Ep 321: How Valuable is Competition Within the Youth Team Environment, and How do You Manage It?

gary kleiban — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:18:48 +0000

What does competition actually mean?

And more specifically, what does it mean for coaches to create a competitive environment within their teams?

There’s a lot to dissect here because it’s not just about:

No, no, no.

There’s a lot that goes into this, and a lot that a coach has control over. But they’ve got to get everybody on board.

In particular, if you’re a youth coach, you have to have the parents on board one way or another.

And it’s not like you’re going to convince them fully and completely because there’s always issues that crop up.

You might be in paradise with a parent for a week or a month or a year. Hell, maybe multiple years.

But eventually, that paradise is no longer a paradise. And then what do you do? How do you bring them back into the fold?

And that’s just with one parent. What if there’s a coalition of parents?

Some of the topics that crop up in this context are:

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