At the beginning of my coaching career I often wondered why certain athletes were willing to work harder than others. My initial assumption was that the more talented the athlete was the harder they would work.
Boy, was I wrong. And it was not uncommon that players with less talent had greater work ethic and more motivation.
The real art of coaching for me became understanding how to get everything I could out of every player I had.
There are lot of coaches who talk about using punishment, strict discipline and accountability to keep their players in line and ensure they are coachable.
What I found, worked far better and took a whole lot less energy than to hold them accountable for every action they took. You see, when you get a player to define their own goals and purpose something deep inside of them changes, you see them light up, and they get ignited. I'm sure when you take a look at why you coach and what goals you would like to achieve you are motivated, and you are willing to do the work it takes to achieve them.
Using a players goal to get them to work hard and produce for you and the team is using the carrott and not the stick. A far more enjoyable and productive strategy.
So what are a lot of high school athletes goals? To continue to play the sport they love and enjoy at the college level. And that is where we step in and assist you the coach, the student-athlete and the family to make those dreams come true.
There are 24 men's and women's sports are played across the 3 divisions of the NCAA. More than 460,000 student-athletes participate in NCAA sports each year. 1,121 colleges and universities nationwide, with 19,000 teams participating in NCAA intercollegiate competition. And over 250 NAIA schools.
That's a lot of opportunity!
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