Our friend and mental toughness coach Spencer Wood was kind enough to share the following tips to overcoming mistakes. Errors are usually mechanical, tactical, or mental. This is important to understand because a mechanical error involves motor mechanics (such as a golfer moving his/her head too...
When the season first starts, every team is in the championship hunt. Every team sets their eyes on the final prize – winning a championship and being crowned #1. However, now that most of us have reached the halfway point in our season, conference/district play is...
Courtesy of Jon Gordon. Over the years I've heard many stories from people who read The Energy Bus about how they dealt with Energy Vampires. Some successfully transformed them. Others let them go so they could no longer sabotage the team. And some unfortunately abused their power by...
Last season prior to Super Bowl XLIX, Inc. magazine sat down and talked with Russell Wilson's trainer Jonathan Brooks. Brooks shared three traits that help make Wilson a poised, resilient performer under duress. 1. He practices the art of getting out of his comfort zone. "I was...
Our friend Jon Gordon recently shared an article on the power of being a positive teacher. As basketball coaches, we must view ourselves as teachers on and off the court. When I look back to who has impacted me the most in my life, besides my...
If you haven’t read Part 1 yet, Post-Game Analysis, we recommend heading over and reading it before starting Part 2. One of the famous quotes in coaching is, “Film doesn’t lie”. Meeting with your time and showing them their mistakes on film, rather than trying to explain them,...
The following is from Jon Gordon's newsletter at JonGordon.com 1. Shout Praise, Whisper Criticism - This phrase comes from the original Olympic Dream Team and Detroit Pistons coaches Chuck Daily and Brendan Suhr. They won NBA Championships and an Olympic Gold medal with a lot of talent...
Our friend Jon Gordon has shared another great article that we think is perfect to kick off 2015! You can always read more from Jon at www.JonGordon.com. Create a B.F.G. A Big Fun Goal. A BFG could be anything you want to experience or accomplish in 2015. It should be...