What Great Coaches Do

Me as a first year as an assistant varsity high school coach in 1986 

Some youth coaches I've met feel insecure about their abilities because they never played in high school or college. Great coaches can learn the game in different ways other than as starters on a team. You can become a student of the game reading, listening, and watching how to teach the fundamentals of the game. Great coaches work hard at learning how to teach the game to the age group they are working with. Great coaches run organized practices, show up early to set up the practice field, and ask questions when they you don't know something.  I've played with allot of great players over my career and I've been coached by allot of differed folks too. Being a great player doesn't mean you will be a great coach. Great coaches both love the game and love teaching. 

Coaching Series: http://lacrossememoir.blogspot.com/search?q=coach

My Earliest Exposure to Lacrosse: http://lacrossememoir.blogspot.com/search?q=elliot

My Take On Youth Lacrosse Clubs: http://lacrossememoir.blogspot.com/2012/05/club-team-lacrosse-and-tournament-scene.html

My Hard Work and Lacrosse Stories: http://lacrossememoir.blogspot.com/search?q=%22hard+work%22

Be Careful What you Say to the People You Coach

Former Hopkins All American and U. S. National Team Player, Kyle Harrison

SU Lacrosse Alum Fred Opie

Coaching Series: http://lacrossememoir.blogspot.com/search?q=coaching

Inside Out Coaching: How Sports Can Transform Lives by Joe Ehrmann, Gregory Jordan and Paula Ehrmann: [Watch 4 min 7 sec] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9qxV0pRaS0

Book: Inside Out Coaching: How Sports Can Transform Lives by Joe Ehrmann, Gregory Jordan and Paula Ehrmann http://books.simonandschuster.com/InSideOut-Coaching/Joe-Ehrmann/9781439182987

My Stories on Coaching: http://lacrossememoir.blogspot.com/search?q=coach

My Club and US Team Coaches: http://lacrossememoir.blogspot.com/search?q=%22Tom%22