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Life Coach Strategies – Do Not Make Assumptions – Video
Posted: June 21, 2012 at 7:15 am
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NWCA Coaching Leadership Academy to be presented
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INDIANAPOLIS -- The 2012 National Coaching Conference Presented by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), will feature a seminar today, Wednesday, June 20 by the NWCA, "Using Coaching Education to Help Save Intercollegiate Olympic Sports: The NWCA Coaching Leadership Academy Program Example."
The goal of the National Coaching Conference is to "educate, collaborate and influence"by bringing together coaches, coaching educators and school administrators to present new ideas and recognize the value of coaches as teachers.
The theme for this year's convention is, "Sports - Take Part. Get Set for Life."This is the USA Coaching Coalition's opportunity to bring together the leaders in sport and create dialogue to change the paradigm of the way sports are viewed and coached in the United States.
The NWCA's portion of the presentation will be given by the main architect for the Leadership Academy Daniel Gould, Ph.D., from the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports (ISYS) at Michigan State University along with his colleagues Larry Lauer, Ph.D., and Dennis Johnson, Ph.D. The Executive Director of the NWCA, Mike Moyer will also be discussing the importance of this program, why it was created and the impact it has had on Collegiate Wrestling in just four short years.
The goal of the NWCA Leadership Academy is two-fold: to help coaches enhance their CEO skills in an effort to strengthen their programs and to promote best practices for improving retention and graduation rates.
Since 2009, the NWCA has been able to provide scholarships to over 175 college coaches who have completed the course due to the generosity of our sponsors. This August, the NWCA and our sponsors will once again be able to scholarship an additional 50 coaches to take part in the Academy. To learn more about the NWCA Coaching Leadership Academy visit http://www.nwcaonline.com/NWCAWebSite/coachingdevelopment/leadership.aspx.
One of the major features of the NWCA Leadership Academy comes from its funding source as all coaches receive a "Scholarship"to attend; their education has been made possible from extremely generous donors who believe in educating our coaches to allow continued growth and stability in the sport of wrestling. Without these generous donors this program would never have been made possible.
By presenting this at the National Coaching Conference the NWCA and the ISYS will be discussing how this program can be adapted to other Olympic Sports at the collegiate and high school levels.
"This is a fantastic opportunity for the NWCA to be able to share our knowledge of coaching education with the other Olympic Sports, along with coaches from many different backgrounds. This also allows us to keep our mission strong by following the three core competencies of the NWCA which are: Coaching Development, student-athlete welfare, and the promotion of wrestling,"said Moyer. "We want to thank the NFHS and the National Coaching Conference for including the Leadership Academy and the NWCA into this year's program."
About the NFHS Since 1920, The National Federation of State High School Associations has led the development of education -based interscholastic sports and activities that help students succeed in their lives. We set directions for the future by building awareness and support, improving the participation experience, establishing consistent standards and rules for competition, and helping those who oversee high school sports and activities.
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Coaching's not in Hird's future
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CATLIN Aaron Hird, almost a reluctant coach, was ready to hang up the whistle.
The Salt Fork boys' basketball head coach for five seasons, Hird was hired Wednesday night as principal at Oakwood Elementary School, which has kindergarten through sixth grade.
Though he has enjoyed coaching the sport he starred in before graduating from Armstrong-Potomac in 2000, Hird said it won't be hard to leave that phase of his life behind.
"Coaching is not something I ever saw myself getting into," Hird said. "I don't think I'll miss coaching at all. I'll miss the kids, but the coaching and the stress of the game I won't miss."
He was asked to help coach junior high basketball at Catlin as a student-teacher in 2004.
The following year, he was hired as a sixth-grade teacher and junior high boys' basketball coach. After two seasons and an IESA state title in 2007 he took over the Salt Fork varsity position. His five-year record was 133-25, including a Class 1A state title in 2009-10.
"My timing was very fortunate," the 30-year-old Hird said. "I've been able to do some neat things, and we had great kids."
Once again, Hird's timing is impeccable. In the summer he'll finish his administrator's certificate at Eastern Illinois University; there's the chance to follow in his father's footsteps.
"This is what I always expected to do," he said. "I never saw myself as a lifer. Never."
His father, Randy, was a school administrator at St. Joseph-Ogden, Potomac, Bismarck-Henning and Rossville-Alvin. Aaron Hird leaves a program with eight straight 20-win seasons and wins in 84.1 percent of his varsity games.
