Competing

Video Parents During the Game Continuing the Role of Parents in Athletics series — what athletes say helps them during competition itself, the part of the experience kids love most… Watch now Video Faceless Opponents On a concept he introduced to a successful Division I football team whose coach assigned him to cut down their personal-foul penalties. Topics covered:… Watch now Video Best Players, Best Workers Best Players, Best Workers (Short Clip) Watch now Video 10 Thoughts for When Your Team Is Stuck in Average Recorded outdoors by his fireplace on a cool spring day — offering ten thoughts for leaders whose teams are stuck in average: winning what they "should"… Watch now Video 10 Thoughts for When Your Team Is Struggling With ten strategies for leaders whose teams are flat-out struggling — including seasons you know will be hard before they start. The ten: bring tremendous… Watch now Video 10 Thoughts for When Your Team Is Performing Well The companion to his struggling-team and stuck-in-average talks — on what leaders must keep doing in the middle of a great run, rather than sitting back… Watch now Podcast The Players Haven’t Changed. The Parents Have. Sue Doering, 39 years of volleyball and 25 straight top-four state finishes at Colfax, on high but reachable expectations, multi-sport athletes, and never tying success to winning. Listen now Booklet Compete - Traits of an Elite Competitor On what it means to be a competitor — presented as a choice and a lifestyle rather than a matter of talent, gender, or sport. After an introduction on… 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 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 Risks This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, from the Life Lessons collection, presents the Championship Standard of Risks under the title "Let… Read now Article Opponents This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching is part of the Championship Principles series and addresses the principle of opponents under the… Read now Article Compete This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, from the Life Lessons #2 collection, is drawn from the Proactive Coaching booklet "Compete –… Read now