Have standards, not rules. The clearer behavioral standards are defined, the better chance athletes will rise to them. In order for individual athletes and teams to reach their potential they must have clearly identified expectations for team behaviors. This presentation clearly defines the following characteristics in athletic, age appropriate terms; Discipline, Teachable Spirit, Mental Toughness, Accountability, Integrity, Selflessness, Pride and Humility.

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Life Lessons

Compete (13 Traits of Elite Competitors)

Understand what true confidence looks and feels like. What are you worried about? Discover the competitor’s mindset. Earn the right to be confident. Be at your best when your best is needed. Without the guts to take a chance, you can’t play. Learn to fight another round. Take action and develop a plan of attack. If you hang with dogs, you end up with fleas. Be an active participant in your own rescue. Release to your best self.

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Playing with Confidence

Do not leave leadership of your teams to chance, teach and empower your captains how to lead successfully. This presentation applies seven principles of leadership. 1) Be the first to serve, 2) Be the first to lead by example, 3) Be a lifeline of communication between the coach and the team, 4) Be the first to praise others, 5) Be the first to protect and defend your team (loyalty), 6)Be the first to confront violations of your team standards (solving problems before they impact your team), and 7) Be the first to encourage and the last to become discouraged (mental toughness).

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First Steps to Successful Teams

Have standards, not rules. The clearer behavioral standards are defined, the better chance athletes will rise to them. In order for individual athletes and teams to reach their potential they must have clearly identified expectations for team behaviors. This presentation clearly defines the following characteristics in athletic, age appropriate terms; Discipline, Teachable Spirit, Mental Toughness, Accountability, Integrity, Selflessness, Pride and Humility.

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Life Lessons

Compete (13 Traits of Elite Competitors)

A half day workshop where coaches and team leaders work together to develop team values, clear behavioral standards (core covenants), clarify the captains role and be proactive with potential team problems.

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Captains, 7 Ways to Lead Your Team

Life Lessons

First Steps to Successful Teams, Core Covenants

Proactive Leadership, Empowering Team Leaders

The topics can be chosen from the following list: Athlete stages, coaching stages, practice planning, planning a parent meeting, gaining credibility, gaining trust, coaching your own child, teaching a physical skill (the rules of motor learning), keys to motivation, using punishment, working with challenging athletes, conditioning (how and how much), developing a team culture with athletes, coaches and parents, game coaching, establishing clear behavioral standards.

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Youth Coaching, 4 Keys to a Successful Season

The Impact of Trust

The Role of Parents in Athletics

Motivational Strategies for Coaches

First Steps to Successful Teams - Core Covenants

Do not leave leadership of your teams to chance, teach and empower your captains how to lead successfully. This presentation applies seven principles of leadership. 1) Be the first to serve, 2) Be the first to lead by example, 3) Be a lifeline of communication between the coach and the team, 4) Be the first to praise others, 5) Be the first to protect and defend your team (loyalty), 6)Be the first to confront violations of your team standards (solving problems before they impact your team), and 7) Be the first to encourage and the last to become discouraged (mental toughness).

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Captains, 7 Ways to Lead Your Team

Proactive Leadership, Empowering Team Leaders

A coach’s words can either be encouraging or destructive. This presentation is a step-by-step method for working with challenging behaviors, for changing attitudes and developing mutual respect.

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Teach Attitude First, Working with Challenging Athletes

When athletes trust their coaches and when teams trust each other it has a tremendous impact on performance. What allows someone to be trusted? How can coaches improve the level of individual and team trust? What cause coaches to be distrusted and how does that impact performance? When trust is present, teams have a much better chance of reaching potential.

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The Impact of Trust

Understand what true confidence looks and feels like. What are you worried about? Discover the competitor’s mindset. Earn the right to be confident. Be at your best when your best is needed. Without the guts to take a chance, you can’t play. Learn to fight another round. Take action and develop a plan of attack. If you hang with dogs, you end up with fleas. Be an active participant in your own rescue. Release to your best self.

