A Coach's Diary

This is a great article talking about the importance of knowing who you are as a coach and a leader, finding your voice, and knowing what you want to get out of your team.  Steve Kerr, upon taking over as the head coach of the Golden State Warriors, watched the Seattle Seahawks and met with their head coach Pete Carroll.  He admired their energetic style and the way that they mixed having fun with making competition part of everything that they do. Below are some of the highlights and takeaways.  You can find the article in its entirety here . As The Article States, Only 20% Is X's And O's.  80% Is Relationship, Atmosphere And Culture. PLAY HARD | HAVE FUN BELOW ARE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ARTICLE: Find Your Own Style It's no secret around Seattle, and the NFL for that matter, that Pete Carroll's coaching style is unique in a lot of ways. Music plays over the loudspeakers at practice, there's a basketball free-throw competition amongst players a...

I ran across a really cool article at Business Insider about an NFL prospect out of UCONN who less that 2 years ago was interning in Connecticut political offices and just recently had one of the best NFL combines of the year. Byron Jones, a cornerback out of UCONN,  was a normal college kid positioning himself for life after graduation.  He worked for a Connecticut state representative as a college sophomore during Spring Break, and he parlayed that into a summer internship with another Connecticut congressman a few months later.   While he was preparing more for a career in politics than a career in the NFL, Jones had a work ethic and leadership skills that are marketable in any career field.  State representative Joe Aresimowicz, whom Jones worked for during his sophomore year Spring Break, had this to say about Jones: "He has this incredible work ethic. He also has this grasp of how to get people to work together, that was on display almost immediately....

Here is an excerpt from a really good article on   Russell Wilson   at   Inc.com .  I have read several articles lately on Russell Wilson, and many have a central theme that mentions his professionalism and work ethic when it comes to his craft.  Here, one of his trainers gives three examples of how Russell Wilson grows himself and stays sharp at all times.   You can find the article in its entirety here:  http://www.inc.com/ilan-mochari/russell-wilson-trainer.html 1. He practices the art of getting out of his comfort zone.  "I was amazed by how quickly he adapts to the different environments that he's put into," says Brooks. Though Wilson's powers of acclimation impressed Brooks, the trainer points out that adapting to new environments is a skill Wilson works on actively. 2. He challenges himself and others to be at their best, even though it is technically off-season training.  "He prepped for every day as...