I read an article about the All Blacks this morning. They are one of THE most successful rugby organizations in the world. I was first interested in them because I was listening to Sara Erdner talk about a more holistic, whole child, approach to coaching that does not resort to, and rely on, fear to …
We don’t need more positive coaches or positive sports parents. Why? Because many who buy in to those ideas kind of have this feeling that not being mean is more or less the extent of what it entails … not swearing at the kids not yelling from the sidelines not going ballistic over mistakes not badmouthing others etc, …
Amanda Scarborough explained it perfectly in her article “The Power of Shaking Off.” I’m going to leave most of the talking to her on this topic. Before I do that, I just want to say that I’ve heard all kinds of “reasons” why coaches don’t let players call … Not even college players call their …
