Influence for Today's Coaches

What's your player's mindset at key moments, game situations, practice or perception of their ability? Are you able to change it if it's less than positive? Where does the avoidance, inability or inaction originate? What will it take to turn it into a positive?

Does your school train coaches? What training have you been a part of? What components did it cover? What about Integrity and Character? Working with parents? Do you have a personal model for solving tough situations?

Are you ready to move up the coaching ladder? Do you have the necessary qualifications? Would you take a lesser role to prove yourself? Will you family support a move or return to school to earn the qualifications? What are you willing to give up or sacrifice to achieve your dream job?

Are you able to share the day to day stress of coaching? Who can you confide in? What situations have been the most stressful for you in your career? Have you ever considered quitting? Do you have a mentor or someone at home who understands your struggles? Do you have challenges you're unwilling to share?

Have you later regretted words you spoke to your team? How do you recognize and deal with moments of frustration and anger? Are their personal steps you can take to regroup or calm yourself before addressing a player or your team?

How can you connect to your players? What role does consistency play? Should you adapt to every personality or just be yourself? What are your keys to connecting?

Will you hold players accountable? Will it be based on a player's status or ability? Are your players part of forming the team's expectations? What questions should you consider concerning accountability? What happens when we make exceptions or delay accountability? Would you let the team vote to allow a player to play? Will it damage your coaching credibility?

Are you now or have you been as assistant coach? What questions had to be answered before you took the job? Is your dream to be a head coach? What challenges have you dealt with? What would you share with others concerning being an assistant? What roadblocks or dead ends have you experienced?

Do you have faith in your players? Do they have faith in you? How can you earn their faith? Will you be able to build confidence and trust with your players? What are some examples you've used to build trust and confidence?

How will you lead your team to success? What's your definition of success? Have you considered Trust, Loyalty and Respect as pillars of a team's success? What attributes would you list as necessary for your team's success? Listen as we share our ten and see if any match.