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Sports Doesn’t Teach Character. People Do.

Rob Miller on the research most coaches have never seen — and the four-step model that makes life lessons intentional instead of accidental: define, model, shape, reinforce.

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Proactive Coaching Podcast · The Best Coaches You’ve Never Heard Of

A Proactive Coaching solo podcast episode with Rob Miller, Proactive Coaching speaker and partner, filling in as both host and guest for Lori Thomas. Topics covered: why simply participating in sports does not teach character or life lessons on its own (citing Dr. Sharon Stoll's research at the University of Idaho and studies at West Point), what kids actually learn when bad habits go unaddressed, how coaches should determine what their sport can teach (physical skills versus lifelong character lessons), and the Proactive Coaching model for intentionally teaching life lessons: define, model, shape (confront), and reinforce.

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