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By Shaleek Blackburn Posted on 9/28/2016 - 2 minute read
The Locker Room: When the right people, perspective and processes are in order, it’s a place of positive reinforcement, reflection and focused energy.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control, each year U.S. emergency rooms treat more than 170,000 sports- and recreation-related traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), including concussions, which have been on the rise in recent years, particularly among young people.
“Coaches are the beacon, the guiding light,” says Jim Perry, District Athletic Director of Huntington Beach High School District.
By Shaleek Blackburn Posted on 9/23/2016 - 2 minute read
When most athletic leaders and coaches think about coaching abuse, they may forget about the most critical tool they have at their disposal to avoid it: communication.
In order to evaluate a coach and his or her athletic program, it's crucial that parents, players and program staff understand their leadership philosophy.
Every coach loves an athlete that can execute their plays perfectly and make game-winning moves, but that’s not the only thing that counts when managing a top-notch team.
By Shaleek Blackburn Posted on 9/23/2016 - 1 minute read
With more than 1,200 years of teaching, coaching and athletic administration experience among its staff, the MCAA program at Concordia University Irvine brings a wealth of wisdom to its students and athletic programs.
“According to a concept developed by two professors from Stanford University, there are two types of mindsets: the growth mindset, the understanding that the hand you are dealt is just the starting point for development, believing basic qualities are things one can cultivate through effort, and the fixed mindset, believing one’s qualities are fixed in stone, which creates an urgency to prove oneself over and over again”
According to Bill Cunerty, Philosophy of Coaching professor of the MCAA program, great communication is the bridge that links ideas, plans, goals and dreams to practical execution and the successful completion of a task.
When it comes to sports culture, we live in a hard-charging, win-at-all-costs minded world.