Tag: Meagan Frank

Quote

‘Individual commitment to a group effort, that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.’ – Vince Lombardi

Coaching your own kids

• Each kid and age level has different needs, you have to adapt to the situation
• Meagan wore a hat when coaching, so it was clear when she had her hat on, she was coach; when she took the hat off, she was mom

Cringe moments

• Don’t necessarily emulate who coached you – ‘Yelling never works’

Coaching girls

• Different drills are needed for each type of girl. Some will respond to game-like competition, others will respond to more cooperative drills.

Teaching skills

• Start and end each practice with something fun/positive

Good energy-builders

• Blob tag – If you touch them they become part of the blob. You can bring in the parents too

Player Choice practices

• Occasionally let the players choose their favorite games, then pick them out of the hat, and that’s all you do for practice

Peak performance

• Teach kids to flush mistakes
• ‘Tell me one good thing you achieved today’
• Have players share shout-outs for each other at the end of practice
• The coaches’ body language, especially after a mistake, is critical – kids will watch you and emulate your body language

Building Culture

• They create a hashtag to reinforce their core value. i.e. #CloseTheGap

Best team building activity

• Scavenger hunts – can include conditioning (2 mile run with stops with clues)

Travel sports choices

• You have to prioritize your time – don’t just blindly sign up for sport after sport.

The one that got away

• Meagan’s team was struggling, and they were on the verge of winning a game, and she subbed all her players in, and they lost the game.

Best stolen/borrowed idea

• Communication – everyone is in the loop. Players, Coaches, parents. They all know philosophy and goals of the program

Favorite Book/Quote

• Book – John Wooden’s They Call me Coach
• Quote – Vince Lombardi: ‘Individual commitment to a group effort, that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.’

Parting Advice

• Smile. Have fun. It is contagious.