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Article I Loved the Ride Home With My Dad The worst memory athletes named, year after year, was the car ride home. Two families who got it right, and what a coach can do about it. Read now Article Vision This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, from the Life Lessons #1 collection, presents the championship principle of vision under the title… Read now Article Team Covenants Bracket 2 A word bank for identifying a team's core covenants. Teams use it to brainstorm and then narrow down (for example, from 10–12 values down to 8, 4, 3, 2,… Read now Article Ethics in Action The theme is "Ethics in Action" — application, not just theory. When people are on a list applying for a job, or in competition with others for… Read now Article Seven Tips for a Successful Year in Sports Seven Things You Can Do to Help Your Athlete Have a Successful Educational Experience in Athletics This School Year Read now Article Partnering With Officials Athletes And Parents This article from Proactive Coaching, written by Mike Morgan of Proactive Coaching LLC, discusses the vital role officials play as "Guardians of the… Read now Article Parents Role In Athletics 2 This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, excerpted from the booklet and DVD "The Parent's Role in Athletics," examines the parent's role in… Read now Article Parents Role In Athletics This article by Bruce E. Brown, from the Proactive Coaching "Parents and Coaches Working Together" collection, is the first in a series on the parent's… Read now Article Parents Confidence Builder Raising a Confident Athlete (Parents) Read now Article Parents And Confidence This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, from the "Parents and Coaches Working Together" collection, is an excerpt from the booklet… Read now Article Parent's Role Additions Asking permission before you give advice — how parents earn the right to be heard by their grown athlete. Read now Article Over Involved Stressed Parent This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching LLC, from the Parents and Coaches Working Together collection, illustrates how over involved,… Read now Article Father's Day Message This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, titled "A Father's Promise," presents a Father's Day message on parenting an athlete. It shares… Read now Article Excellence Not Perfection This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching shares the story of a father helping his perfectionist daughter learn to strive for excellence… Read now Article Do Competitive Sports Competitive Parents This article from Proactive Coaching, from the Parents and Coaches Working Together collection, examines how youth sports have become more intense and… Read now Article Building Confidence in Athletes This article by Bruce E. Brown helps parents recognize where their child sits on the confidence spectrum and understand their role in building it. It… Read now Article Building A Culture In Your Family This article from Proactive Coaching, introduced by Bruce E. Brown, was written by his late friend and colleague Tim Driver. It applies the Proactive… Read now Article Black Belt Mom This article from Proactive Coaching, written by guest contributor Teri Helms and included in the Parents and Coaches Working Together collection, offers… Read now Article Be The Parent Who Is Part Of Their Good Athletic Memories This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, from the Parents and Coaches Working Together collection, gives sports parents practical guidance on… Read now Article Are You A Pushover This article from Proactive Coaching, written by Tim Driver, addresses parents who may be pushovers with their children. Drawing on more than 20 years of… Read now Article A Senior Athlete This article from Proactive Coaching, shared by Bruce E. Brown and written by Times reader Frank Workman, imagines a letter a senior high-school athlete… Read now Article A Parent's Wish This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, from the "Parents and Coaches Working Together" collection, is a letter written in the voice of… Read now Article 5 Things Athletes Would Like Their Parents To Know And Do This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching LLC, from the Parents and Coaches Working Together collection, is drawn from the presentation "The… Read now Article 21 Rules Of This House This article from Proactive Coaching, written by guest author Gregg Harris, presents a list of 21 household rules for families. The rules cover obedience,… Read now Article Work With The Living This article by Bruce E. Brown and Rob Miller, from the Proactive Coaching Leadership collection, explains how leaders trying to change or improve a team… Read now Article Who Is In Your Team Picture This article by Bruce E. Brown, from the Proactive Coaching Intentional Coaching collection, reflects on looking back at old team pictures and realizing… Read now Article When Good Coaches Get Attacked This article by Bruce Brown, Mike Morgan and Randy Bates of Proactive Coaching, from the Intentional Coaching collection, examines how upset parents… Read now Article Whatever It Takes This article by Bruce E. Brown and Rob Miller of Proactive Coaching LLC cautions leaders about telling athletes to "do whatever it takes to win." It… Read now Article Welcoming New Team Members This article by Bruce E. Brown and Rob Miller of Proactive Coaching builds on the five predictable stages teams go through and focuses on a key leadership… Read now Article Turning Your Program Around This article from Proactive Coaching, written by Rob Miller and included in the Leadership collection, tells the story of how the McPherson High School… Read now Article Trust Climbing This article from Proactive Coaching is a letter written to Bruce E. Brown by Jason Camp, a mountain climber who attended one of Bruce's presentations at… Read now Article Trust Assessment From The Impact of Trust booklet and presentation. Read now Article