson, Sacred HoopsEleven-time NBA champion and Hall of Fame Coach, Phil Jackson, continued the statement from above with: "Of course, it's no accident that things are more likely to go your way...

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"Recruiting enthusiastic kids is harder than it's ever been."- Geno Auriemma, 11-time champion coach, UCONN Women's Basketball. One of the more complex performance capacities is the inspirational capacity, which is why it focuses on this article. Coaches spend a lot of time training the other abilities, such as physical, technical, and tactical. The inspirational skill is why certified mental performance...

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“Stress is a scientific concept which has suffered the mixed blessing of being too well known and too little understood.” - Hans Selye. Stress is an aspect of life that everyone deals with. It impacts global and local economies; billions of dollars are lost due to sick days and less-than-productive employees. Public health, directly linked to coronary heart disease, is...

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"When your Confidence is not at your best, the first thing that goes is the fluidity, the movement, the spontaneous side of the game, and you could see that." - Arsene Wenger, Arsenal manager, after a recent loss to Man CityAs we continue to navigate our new normal and try to live our lives through this global pandemic, it becomes...

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This article's charge is to highlight the many elements to being a leader in sport today and what coaches and captains can begin to do to be the leaders your team needs you to be. A void exists in good and influential leaders in sport (just read the sports headlines), and due to this, there needs to be a greater...

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"If you feel fear, you will live with regret. You will fail. You will not learn. You have to feel brave and calm. You have to run to the roar." - Paul Assaiante, Run to the RoAccording to 17-time champion (including a 12-year run of being undefeated in match play) head squash coach at Trinity College (Hartford, CT), Paul Assaiante,...

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