Sports Thoughts

<p>By Wayne Goldsmith</p><p>Introduction:</p><p>We spend thousands of hours building stronger bodies and almost zero time building stronger minds.</p><p>Three Critical Learning Points:</p><p>* The brain is a “muscle”...

<p>By Wayne Goldsmith</p><p>With everyone trying to sell you everything — I thought I’d give you three things that will make you an even better coach. Three practical strategies you can do right now to enhance your...

<p>Let’s talk about Talent Identification.</p><p>Most countries, all professional clubs, and even a lot of schools do some form of talent identification.</p><p>And most of them are doing it wrong.</p><p>Let me...

<p>By Wayne Goldsmith</p><p>“What can I do, Wayne?” — Signed, Desperate Parent</p><p>I get this message all the time:</p><p>“My daughter was a great gymnast at 8. Winning regionals at 10. Competing nationally at 11. Now...

<p>When you start out in coaching, someone will come in and talk to you about skills and technique and drills.</p><p>And the traditional model goes something like this:</p><p>Introduce a new skill. Demonstrate it. Get...

<p>Your athletes can hit the time in training. They can execute the skill on Tuesday afternoon at the quiet local ground. They can do the task.</p><p>But can they do it when and where it matters?</p><p>After 10 hours on...

<p>I’ve spent 35 years in sport. Most of that as a coach developer — a coach of coaches.</p><p>Tens of thousands of hours with coaches who’ve achieved remarkable things: Olympic gold, World Championships, Grand Slams...

<p>By Wayne Goldsmith</p><p>Why aren’t kids coming back to your sport?</p><p>The answer — and the solution — is standing on your sideline.</p><p>Your coaches ARE the experience. Every session. Every interaction. Every...

<p>There is no magic pill. No secret sauce. No one thing that guarantees success.</p><p>The internet is full of people — usually selling something — telling you the “only” thing you need or the “best” way to do...

<p>By Wayne Goldsmith</p><p>This is part three of my trilogy on the Norway sporting success story.</p><p>Part 1: Everyone wants to copy Norway — but you have to play like YOUR place. </p><p>Part 2: I’d scrap all junior...

<p>Parents — sometimes you have to say NO. And mean it.</p><p>We all love our kids. I’ve got eight — I get it.</p><p>But I can’t tell you how many arguments I’ve had with sporting parents whose child didn’t get selected...

<p>What would you do if you had ONE session with a team you don’t know, in a place you’ve never been, sometimes in a language you don’t speak, in a sport you don’t understand?</p><p>I am very lucky. I get to travel the...

<p>By Wayne Goldsmith</p><p>Thanks for the incredible response to the "Good Boys Make Great Players" video. A coach wrote to me and asked, "Wayne. How do I coach "good"? Great question.My answer: Stop seeing them as...

<p>I was visiting the Collingwood AFL Club here in Australia.</p><p>Impressive facilities. Long history of success. Well resourced. Professional football team.</p><p>They had a guy whose job was to take care of the...

<p>A lot of coaches, club committees and sports administrators complain that the reason their program, their team and their athletes are not competitive is due to poor facilities.</p><p>“If we had a better court, our...