Why do you coach?
The answer to that question will dictate everything you do. Is there a "best" answer to that question? Keith Madison, the winningest coach in University of Kentucky history and the publisher of Inside Pitch magazine, thinks so. And he shares what it is and what it can (profoundly) do for you in part 2 of this two-part interview.
Also, Rob answers the Question of the Week (33:28) about what the rules are for coaches staying in coaches' boxes.
In this 45-minute episode, you'll learn:
- why coaches coach at the youth level (1:28)
- how youth coaches can communicate that they care (7:05)
- whether it's possible for winning-minded coaches to change their mindset (9:51)
- what we can do if we say the wrong thing to our players (10:52)
- what we can do if we feel burnout (12:26)
- three things we can do to be in it for the long haul (15:26)
- two better ideas than having players set season-long goals (including "baseball math") (18:54)
- what it means to "coach the player", and three ways to do that (22:46)
- how to deal with troublemakers and me-first personality types, including an idea from Lou Holtz (24:56)
- four ideas for team bonding (28:40)
- why you should love your players (29:32)
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