Movie titan James Cameron said, “If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success.” He was only half right. There’s more to success than setting high goals. There’s also making mistakes as you pursue those goals. If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not improving. You’re not […]
Lately I’ve been hearing voices. No, not those kinds of voices (though you can never rule anything out). Instead, these voices are calling me to become a better coach, by truly serving those whom I lead and by approaching my work with the proper consciousness. The voices began calling last October, when I read an […]
A few days ago, a coached reach out to me, said that her team was going through a rough stretch, and asked if I had any wisdom to offer. I told her I had no wisdom of my own, but that there was plenty in this article from the Gold Medal Squared Web site. Written […]
Well, it’s headed for 100 degrees here in New Jersey, USA. The heat wave led one radio announcer to say, “It was a rough winter and a very wet spring. No reason to think the summer won’t be extreme, too.” One of my favorite quotes came from the world-class instruction at the Gold Medal Squared […]
Years ago, there was a man in our office who had to test his blood every time he ate anything. At first that sounded like a great inconvenience and burden. However, it also brought great opportunity. After all, this man received immediate and constant feedback on the result of his actions. This came to mind […]
You know the old saying, “You’re known by the company you keep.” It’s only partially true. What’s closer to the truth is: “You’re DEFINED by the company you keep.” There is another saying: “You are the average of the five people with whom you spend the most time.” For instance, if you hang around a […]
For the past two weeks, we have been in camp, and I’ve had the privilege of coaching with two of my former players. Melissa is in college now, and came back to help out for a week. Lauren is a special education teacher, and she also spent a week in our gym. Their presence not […]
“If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.” ~ Albert Einstein
This is Day Two of the Gold Medal Squared coaching clinic in Catonsville, Md.
Though the sport is volleyball, the principles and ideas apply to coaching any sport. Two such ideas came across powerfully yesterday.
If there’s one thing that every coach and athlete wants to know, it’s how to get primed for the big game. There’s really only one answer to that question: There are no big games. There are only big moments, and the biggest moment is right now. Here’s how it works: Most people have no trouble […]