Coaching

Coach Your Best (Audio)

support@athletebydesign.com — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:55:00 GMT

Listen below to the audio interview with Sports Performance Coach John Lytton, one of the participants of the Ready To Play Course and his feedback and insight on Module 6- Coach Your Best™!

He literally had just completed viewing the online video module right before I had called him so I caught him in the moment.

Hope you enjoy the short interview below!

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Weekn In Review

support@athletebydesign.com — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:16:00 GMT

We spend way too much time focusing on our outside (physical performance). There is a HUGE ceiling effect when this happens! Instead...

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What Do You Think?

support@athletebydesign.com — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:32:00 GMT

One of the recent topics of debate is which has a greater impact on winning or losing a game....player personality or poor decision making skills?

Click Here and Let Me Know

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Discover why Alabama Head Football Coach Nick Saban uses Sports Axiology the Right Way

support@athletebydesign.com — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:21:00 GMT

Checkout the following quote from Alabama Coach Nick Saban immediately following his team winning the National Championship. It is a great example of communicating with focus from each of the three dimensions...

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Quote from NFL Head Coach

support@athletebydesign.com — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:40:00 GMT

In today's Charlotte Observer, there is a quote from NFL Carolina Panthers Head Coach John Fox discussing the chance of changing quarterbacks in this weekend's game. Here is what he said...

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Coachability (AMS Members)

support@athletebydesign.com — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:36:00 GMT

For all of the Athlete Mindset Members, I just posted the third audio recording with my colleague Dave Diggle on the topic of Coachability.

This is one of the attributes found in the Ready To Play Mental Profile. In this audio we discuss what coachability actually is along with some suggestions for improving this attribute.

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Great Question By The GM of a Pro Sports Team

support@athletebydesign.com — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:48:00 GMT

I was recently asked the following question by the General Manager of a Pro Sports Team which I thought would be beneficial to post here on this blog:

“How does the coach communicate to a player to go to or be in a certain spot on the field at a certain time?"

This is an extrinsic play or “process” question.

Sports Axiology measures the player’s evaluative judgment which includes [on the front end] what method of...

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Communicating Player Value

support@athletebydesign.com — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:58:00 GMT

Beyond the Weight Room

support@athletebydesign.com — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:18:00 GMT

I met with a few high school athletes this week regarding either their performance or a lingering injury. Looking back on those meetings, there was a common thread among them. Each of their coaches and trainers had suggested different exercises and stretches for them to do. However, none of them did!

Were they the most appropriate exercises/stretches for that athlete? Not necessarily, but it would not have harmed them. What's most unfortunate is that if these athlete's actually would have done what was asked of them, they most likely would not have contacted me at this point in their season.

The majority of athletes having taken the Ready To Play Profile are only moderately clear about their self-identity and role-awareness. Therefore, athletes with this pattern NEED accountability, encouragement, etc.

So the question of the day is...

How are you holding your athlete's accountable when they are not with you? What measures are you providing and encouraging the other twenty three hours in the day they are not with you?

Think about it...how much better would your athletes be if only they did what you asked beyond the weight room?

Relationship Math

support@athletebydesign.com — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:13:00 GMT