The following blog post is excerpted from the book “Good to Great Golf: Shatter Your Lowest Round with Absolute Mental Focus.” Formerly one of the best putters on the PGA tour, Brad Faxon has a success formula that has served him well. He once led the tour in putting average, 3 out of 6 years. …
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Top 10 Sports Team Captain Duties
Every team needs to have good leadership. It is critical that your sports team captains are providing the bulk of that leadership. Consultant Michael Voight of Central Connecticut State lists ten “must do’s” for team captains to be successful. These sports team captain duties will help up your athletic team leadership. * The following post …
3 Ways Nick Saban Motivates His Players
7 time national title winning Alabama football coach Nick Saban is a big believer in the importance of the psychological aspects of athletic performance and coaching. He works with mental game coaches like Dr. Kevin Elko to maximize mental preparation and football motivation. Here are three ways Saban uses the mental game to motivate his …
5 Best Ways for Athletic Directors to Deliver Bad News
The following blog post is taken from the book Control Your Off the Field Concerns As the leader of your athletic department, breaking bad news is never easy – whether it’s to staff, athletes or sports parents. When you have to deliver bad news to a team, here are five tips for Athletic Directors and …
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Helping Athletes with Eating Disorders
On a recent SEC Stories episode, five-time Olympic swimmer Dara Torres revealed she suffered with an eating disorder while attending college at the University of Florida. More common with female athletes, there are ways to look out for and treat these issues. In the following interview, former Georgia national title winning gymnastics coach Suzanne Yoculantalks …
Sports Leadership During COVID
The following blog features a Championship Performance interview with JC Glick, former Lt. Colonel with the Army Rangers who ran their physical fitness unit and now consults with sports teams about using military leadership principles to improve athletic departments. COVID Challenges. This virus has presented sports teams with unprecedented upheaval in routine. Becoming adaptable and …
The Bill Belichick Quiz Method to Prepare Athletes
The following blog post is a chapter excerpt from the book – “The Football Coach’s Game Plan for Leadership.” Super Bowl winning coach Bill Belichick is a stickler for details – almost to the point of obsession. So how does Belichick drill information into his players so that the retention is so successful? It’s called …
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