Coaching with character – Winning Youth Coaching

March 29, 2016

WYC 075 – Proactive Coaching – Scott Rosberg talks Coaching with Character

Scott Rosberg has been a coach (basketball, soccer, & football) at the high school level for 30 years, an English teacher for 18 years, and an athletic director for 12 years. He has published seven booklets on coaching and youth/school athletics, two books of inspirational messages and quotes for seniors and graduates, and a newsletter for athletic directors and coaches. He also speaks to schools, teams, and businesses on a variety of team-building, leadership, and coaching topics. Scott has a blog and a variety of other materials about coaching and athletic topics on his website.

Scott is also a member of the Proactive Coaching speaking team. Proactive Coaching is dedicated to helping organizations create character and education-based team cultures, while providing a blueprint for team leadership. They help develop confident, tough-minded, fearless competitors and train coaches and leaders for excellence and significance.

Websites: coachwithcharacter.com; proactivecoaching.info

Twitter: @scottrosberg; @ProactiveCoach

Facebook: /coachwithcharacter ; /proactivecoach

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Quote

‘Look what you’ve become!’

‘You get what you reward, and it perpetuates itself’

My Cringe Moments

Using bad language when coaching
Once, when mad in practice, Scott yelled ‘There is nothing fun about this!’ – in retrospect he realizes the irony of that statement, considering the #1 reason kids play sports is to have fun.
Another practice Scott once had them do conditioning during a lightning storm

My ‘Ah-Ha’ Moments

Learning from Proactive Coaching about creating a culture. 75+% of teams let their culture happen ‘by accident.’ Instead – create Core Covenants – that are the standards for what your team is going to be. Involve the captains when creating these. Check out Proactive Coaching’s guide to creating Core Covanants: First Steps to Building Successful Teams
From a parenting point of view – Kids least favorite part of sports is the post-game analysis from their parents on the ride home from games
From a coaching point of view – Are your post-game talks too long? Are you over-analzing the game in your post-game talk?

Mental Toughness/Achieving Peak Performance

‘This is a relationship business.’ How do I react when one of my players makes a mistake? The 3 C’s of Trust:
- Competence
- Caring
- Character
‘Focus on the process not the outcome.’ When Lebron James was struggling with free throws a few years ago- he went to a shooting coach, and the coach asked him what he was thinking about when he went to the line. Lebron said he thought about making it. The coach said- ‘Don’t think about making it, think about your process.’
The key to confidence is preparation
Create a mistake-recovery ritual

HUGE IDEA:

Use these words: ‘Look what you’ve become!’ or ‘Look what you were able to figure out’ – instead of taking any credit yourself

Culture – Discipline/Rewards/Teambuilding

Have standards not rules. Kids can rise to standards.
Discipline is focused attention and focused effort
‘You get what you reward, and it perpetuates itself’

HUGE IDEA

Positive Conditioning – The winners get to run!
- You have to put all your attention/effort into recognizing the kids who are earning the right to run.
- For poor effort: ‘You guys just lost your chance to become better. You lost your chance to condition.’
Year-end Award Banquet – Instead of MVP – reward the MVT – Most Valuable Teammate. Or even better – have 6 awards: Most Improved, one for each of your 4 core covenants, and one for who best exemplified all 4 core covenants. And the same kid can earn multiple awards.

Favorite coaching book/quote

‘Success is a peace of mind that is the direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.’ – John Wooden

Coach With Character

Senior Salute booklet – great $5 gift for you players in the post-season award banquet – includes a place inside the front cover to write a personal note
Website has blog, booklets: coachwithcharacter.com

Parting Advice

‘We’re here to try to provide kids the opportunity to have a positive athletic experience’

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