In youth sports, we talk a lot about changing the world. But once kids leave the field, how are they changed? Are they any different on the ride home in the minivan than they were when they arrived? Keith Osik, former player for the...
How do you thrive in adverse situations? By practicing creative leadership in challenging environments. Like being a woman in athletics, for instance. It’s tempting to behave sedately, the way women are often socialized to do. But...
“If everyone played baseball like Cumberland Americans, this would be the greatest game.” With those words and the rest of his five-minute speech after losing at the Little League World Series, Dave Belisle entered the hearts...
In Northern Ireland, soccer led to rioting and violence between Protestant and Catholic boys. But could basketball be different? One man thought so, and he created a team of Catholics and Protestants together. Mike Evans, founder and executive...
By teaching people to do something, you take away their ability to figure it out for themselves. Isn’t structured coaching the best way to learn? Not always. You need to get a feel for how to control your defender with your eyes, posture...
Never sugarcoat anything. Willie Edwards, assistant football coach at Brown University, believes the recipe for effective coaching blends discipline, love, firmness, and hard work. It took tough love for him to lead a team to five straight High...
On this episode of the On the Whistle podcast, I talk with Babson hockey coach Jamie Rice about his journey to coaching and what's made him successful in sports leadership.