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Playing with Confidence

There are six motivational concepts that separate teachers and coaches. Your success as a teacher/coach will be in direct proportion to your ability to plan, teach, relate and motivate. Your goal should be to get your students/athletes to do everything they are capable of and to enjoy it.

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Called to Coach and Inspire

Establishing Core Covenants and Building Your Inner Circle This presentation is an in-depth look at the first things that must be done when building a team – Guiding Principles (establishing Core Covenants, an identity and vision with actions) and Pride (establishing an inner circle based upon shared joy).

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First Steps to Successful Teams, Core Covenants

Proactive Leadership, Empowering Team Leaders

From my book, 1001 Motivational Messages, this is a guide for coaches to teach positive character traits during the season using a thematic approach. How coaches can teach a value, turn belief into behavior and help develop athletes of character. An application model for teaching themes of courage, integrity, sportsmanship, enthusiasm, work habits, confidence, etc. as themes of the week.

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1001 Motivational Messages

This is a completely different philosophical and application method for conditioning. It is a powerful way to build teams, and turn a potentially negative aspect of practice into a positive. Stop using conditioning as punishment or using fear based motivation and get your team into better condition than you thought possible.

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Team Building Through Positive Conditioning

From my book, 101 Positive Athletic Traditions, this presentation shows the value of coach created traditions. Positive traditions are one of the things that create great memories, provide motivation to live up to standards, build pride, bond teams and communities, connect the past with the present, establish a history and also prevent hazing before it can start.

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101 Positive Athletic Traditions

Athletic Traditions, Round 2

What responsibilities does the “feeder” coach have to the high school coach and what responsibilities does the high school coach have to the “feeder” coach so that athletes have the best opportunity for success. Work together for the sake of the athletes.

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Teaching Character Through Sports

This presentation identifies five stages of coaching. Every coach is in one of these five stages. We look at each stage – the positives, the negatives and what it requires to move toward the highest level of coaching – coaching for significance.

First Steps to Successful Teams This presentation is an in-depth look at the first things that must be done when building a team within your school or athletic department. Guiding Principles (establishing Core Covenants, an identity and vision with actions) and Pride (establishing an inner circle based upon shared joy).

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First Steps to Successful Teams, Core Covenants

Keys for a Successful Season Youth coaching * Coaching your own child * Gaining credibility *Eight critical points during the season +Developing a culture that includes responsibilities of athletes, coaches and parents * Stages of being an athlete – keeping the joy in sports * Planning – season, practice, parent meeting * Teaching a physical skill – the rules of motor learning * Motivation without punishment

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Youth Coaching, 4 Keys to a Successful Season

A straightforward message from athletes to their parents about how adults can help their athletic performance, create good memories and demonstrate respect from the perspective of young people.

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The Role of Parents in Athletics

Have standards, not rules. The clearer behavioral standards are defined, the better chance athletes will rise to them. In order for individual athletes and teams to reach their potential they must have clearly identified expectations for team behaviors. This presentation clearly defines the following characteristics in athletic, age appropriate terms; Discipline, Teachable Spirit, Mental Toughness, Accountability, Integrity, Selflessness, Pride and Humility

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Life Lessons for Athletes

Compete

Steps for parents to become a confidence builder. This is applicable for any performance activity.

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Confidence: How Parents Can Help Build a Confident Athlete

There are six motivational concepts that separate teachers and coaches. Your success as a teacher/coach will be in direct proportion to your ability to plan, teach, relate and motivate. Your goal should be to get your students/athletes to do everything they are capable of and to enjoy it.

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Called to Coach and Inspire

A teacher’s words can either be encouraging or destructive. This presentation is a step-by-step method for working with challenging behaviors, for changing attitudes and developing mutual respect.

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Teach Attitude First, Working with Challenging Athletes