Coaches mistake motivation for control.
Greg Sullivan (@GSSphd) is the Director of the Mizzou Positive Coaching and Athletic Leadership Program (@CoachingMizzou). In today’s conversation we talk:
-Coaches are more caught than taught.
-How do we bridge the gap between theory and practice?
-Athletes (and everyone) need three things in place to have their psychological needs met:
Autonomy
Improvement
Belonging
-Love is a verb.
-Coaches should write their own eulogies: What do you want your players to say about you?
-The way you practice is the way you play and the way you play is the way you live…
-There are certain things you can control and certain things you can’t. Coach during practice and then trust your players.
If you are interested in these topics you will likely enjoy my book Zen and the Art of Coaching Basketball: Memoir of a Namibian Odyssey.
56. I would rather lose a game than lose a kid…