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With Gratitude for 'Bling'
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In May 2003, I met with a woman for a life coaching consultation in a caf in New Yorks West Village. She had a nasty case of writers block. I was about a year into my coaching career at that point and was continuously astounded at how good it felt to help people drill down on their stuff and get going on change.
This woman already had some suitors for the novel she had begun, called Bling, but she was frozen. That one-hour session clicked something into place for her. While I would never typically reveal even that much about a clients business, this one wrote me a website testimonial and so these facts were made public by her:
Two days after meeting with [Nancy], I broke through my three-month long bout of writers block, finished my novel a month later and scored a book and film deal six weeks after that. Publishing my book changed my entire life! I cant believe I was going to give up! And I shiver to think what would have happened if I hadnt had Nancy to put me back on the right track.
A beautiful expression of appreciation.
Last weekend I learned this woman, author Erica Kennedy, died at age 42. I am still stunned.
Her book went on to be a New York Times bestseller. I was proud to attend the launch party at Lotus in the then-emerging Meatpacking District. When Bling came out in paperback, the blurb from The Times on the back cover read, Kennedy is wry and funny, with the deadpan humor of a stand-up comic.
Once a publicist at Tommy Hilfiger, but not quite a fit in a corporate environment, she took her Sarah Lawrence College and Oxford education, combined it with her love of magazines and writing and wrote what The New Yorker called A gleeful satire of the hip-hop glitterati.
Imagine being only a year out of the life coaching gate and watching someone succeed on such a grand level because you listened, helped her see what was in front of her and yes reached her on a profound level. Whatever it was, whatever I said, whatever my energy conveyed across that caf table, witnessing the ensuing developments joyously unfold cemented my calling as a life coach.
I feel as if I am the one who owes a debt of gratitude to Erica Kennedy. Perhaps this is her testimonial.
In the years that followed we stayed in touch enough to know what the other was doing. For a while we attended the same church in Manhattan and so after service there was some real conversation over Jamba Juice and Murrays Bagels. We attended a Suze Orman book signing at the Barnes and Noble in Union Square in 2008. The following year she published her second novel, Feminista, which author Rebecca Walker called smart, hilarious, and totally of the moment.
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New Series – " The Vigilant Life Coach " – Video
Posted: June 19, 2012 at 9:16 pm
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Brother, sister duo make unique coaching team
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Having a special bond and relationship to work well together is something unique to share.
On the coaching aspect in sports, there are two individuals that have these qualities in the competitive game of softball.
Elizabeth Liz Kimbell and Stan Kimbell are coaches at DeKalb, Texas and they have a wonderful relationship of working together professionally and personally.
Liz and Stan are brother and sister and together they've graced the presence of the DeKalb Lady Bears high school softball team this past 2012 season on the coaching level. Liz is the head coach, brother Stan is the assistant coach. Both are from Spring Hill and this was the first year they've coached together on the high school level.
Under the direction of head coach Liz Kimbell and assistant Stan, the Lady Bears of DeKalb finished the 2012 season 4th in District 17-2A with a 10-11 overall record.
The Lady Bears will lose no seniors and will gain six freshmen for the 2013 season.
During coach Liz Kimbell's 11 years of coaching high school softball athletes, she's developed a passion to inspire and electrify the game of softball.Liz and Stan have a close brother and sister relationship, which has resulted for them to work well together and have success coaching together to lead the DeKalb softball program in the right direction.
They've had the opportunity to coach together during summer softball leagues in Genoa, Crossett and Hope before reuniting in DeKalb.Coach Liz Kimbell was a longtime assistant coach for the Hope Ladycats under Mike Godwin from 2005-2011.
During those years, the Ladycats qualified for the state tournament each year and were the conference champions a number of those years. The last year she was in Hope, the Ladycats went all the way to the class 5A state softball finals, finishing 2nd to the Wynne Yellowjackets softball program.
Coach (Liz) Kimbell has enjoyed her coaching experience with coach Godwin and learned so many important factors to be successful as a head coach. It was something special she always will cherish, which is the reason it's had an impact on her life and coaching.
Spencer Institute for Life Coach Training Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Special 20% Discount Code, June 16-20
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Spencer Institute for Life Coach Training Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Special 20% Discount Code, June 16-20
Celebrating its 20th year of offering wellness coaching and training, the Spencer Institute is offering a 20 percent off discount, June 16-20. The Spencer Institute provides a variety of online life coaching and wellness training.