Transitioning Athletes What the HS coach owes the feeder coach, and what the feeder coach owes the HS coach. Read now Article Traditions 101 Positive Athletic Traditions: Building Team Legacies, Eliminating Hazing Read now Article There Was This Coach There Was This Coach: 6 Motivational Concepts for Great Coaches Read now Article The Power of Your Words - Additional Questions This article by Bruce E. Brown is a companion piece to his presentation "The Power of Your Words," which examines how the language coaches use shapes… Read now Article The Multi Sport Athlete This article from Proactive Coaching, written by guest writer Stephanie Hauser, Athletic Director at Stevens Point Area High School in Wisconsin, examines… Read now Article The Last Kid On Your Bench This article by Bruce E. Brown and Rob Miller of Proactive Coaching celebrates the least talented players on a team – those who practice hard, make other… Read now Article The Difference A Team Leader Can Make This article by Bruce E. Brown, from the Proactive Coaching Leadership collection, shares a letter from Josie Price, a senior soccer captain at… Read now Article The Coach This article from Proactive Coaching is a tribute piece reflecting on the true role of a coach. It argues that while any team can lose, a coach never… Read now Article The 7 Essentials Of Great Teams Part 1 This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, drawn from The Seven Essentials of Great Teams, Proactive Leadership – Empowering Team Leaders, and… Read now Article Ten Traits of Successful Programs For over 20 years of traveling and working with teams and coaches, one of the biggest benefits is witnessing greatness when you are around it. One thing… Read now Article Teamwork - The Seven Essentials of Great Teams (Business) Teamwork — Business — The Seven Essentials of Great Teams Read now Article Team Stages Captains And Coaches Workshop This article by Bruce E. Brown presents the "Team Stages" section of Proactive Coaching's four-hour Captains and Coaches Workshop. It describes the five… Read now Article Team Stages Team Stages (Captains and Coaches Workshop) Read now Article Team Crisis Management Team Crisis Management (Proactive Coaching) Read now Article Teaching Character Courage Teaching Character Through Athletics (Using Themes) Read now Article Talent This article from Proactive Coaching, written by Tim Driver of Proactive Coaching LLC, examines how our culture handles talent. It identifies two cultural… Read now Article Take The Job Or Not This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching offers warning signs for young coaches deciding whether to accept a head coaching position. It… Read now Article Surviving A Tough Loss This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching addresses how coaches can recover from devastating losses. Prompted by an email from a young Colorado… Read now Article Strong Program Assessment This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, taken from the booklet "Turning Around Athletic Programs," presents an assessment checklist for… Read now Article Stages of Coaching Stages of Coaching: Critical Points in Coaching Development Read now Article Sportsmanship This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, from the Life Lessons collection, explains how coaches can teach sportsmanship using the same… Read now Article Seven Essentials of Great Teams Seven Essentials of Great Teams (Business) Read now Article Servant Leadership This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, excerpted from his books "Teaching Character Through Sport" and "The Seven Essentials of Great… Read now Article Role Of Coach This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, from the Intentional Coaching #2 collection, is an excerpt from the booklet Youth Coaching, 4 Keys… Read now Article Recruiting Red Flags This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching LLC explains how the most successful coaches look beyond talent when recruiting athletes. It details… Read now Article Questions For The Essence Of Coaching This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, from the Intentional Coaching collection, is a reflection tool subtitled "The Power of Your Words."… Read now Article Protecting Yourself From Problem Parents Coaches - Protecting Yourself From Problem Parents Read now Article Program Is In Trouble Assessment This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, an excerpt from the booklet Turning Around Athletic Programs, is an assessment describing Level 3… Read now Article Preparing for a Tough Conversation with an Angry Parent Preparing for an Angry Parent Read now Article Playing With Confidence (To Coaches) For 35 years, one of my main goals was to try to instill confidence in every player. Most young children start out feeling confident, but as they age,… Read now Article Planning and Coaching – Coach as a Professional This article by Bruce E. Brown is an excerpt from the Proactive Coaching booklet "Youth Coaching: 4 Keys to a Successful Season." It argues that a coach's… Read now Article Planning For A Parent Meeting This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, an excerpt from the booklet Youth Coaching, 4 Keys to a Successful Season, explains how coaches… Read now Article One Small Change This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching encourages coaches and Athletic Directors, whose schedules often take them away from their own… Read now Article No Refs Now What This article by Bruce E. Brown and Rob Miller of Proactive Coaching tells the story of a college volleyball match between Wayland Baptist University and… Read now Article No Good Way To Cut Players This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching addresses one of the worst responsibilities of coaching: cutting players. Drawing on decades of… Read now Article No Excuses This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, taken from the booklet "Turning Around Athletic Programs," argues that eliminating excuses is a… Read