In our previous post we got into the four Skill Groups of a Coach, if you have not read it you can by clicking here. Today I want to paint a picture...You’re at your local club watching your son play. His team never loses! Once again today his team is winning. The thought crosses your mind: what a team, what a coach...this guy really knows how to make us play! The next season a local pro club takes your best two players and now your team can’t win a game. You find yourself th

This is a question I have often asked myself and even more often been asked by, friends and parents. In the formative years and if the player has ambitions this is a question of critical importance as it can quite literally be life defining. Over the next few short posts(I’m aiming at 500 words or less per post) I’m going to answer this question as best as I can, trying to offer examples of what good coaching looks like. My experience tells me that most of this is true for an