Last week I had the absolute privilege to attend the “What Drives Winning Conference” in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in its second year and run by Brett Ledbetter and Becky Burleigh (Florida women’s soccer). It is the first conference, seminar, or clinic that I have attended that discussed zero X’s and O’s. Instead, the focus of…
From Worst to World Series
From Worst to World Series: Dayton Moore’s Process You may or may not have heard of Dayton Moore, but if you follow professional baseball, you have heard of the Kansas City Royals. Once the laughing stock of Major League Baseball, the Royals have gone from baseball’s worst team to one of baseball’s hottest teams, fresh…
Team Culture – We Over Me
If you follow sports, you more than likely have at least heard of the name Jordan Spieth. Jordan is a recently turned 22 year-old who has had a very successful season in the professional golf world, winning two out of four majors and finishing in the top 5 in the other two. Not bad for…
Championship Cultures: Selflessness
The big buzzword these days, from athletics to the workplace, is “culture.” Every team has a culture, good or bad. While a good culture doesn’t always guarantee a championship, a bad culture nearly guarantees that you won’t win one. As coaches, we can only control so much of it. We can influence it, preach about…
5 Lessons from a Golfer: Play It As It Lies
After much reflecting, I decided to write down all of the things I have learned having grown up with a golf club in one hand and a basketball in the other. One was my favorite sport, but the other was my best sport, a sport that I ended up playing in college – golf. A…
End of Season Assessment
It’s that time of year again. We endure the “daily grind” of practices and games over a span of 5 and a half months to prepare us for our conference tournaments and ultimately, a shot at playing further along in the postseason. For some, it is an exciting time as your postseason hopes live on.…