Coaching

The late Vince Lombardi, hall of fame Green Bay Packers football coach, said, “Coaches who can outline plays on a blackboard are a dime a dozen.  The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.” Many of us are neither coaching nor playing sports right now, so I have had plenty of time to reflect on coaching.  Any thoughts I have on coaching are always fueled by how to motivate myself and my players to success. A good motivator helps by developing a shared understanding of the task at hand.  That is followed by demonstrating to those you want to motivate that they may not always be judged simply by winning and losing, because not everyone wins.  Show them that they are judged by the quality of each hour they spend accomplishing tasks.  Show them that their efforts tie directly to the benefits they will derive from participation. In return, these motivated people will decide what they want and then direct all their efforts on getting it.