Tag: leadership

A Letter to My Younger Coach Self

Coaches, Fast Break

If I could sit down with my younger coaching self, I would tell him that coaching is about far more than winning lacrosse games. These are ten lessons about learning, leadership, culture, relationships, and building strong people through lacrosse.

Coach H, lacrosse coaching, leadership, mindset, Motor Learning, personal development, personal growth, player development, positive coaching, Team Culture, VB Select Lacrosse, Youth Lacrosse

When High Standards Feel Like Too Much

Coaches, Fast Break, Players

One of the hardest things for a coach to understand is why an athlete can hear the exact same correction that another athlete receives — and respond to it completely differently.

accountability, athlete development, coaching, consistency, high standards, lacrosse, leadership, mental toughness, mindset, personal growth, preparation, Traits of Greatness

Youth Sports Starts and Ends With the Adults

Coaches, Fast Break

“The more money parents pay, the more invested they feel, the crazier they get, the more likely their kids burn out.”

leadership, personal growth, Traits of Greatness, youth sports

Why I Coach: A Purpose Greater Than Myself

Coaches, Fast Break

There has been a question underneath all the years of coaching that I don’t think I fully understood when I first started:

leadership, personal development

The Men Who Never Knew They Were Coaching Me

Coaches, Fast Break, Mental Toughness

There are certain dates that become part of your life story, whether you want them to or not.

leadership, motivation, personal growth, Traits of Greatness

Catch Them Doing Things Right

Coaches, Mental Toughness

One of the most valuable lessons I ever learned about leadership and coaching didn’t come from a playbook. It came from my mentors.

leadership, mindset

Four Simple Rules I Coach By — for Life, Not Just Sports

Coaches, Fast Break

I’ve spent years coaching athletes, teams, and sometimes parents who are just trying to figure out the next right step. What I’ve learned is this: success rarely comes from complicated systems. It comes from simple disciplines done consistently...

athlete mindset, coaching mindset, leadership, leadership habits, lifelong learning, personal development, personal growth, success habits, Traits of Greatness

The Greatness of Sports, Family, and Culture on the Biggest Stage

Coaches, Fast Break

There are moments in sports that go far beyond the scoreboard. As a father and a lacrosse coach, those are the moments I live for — the ones that remind me why games matter, why we gather around screens, and why sports still hold such a powerful...

athlete mindset, leadership, personal development, Traits of Greatness, youth sports

Building a Championship Program: Modeling the SEAL Teams

Coaches, Mental Toughness, Players, Training

I didn’t set out to model my lacrosse coaching philosophy after the U.S. Navy SEAL teams — but once I was exposed to their culture, there was no going back. I had the rare opportunity to learn directly from SEAL team members and to coach their...

leadership, personal development, Traits of Greatness, youth sports

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