A Proactive Coaching podcast interview with Jenny Eustice, head dance team coach at the University of Iowa, hosted by Bruce Brown. Topics covered: her background as a three-time national champion dancer at the University of Minnesota, high school biology teacher, and coach now in her 11th season at Iowa; the turning point of learning that personal success as an athlete doesn't make coaching easy — and learning to coach the person, not just the dancing; the team-as-family culture with high expectations and unconditional love; "Fight for Iowa" and hard work as the program's hallmark; transitioning from elected captains to a senior leadership model and the quiet seniors who became phenomenal leaders; her most important goal (better dancers, but more importantly better people); reading recommendations (Proactive Coaching's The Impact of Trust, Alistair McCaw's 7 Keys to Being a Great Coach, Daniel Coyle's The Culture Code); and advice for beginning coaches on receiving feedback without taking it personally.
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I Thought Winning Would Be the Easy Part
Jenny Eustice, head dance team coach at Iowa and a three-time national champion dancer, on learning to coach the person, senior leadership, and the two quiet seniors who became phenomenal leaders.
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