now Article Motivation for Business Teams Motivation — Business Teams Read now Article Missing Dad This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, written shortly after the death of his 96-year-old father, reflects on the blessing of a lifelong… Read now Article Mentor Coaches This article by Bruce E. Brown, from the Proactive Coaching Intentional Coaching collection, makes the case for intentional mentoring programs for… Read now Article Loyalty Story Of Old Man And His Dog This article from Proactive Coaching tells the story of an old man and his dog walking a country road after death, used as a lesson on loyalty. The man… Read now Article Look Within And Find A Way This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, from the Leadership collection, shares a two-step approach to handling challenges that a wise person… Read now Article Lessons Of The Legends This article from Proactive Coaching, written by John McCarthy and included in the Intentional Coaching #2 collection, shares lessons drawn from an… Read now Article Key Phrases Life Lessons This article by Bruce E. Brown collects the key phrases from Proactive Coaching's Life Lessons presentation, delivered to athletes and coaches together.… Read now Article Job Openings This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching presents a satirical job posting for a high school basketball coach to illustrate the demands,… Read now Article Job Career Or Calling This article by Bruce E. Brown, from the Proactive Coaching Intentional Coaching #2 collection, challenges coaches to be the coach they would have liked… Read now Article Integrity Justice And Honor This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, subtitled "Live and Lead with Honor," explores integrity as a choice of behaviors displayed in… Read now Article Growth Stages of Coaching This note describes the stages a coach moves through over a career. The goal is to shorten the first two stages, reach significance, and stay away from… Read now Article Greet Your Players This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, from his Motivational Strategies for Coaches series, urges coaches to take time at the start of… Read now Article Game Coaching Thoughts This article by Bruce E. Brown is an excerpt from the Proactive Coaching booklet "Youth Coaching: 4 Keys to a Successful Season." It presents general… Read now Article Game Coaching This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching LLC, an excerpt from the booklet "Youth Coaching, 4 Keys to a Successful Season," offers general… Read now Article Followers Creed This article from Proactive Coaching, part of its Coaching for Significance materials, shares The Followers Creed, a piece of unknown authorship. It lists… Read now Article Five Common Traits for Successful Youth Coaching Coaching is not a natural way of earning a living — not many people can do it; your victories and losses are too clear-cut. (Exercise: in groups of 4–5,… Read now Article Finish What You Start This article by Bruce E. Brown and Rob Miller, from the Proactive Coaching Life Lessons #1 collection, makes the case that finishing what you start is one… Read now Article Field Marshall This article from Proactive Coaching, from the Leadership collection, was written by Tim Driver, a former student of Bruce E. Brown who became a coaching… Read now Article Core Covenant Interview Questions This article by Bruce E. Brown, from the Proactive Coaching Leadership collection, provides a set of interview questions built around core covenants and… Read now Article Coaching Your Own Child This article by Bruce E. Brown is an excerpt from the Proactive Coaching booklet "Youth Coaching: 4 Keys to a Successful Season." With an estimated 80% of… Read now Article Coach Interview This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, from the Leadership collection, is an athletic department assessment tool for coaches interviewing… Read now Article Celebrate Small Successes This article by Bruce E. Brown explains that celebrating small successes does not mean being satisfied – it means recognizing progress and movement in the… Read now Article Captains And Coaches Workshops Turning Point Of Our Season This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching shares feedback from the Captains and Coaches Workshop, a half day workshop designed to get coaches… Read now Article Can You Really Change A Culture This article by Bruce E. Brown and Rob Miller of Proactive Coaching, titled "The Difference Team Covenants Make – Building a Team in an Individual Sport,"… Read now Article Boys, Guys and Men Boys become men by standing close to a man and having a man walk with them in the transitional stages of their life. Read now Article Be The Coach You Would Have Liked To Play For This article by Bruce E. Brown, from the Proactive Coaching Intentional Coaching collection, challenges coaches to become the kind of coach they would… Read now Article Avoiding Leadership Voids This article from Proactive Coaching by Rob Miller, from the Leadership collection, addresses what coaches can do when team leaders get little or no… Read now Article Athletics School Climate And Promoting A Psychology Of Success This article from Proactive Coaching, written by guest writer John Shindler, a professor at CSULA and former player of Bruce Brown's, explains how… Read now Article Athlete and Coaching Stages Description: "Yahoo, this is going to be so fun! I get to teach these kids all I know, they are going to love me, I am going to love them, we are going to… Read now Article Athlete Questions This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching provides coaches with specific questions to ask their athletes throughout the year as a way to… Read now Article At Risk Athletes This article from Proactive Coaching, written by Tim Driver, addresses dealing effectively with at-risk personalities in your environment, whether you are… Read now Article AIM When Looking for Leaders When Looking for Leaders: What You See in Natural Leaders Read now