Coaching Culture

We can take in a lot of information through podcasts, videos, blogs, and books, but what is our process for putting it into action? Applying the principles is the art of coaching! Subscribe at thriveonchallenge.com to the weekly newsletter for access to the notes from this podcast!

How do we create a "safe" culture where players and coaches are communicate and speak up? We need them to share their ideas and perspective! Episode 26 gives coaches 3 steps for you to start doing this in your team!

Part 2 of J.P. Nerbun's talk with Alabama National Champion Jordan Patterson. What are we doing to foster an environment that every person feels valued? We need to teach players accepting their role is different than accepting they can't get better. If you haven't read her blog yet, check it out! https://risenews.net/2016/09/the-game-knows-how-this-former-college-softball-player-kept-the-faith-whi...

How can we value our role, reserve, or bench players? Jordan Patterson shares her story and the ways Alabama Softball Coach Patrick Murphy created an environment that valued the person not just the player. Twitter: @jpatt2492

Jim Davis the Director and Founder of the Good Athlete Project joins the podcast to give some more perspective on creating an environment that puts character development first! -Hype versus Purpose -Levels of motivation -Applying this to coaching For more on Jim Davis and the Good Athlete Project go to: goodathleteproject.com @coach4kindness -Socially acquired stored values -Our role as character...

Purpose versus Goals Check out episodes 1 & 5 for some great practical tools on how to move from goals to purpose & process. Quick favor! Please give the podcast a 5 star review and let me know how the podcast has helped you! Then share with others. If you do not think it deserves a 5 star review, please email me at jpnerbun@thriveonchallenge.com to let me know how I can improve the podcast! I loo...

How do you create an intrinsically motivated environment? Starts with autonomy and continues with mastery. In this episode I present some very practical ways for us to create this environment within our teams.

The research and experience behind using goals, rewards, and punishment to motivate. Extrinsically motivated environments are harmful! We must keep our baseline rewards as something that must be earned, not a privilege. When we do punish or reward we need to be very careful! “When it comes to motivation, there’s a gap between what science knows and what business does. carrot-and-stick motivators—d...

Coach Rick Stevenson shares his experience of two transformational activities he did with the parents and his players. 1. Invite them to practice with the team. 2. Invite them into the locker room after a game.

Applying one of my top books of 2017 to coaching... Essentialism by Greg McKeown What is it? How it applies? How to decipher and execute what is essential? Episode helps us to reflect at any stage of the season! Some key questions: 1. What do we need to do more of? 2. What do we need to start doing? 3. What do we need to do less of? 4. What are we willing to be bad at? 5. What do we want to be gre...

Guest Episode featuring Dr. Ellen Reed (Bio Below) 2 Practical Tools for Coaches to Train the Mind to Focus on the Essential & Build Player Confidence -Success Logs for Post Performance (How to & Benefits) -Pre-Performance and Practice 3 Minute Routine to Mentally Focus For More Information go to JasonSelk.com Bio: Dr. Reed has worked side by side with Dr. Jason Selk for over 10 years, and she has...

8. Reading with the Parents 9. Invite Parents to Practice with the Team 10. Team and Family Gathering

6. Holding Office Hours- Opening Lines of Communication 7. Weekly Emails- Using them to continue the dialogue on healthy sports parenting!

3. Start a Conversation About Healthy Sports Parenting 4. Ask Parents For Their Thoughts 5. Create Standards of Excellence and Commitments for Parents

1. Building Relationships with Authentic Vulnerability 2. Communicating and Modeling Our Core Values

This episode, Nate discusses... 1. Lessons Learned from Past Mistakes 2. Clearly Communicating What Really Matters in the Sports 3. Opening Up Communication between the Coach and Parent 4. Presenting Beneficial Information for Parents 5. Creating a Positive Experience for the Sports Parent

Special Guest Nate Sanderson is a State Championship Coach in Iowa and works as the Director of Product Development at Breakthrough Basketball. More importantly, Nate puts character first in coaching and is intentional in everything he does on and off the court. In part 1, Nate discusses: 1. The problems of a “dealing with parents” mentality 2. A special parent meeting format to start “working wit...

What are your non-negotiables as a coach? We can do a lot to empower those we lead by having them set standards for the team, but we still need to have some of our own standards. Can you enforce those rules out of love and without judgment of the person?

Coaches do you value your values? Who we select for the team, who we recruit, and who we play says a lot about what we value. Are we reinforcing our core values as a coach? Or are we just committed to getting the result we want in the next game?

Episode 8 provides examples of some special ways to develop leaders and tap into the intrinsic motivation of the team by giving them a voice!

Running sprints and other conditioning are GOOD things. When we use them as punishment, we make them BAD things! Episode 7 discusses the damaging consequences of using conditioning as punishment and beneficial ways to condition in a practice setting.

The differences are subtle in using boundaries and consequences instead of rules and punishment, but the impact is transformational in the culture and character development of those we lead. When we fail to use boundaries and consequences we nurture a sense of entitlement and allow other people's problems to become our problems.

J.P. Nerbun speaks with Mike Neighbors on the transformation from results focused to process focused and how the team literally burned their goals at Washington. Coach Neighbors is a NCAA Final Four basketball coach and now the current women's coach at Arkansas. While his winning record is impressive, he is an even more impressive coach due to his willingness to share with others and the transform...

One of the best mental training tools out there is a journaling activity like a success log or a what went well journal. We need to retrain the mind and share our positive mental attitude with those we lead. We need to help them focus on the controllables. What journaling activities have you found to be beneficial?

What benefits have you seen from reading as a team and what are your top books? Episode 3 discusses the benefits and the logistics behind reading together as a team!