Best of Smart Coaching - Part 2

Today on the Coach and Coordinator podcast we highlight the series “Smart Coaching” with Dr. Brian Gearity and Dr. Clayton Kuklick, professors of sport coaching at the University of Denver.

Dr. Gearity has been the director of the Master of Arts in Sport Coaching program at Denver since 2014. Before teaching at Denver, Dr. Gearity spent five years at the University of Southern Mississippi as an assistant professor of Sport Coaching Education. As a coach, Dr. Gearity’s specialty is in the strength and conditioning side. Dr. Gearity worked as a strength coach at the University of Tennessee for nine years and received his PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Tennessee in 2009.

Dr. Kuklick works as a clinical assistant professor for the Sport Coaching program at Denver. The previous two years, Dr. Kuklick has worked as an assistant professor of Athletic Coaching Education at West Virginia University. He also previously received his PhD in Human Performance and Recreation: Administration and Teaching at the University of Southern Mississippi in 2014. In coaching, Dr. Kuklick has worked as an assistant coach for baseball teams at Shepherd University, Georgia College and State University, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and Kutztown University. Dr. Kuklick has also worked as a head coach for several college baseball summer leagues.

Dr. Kucklick and Dr. Gearity: Find a work life balance. Coaches usually believe outworking opponents and spending hours and hours in the office equates to winning, but how does this notion differ from reality. https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/smart-coaching-athlete-coach-mental-health?in=user-804678956/sets/smart-coaching-series

Dr. Kucklick and Dr. Gearity: Problem setting and identifying the real problem in any situation. How to actually take a step back and truly identify issues instead of making blanket statements about issues. Also, getting different perspectives on different problems coaches face. Finally, best steps for solving those issues. https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/smart-coaching-praxis?in=user-804678956/sets/smart-coaching-series

Dr. Kucklick and Dr. Gearity: Effectively communicating your message to your team throughout the year. How to keep the team engaged with your message even if the wins and losses are not going the way everyone anticipated. https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/smart-coaching-communication?in=user-804678956/sets/smart-coaching-series

Dr. Kucklick and Dr. Gearity: Defining what a slump is and what the key triggers are for starting a slump. Also, strategies for avoiding those slumps. https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/smart-coaching-managing-mid-season-slumps?in=user-804678956/sets/smart-coaching-series

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