A Proactive Coaching podcast interview with Josh Cordell, longtime head boys' tennis coach at Summit High School in Bend, Oregon (seven state championships in nine seasons) and founder of Prep Success Coach, a coaching and mentoring service for young people, hosted by Lori Thomas. Topics covered: how Josh got into coaching, discovering Proactive Coaching through a Bruce Brown presentation, what it means to coach with intention, the "12 words" team-principles exercise (including grit and grind), starting a program culture from scratch, the Prep Success Coach mentoring service, helping kids after being cut from a team, and the combination of passion and compassion in great youth coaches.
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Twelve Words on a Business Card
Josh Cordell, boys tennis coach at Summit High School in Bend with seven state titles in nine seasons, on building a program from scratch, grit and grind, and passion paired with compassion.
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