10.03.2016 - By Jeremy Boone
In this episde of 'Coaches You Should Know' I talk with Coach Richard LePage, the Performance Director for Cirque de Soleil about his path of becoming an elite coach.
In this episode we discuss:
-How Richard went from playing hockey to becoming a World Class Super G Coach
-How do you connect with an elite athlete that doesn't want to have a relationship?
-How did you transfer from being an Olympic Super G Coach to being the performance director of Cirque du Soleil?
-What it's like to manage, coach, assess, and be repsonsible for over 1,500 artists and athletes
-How do you create an 'artist specific' assessment when you have so many different shows?
-How do you manage a healthy culture when you have artists from so many countries and they each have their own unique culture they are coming from?
-Performance strategies for athletes who have to perform twice a day for mutliple days and up to 180 shows a year
-Why it's so important to build relationships with the early adopters in your program
-Why coaches should always work on gaining/earning respect from their athletes
-How do you get a team of 60 coaches that you are responsible for to buy in to your philosophy?
-Why the BIGGEST coaching egos are not at the top level
-What's your PERSONAL favorite Cirque de Soleil show?
-Plus more!
For show notes and links we mentioned visit http://www.athletebydesign.com/richardlepage