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Earlier this week, I published Planning Now for the Student-Athletes of the Future (Part 1), based on recent research of 1,050 student-athletes. Part 2 adds three more trends to consider while developing a long-term strategy to prepare to meet the needs of student-athletes.
Read MoreThe reasons to do a long-term strategic plan include ensuring progress towards goals and grounding Assistant Coaches, but the most important reason is to prepare for the student-athletes of the future (your customers) and to not get caught flat-footed in response to their needs.
Read MoreOver the last twelve months, I’ve completed 24 student-athlete surveys. One of the most fascinating aspects has been how frequently one word emerges: trust. So I set out to learn more about how Coaches of highly successful teams build trust with their teams.
Read MoreLeadership relative to student-athletes is an important topic. The most frequent questions I get from coaches are about leadership styles and how they do or don’t translate. I surveyed about 1,800 student-athletes on their attitudes about leadership, including what they see as their attributes and goals.
Read More“Parents.” That’s one of the answers I get most frequently when I ask Coaches to name their greatest challenges. This study is about parenting styles. Whether Authoritarian, Permissive, Uninvolved, or Authoritative, each parenting style has a direct impact on student-athletes.
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