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Turning the Tide on Wellness in Coaching

WebBy Cara Cocchiarella (October 5, 2021) On the heels of an unprecedented Olympic Games, mental health in athletes has emerged as a heated topic. While there have been efforts …

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Developing Tomorrow’s Winners: Even if You Lose, You Still Win

WebBy Kristin Hendrickson and Brad Strand (June 3, 2021) As a coach, one has an incredible influence over his or her athletes (Ferlazzo, 2019). It is well understood that this …

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Positive Coaching: Helping Athletes Return to Play from Injury

WebBreathing exercises to reduce anxiety – 5 seconds in breath filling up the lungs and diaphragm, hold briefly, and breathe out for a five count, repeating until stress levels are …

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The Coach as an Advocate for Mental Health

WebCoach as Advocate. There are many aspects of sports training for which all coaches can serve as advocates for athletes’ mental health: the training load that athletes endure, the …

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Eight Strategies for Coaches to Train the Mental Game

WebBy Megan Buning (June 30, 2021) Mental performance training (MPT) (or mental conditioning) is used frequently to help athletes overcome psychological barriers to peak …

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Life Skills Development: A Happy Accident or Planned

WebIn order to maximize the learning outcomes, it is argued that coaches must consciously and deliberately focus on life skills development through planning, rather than expect that …

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Resilience: A Letter to My Athletes

WebResilience, or the ability to overcome obstacles in obtaining one’s goals, is one of the many aspects of our athletes that we can develop through our work as coaches by providing …

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Self-Confidence in Young Athletes: A Guide for Coaches

WebSelf-confidence is an athlete’s belief in their ability (Bénabou & Tirole, 2002) and refers to how your athletes expect to perform and achieve their goals (Lenney, …

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Effective Coaching Strategies to Improve Your Athletes’ Self-Talk

WebSelf-talk entails specific phrases, certain statements, and cue words that an athlete can express to themselves in order to aid their performances. As a coach, you can …

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Coach Development Team Announced for Sport Coach America

Web(November 12, 2021) Sport Coach America (SCA) is excited to announce our Coach Development Team. The SCA Coach Development Team assists coaches in short-term …

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Coaching Youth Sport: A Positive Approach

WebBy Matt Veit (January 26, 2023) In 2020, the CDC estimated 54.1% of school-age children in the United States participated in sports (Black et al., 2020). However, an estimated 70% …

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Sport Coach America

WebBy Kate Fox (May 6, 2024) In my four short years of coaching cross country and track, I have witnessed a team win a state championship, while observing athletes suffer from …

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Building Relationships in Sports: One Circle at a Time

WebThe book Circle Forward has sample circles for sports team building, winning, and losing, in addition to a post-game circle. In the book, authors Boyes-Watson and Pranis 2015 …

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Overcoming Self-Doubt: Questions for the Coach

WebHere are some questions and actions that will help you infer versus assume. Action: Become aware. Realize your thought is self-doubt. You are questioning your ability to …

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Coach Development Series: Sport Specialization

WebFollow the 6-Part Series. Part 1: How a Trusted Advisor Can Help You as a Coach. Part 2: Team Building. Part 3: Self-Confidence. Part 4: Get 10-Percent Better as a Coach. Part …

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Becoming a Better Coach: A Look Back on a 25-Year Coaching …

WebBy Rick Unruh and Tim Racicot (January 3, 2022) The sun broke through the late autumn clouds as we followed our captains off the field, gravel crunching beneath …

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Modifying Youth Sports: What Does the Research Tell Us

WebModified youth sports involve developmentally appropriate equipment, competition, rules, and physical space that, taken together, increase opportunities for children to learn skills …

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TARGET-ing Effective Ways for Coaches to Keep Kids in Sports

WebThe framework has six components that coaches can control within motivational climates to enhance task-driven goal orientations and promote motivation …

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