8 Life Lessons That Only Losing in Sports Can Teach You
When it comes to losing in sports, finding a silver lining isn’t always easy … no matter your age! Part of coaching youth sports is helping your players see beyond the curve balls — both on the field and off. From learning self-discipline and steadfast practice techniques to overcoming adversity, the youth sports journey offers […]
Coaching the Coach Part 2
Your ideas keep coming and they are fantastic. This is the next installment of our feature on Coaches Helping Coaches. Keep sharing and keep believing. Advice for New Coaches: The best advice I have for younger coaches is to choose the thing that you do very well and do that to the absolute best of your […]
Coaches Helping Coaches
As part of our salute to coaches this fall, we posed several questions to our community. We received great ideas. Here is a sampling of insights from coaches in field hockey, baseball, basketball, football, and dance. We will feature more insights in coming weeks and welcome additional thoughts as you close out 2022 and gear […]
Team Leadership Activity Helps Provide Clear Direction
Developing leaders on a team takes vision, perspective, and practice. At Sport Fuels Life, we recognize the potential great leaders have to generate a team’s positive results. In order to help build the best leaders on your team, we are sharing a team leadership activity that one of our coaches has used successfully. It […]
Delayed Gratification Has a Position on Your Team
By Sport Fuels Life Contributor, Athlete, and Coach Megan Houston The rush that you feel when scoring the game-winning goal or hitting a new personal best time in a race are moments that we live for in sports. The joy of celebrating a stellar performance with a team is the reward for hard-earned labor […]
Unleashing Superpowers with Coach, Author, and Speaker Kate Leavell
Successful NCAA lacrosse coach, author, and speaker Kate Leavell knows what it takes—as a coach, parent of an athlete, and leadership expert—to embody positivity, communicate openly, and embrace diversity. She demonstrates these concepts in actionable ways in her new book, Superpower: An Inspiring Story to Overcome Self-Doubt and Unleash Your Authentic Greatness, a fable for any […]
Insights on Confidence, Culture, and Coaching Help Create Winning Teams
Sport Fuels Life’s world-class baseball clinic still offers inspiration and insights for all athletes. Check out these videos for tips that can make a difference in your game. 3 Principles for Setting Great Team Cultures & Developing Athletes Challenges of Recruiting Tips for Running Effective, Efficient & Creative Practices Building Confidence In Your Athletes Gifts of […]
How Coaches Inspire and are Inspired: Learn from All Star Coaches
What can all coaches learn from an all-star panel of baseball coaches? The answer is simple—a great deal. That was our conclusion after reviewing the highlight reel from last year’s virtual baseball clinic. If you are interested in the power and potential of relationships, team culture, leadership, character and competing, comprehensive player development and more—this one is for you. […]
Lacrosse and Leadership Insights with Kate Leavell
Join us at Sport Fuels Life as we hear from Kate Leavell about her transformation from lacrosse player to coach and now bestselling culture/performance building author, expert, and public speaker. Kate transitioned her love of lacrosse into coaching at the NCAA level. She is now VP of Leadership for the Jon Gordon Companies and […]
