In Episode 65, Robbie Handy, Health and Wellness Coach and Former Head Coach of William Jessup University and Yuba College, talks with Phil about the differences between a head and assistant coach role, his coaching philosophy, how he measures success, why he left soccer coaching and started a different type of coaching, humility and learning, controlling the controllables, and the central role of communication in all we do.

Specifically, Robbie discusses:

• His story, how he developed his passion for soccer and leadership, and how he got to where he is today (2:18)
• The different leadership lessons we can learn from head coaching and assistant coaching (5:15)
• His coaching philosophy as a head college coach (12:01)
• His success metrics in his coaching days (15:54)
• His personal why and how he lives it out (19:30)
• Why he stopped coaching soccer and started coaching others to flourish in their health and wellness (20:54)
• How he uses what he learned from soccer in his coaching business (24:16)
• How he uses the lessons he has learned through soccer in his marriage and parenting (30:33)
• Communication and earning credibility with those you’re leading (33:10)
• His recommendations (37:31)

Resources and Links from this Episode

• Link to Robbie’s Health and Wellness Coaching
• Uncut Video of the Episode
• HSEL Facebook Group
• Coaching the Bigger Game information
• Warrior Way information
• The Messiah Method: The Seven Disciplines of the Winningest College Soccer Program in America, by Michael Zigarelli