Coaches-yesterday, I shared a thread on how to help our players - those in crisis and those who may struggle silently.
Today, I want to focus on you and your mental health. Coaches are in crisis personally and professionally too. Here are some thoughts:
1. The amount of stress you have to deal with is massive as well. Outside influences and pressures are intensifying. It is important to build a psychological safety system to allow you to be a human without the stressors attacking you - faith, exercise, & family
Apr 26, 2022 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Coaches-Right now, our student-athletes are going through things we never did. It is more than just needing to toughen up. They need our support through and through. Here are a few thoughts to help:
1. Meet regularly with your players as people first. Talk to them as people
2. Share with them your vision for them in your program. Let them know if you have a plan for them and if you want them to improve, tell them how, don’t just say “you aren’t good enough.”
3. DO NOT EVER leverage mental health treatment as a point of weakness or investment.
Oct 25, 2019 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
People talk all the time about leaving a legacy, but so many times leaders, teachers, and parents-all of us get it wrong.
The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip who asked some important leadership questions.
1. Name the 5 wealthiest people in the world. 2. Name the last 5 Heisman trophy winners. 3. Name the last 5 Miss America winners. 4. Name 10 people who have won the Nobel prize. 5. Name the last 5 world series winners.
