Trust

Video Parents, Releasing Your Athlete Part of the Role of Parents in Athletics series — on the single practice his most successful athletes credited for getting them where they got: parents… Watch now Video What Is Your Track Record Reframing what a coach's track record really is. Topics covered: how a track record creates credibility, trust, confidence, and hireability; why wins and… Watch now Video Trust on Teams Drawing on the presentation and booklet The Impact of Trust. Topics covered: how visible high trust and low trust are — you could watch two teams practice… Watch now Video Red Shirt Warriors Recorded on a beautiful fall day on Camano Island — telling a story he uses in his presentation The Impact of Trust, about what allows you to be trusted.… Watch now Video Power of Trust with Rob Miller Power of Trust with Rob Miller (Short Clip) Watch now Video Positive Intent Recorded in January from California's Central Coast, where he escaped the cold to spend time with grandkids — on a communication concept for teams. Topics… Watch now Video First Rate People Hire First Rate People Recorded in his favorite reading spot in the guest house — drawn from the Impact of Trust presentation and booklet. Topics covered: the three things that… Watch now Video Every Athlete Has a Story Recorded from his home on Camano Island, Washington — on one of Proactive's core beliefs: every athlete you coach has a story, and as coaches we need to… Watch now Video Building Allegiances On how coaches can build allies — because coaching is a lonely job at times, and anyone who coaches long enough will face attacks, often from parents who… Watch now Podcast Accountability Is a Form of Love Scott Centala, former pro player and consultant to Olympic, MLB, NFL and special operations teams, on psychological safety, permission to fail, and “I got your back” versus “I gotcha.” Listen now Podcast Can’t, Not Won’t Keith Orchard, mental health specialist for the Coeur d’Alene School District, on how chronic stress rewires a kid’s brain, behavior as communication, and teaching poise as a skill of the game. Listen now Podcast Tell Me Who I Am Jerry Gaines, Virginia Tech’s first African American scholarship athlete, on integrating a high school in 1965, his father’s homemade ballpark, and the question every kid is really asking adults. Listen now Podcast Talent Sets the Floor, Character Sets the Ceiling Angus Reid, 13-year CFL center and two-time Grey Cup champion, on durability, dependability, and the 200-plus handwritten letters from his coach that he still keeps. Listen now Booklet The Role of Parents This booklet by Bruce E. Brown examines the role of parents in their children's athletic experience from the perspective of the athlete, drawing on three… Read now Booklet The Impact of Trust Making the case that trust is the single most important quality in building successful teams. Drawing on interviews with current and former athletes,… 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 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 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 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 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 3 Things To Eliminate This article by Bruce E. Brown and Rob Miller of Proactive Coaching, from the Intentional Coaching collection, addresses the power of words for coaches,… Read now