Youth $ports

Coach Speak


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Episode 10 Guest: Sara Martin (Former volleyball coach)

- Hear stories from a coach who fell in and out of love with coaching...

- We are all TOO ACCESSIBLE these days. Cell phones make it instant gratification/communication. Remember phone trees?

- The golden years of coaching: Before it gets too serious and it's still about the love of the game. 

- Club sports aren't for the best players anymore, they are for everyone. 

- Doing what's "best for the team" is harder and harder to get players AND parents to buy into. 

- Everyone is on board for what's best for the team until it impacts THEM. 

- "Parent Goggles" 

- The unique challenges that women coaches face: Family, sacrifices, stereotypes, being treated differently than their male counterparts, etc. 

- "For male coaches winning is the expectation. For female coaches, winning is not enough."

- 98% of parents are supportive. The 2% can drive coaches away from the profession. 

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