Launched in June 1992 by John Spencer Ellis, the Spencer Institute offers a full array of online, self-paced training in life coaching, wellness, stress management and other holistic wellness topics. The institute continues to grow and add more topical certifications each year.
As pioneers in the wellness industry and online education, we truly have a lot to celebrate this month at the Spencer Institute, said Ellis, CEO and president of the Spencer Institute. And were very pleased to pass the celebration and the savings on by offering the special 20 percent discount in honor of our 20 years in the industry.
The Spencer Institute offers targeted life coaching and wellness training online; in particular, training and certification hones in on life coaching, nutrition coaching, sports psychology, wellness coaching, design psychology coaching, green living coaching, stress management coaching, food psychology coaching and more. All of the Spencer Institute online certification programs include practical training as well as blueprint models for business and coaching success.
In a persons life, 20 is often the transition from adolescence to adulthood, and its been a pleasure to watch the Spencer Institute grow up, evolve and offer the latest and most relevant health and wellness training, Ellis added. Likewise, 20 years merits a party, which is why were celebrating with special deals and special programs this month at the Spencer Institute.
About the Spencer Institute Founded by Dr. John Spencer Ellis, an international leader in wellness coaching, personal development and fitness, The Spencer Institute offers life coaching, holistic education, nutrition coaching, sports psychology and wellness training certification programs delivered in online and distance learning formats that are designed to provide a step-by-step blueprint to success. The programs were developed to help people find the career of their dreams while helping others live better lives. For more information about the Spencer Institute or to access the discount, please visit http://spencerinstitute.com/
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The Sixth Man: Brooks' coaching puts Thunder in a hole
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Miami, FL (Sports Network) - An NBA coach is supposed to accentuate his team's strengths while masking as many deficiencies as possible.
In fact that's the job definition of any professional coach.
Talent is the be-all and end-all for any mentor and is supposed to make the job a lot easier, although like anything else, it comes with a new set of problems. Opposing coaches may look at the league's most loaded teams with envy but the pilots actually coaching the superstars often can get in their own way.
Case in point, Oklahoma City's Scott Brooks, who turned a 10-point Thunder lead in Game 3 of the NBA Finals into a 2-1 hole thanks to some decision making that had all of press row scratching its collective head.
Brooks' troubles started at tip-off when the coach again allowed his superstar Kevin Durant to defend LeBron James at the outset.
By midway through the third quarter when OKC had just started to pull away Durant had accomplished a number of things, the mid-range game was heating up and he had defended four different positions, shutting up a host of critics who thought the scoring champion was a one-trick pony. And oh yeah, he also picked up four fouls.
"Foul trouble is part of the game," Brooks said. "You have to play the game the right way, and you're going to get some fouls called against you. Unfortunately (Durant) had two games in a row where he had some foul trouble. But Kevin is an aggressive player. I'd like to see him keep attacking."
Durant's willingness to accept the challenge of guarding Miami's best is to be commended but at the same time Brooks needs him on the floor at key moments and must save the superstar from himself on occasion.
Durant wants to be regarded as the best player in the world and for that to happen he has to prove he's a top-tier defender like James but Erik Spoelstra doesn't point at Durant and tell LeBron to check him every minute he's on the floor.
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Tip Talk 6 – What’s Great? with Life Coach Brodie – Video
Posted: June 18, 2012 at 5:19 pm
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Letter to the editor: Youth sports coaches are trying to teach
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I was very pleased to see Jim Konrads article regarding the problems that occur with youth sports. His are my sentiments exactly. Ive been involved in sports my entire life, as a player, coach and umpire. I feel everyone should just coach or umpire once to see the other side of things and then they may not be so inclined to criticize. Coaches also have to remember theyre coaching so the players can learn something about the game and have fun as well. Theyre not coaching a major league team.
All should take heed to Konrads comments and how his town handles these problems. I think it would be great if every local league followed suit. It would be very beneficial if all families registering their children for an activity receive a copy of the article. Hopefully, it will improve the bad feelings that transpire at games by the players, spectators, and unfortunately, some coaches.
Lets play ball.
WAYNE IRONS Moosup
Wayne Irons is a member of the Connecticut Softball Hall of Fame.
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