How we communicate appreciation is crucial to building effective and elite teams. Some really good specifics in here. https://3x5leadership.com/2019/08/15/do-you-communicate-appreciation-admiration-to-the-people-you-lead/

You always want to get off to a good start. We probably put too much emphasis on how our team starts games because we feel pressure and nerves early, and you want to feel comfortable. It’s great to get off to a comfortable lead, but I wonder if it affects the way you coach later […]

I was luck enough to be part of Ed Cooley’s staff for the 2019 Pan Am Games in Lima, Peru, along with Kevin Willard and Mike Martin. It was an unbelievable experience, resulting in our team taking home the bronze medal. I’ve summarized my notes from the trip below. The challenge is unique. Pulling together […]

https://www.si.com/nba/2019/08/01/david-griffin-pelicans-rebuild-zion-williamson-anthony-davis-trade-lebron-james-cavaliers I found this article really interesting with regards to culture and the impact it has on winning. David Griffin is trying to build a family-like culture with the Pelicans, and claims that the Cavs won “despite their culture” in Cleveland. So now he’s banking on building the right culture in New Orleans in order […]

I spent the past year as the Technical Director at IMG Academy and spent a lot of time working with our post-graduate program because we were short one coach. So I was usually on the bench as an assistant coach for many of their games, helping out however I could. I was also incredibly lucky […]

A note I received recently from one of my former players at Maine. This is why I coach, when the kids recognize the impact you’ve had on them, even when doing the hard stuff. I know it’s late over on the East Coast but It’s actually crazy Coach Walsh, I was literally dying running up […]

Interesting, simple thoughts on empowerment. https://3x5leadership.com/2019/07/18/the-4-cs-of-empowerment/#more-2066