Morris: Coaching simply a business
Posted: April 19, 2012 at 9:18 pm
JUST AFTER NEWS that Bobby Petrino was involved in a motorcycle mishap, lied to the media about it, withheld information from his bosses, was found to have at least one mistress and eventually was fired as the Arkansas head football coach, Steve Spurrier opined on the situation.
It did not used to be this way in college coaching, Spurrier said.
Although not his intention, Spurrier provided a rather succinct and worldly look at the dramatic and altering landscape of coaching at all levels over the past decade or so.
In fact, coaching generally is not what it used to be in just about every sport and at just about every level. For the sake of argument, though, lets narrow the focus of discussion to coaching in major-college football and in all of professional sports.
There are no numbers to confirm this, but you have to believe there were fewer scandals involving coaches as late as the 1970s and 1980s. Most of the scandal then dealt primarily with violations of NCAA rules. If Bear Bryant was cheating anywhere other than in recruiting, it certainly was not reported.
Those were likely the last days of an era in which college football coaches were viewed as role models for athletes. Going back further, it is easy to romanticize about the days when Knute Rockne and Bud Wilkinson served as father figures to their players. They were leaders, bent on developing young men as much as winning football games.
Coaches really are not coaches anymore, at least not at the major-college football level and at least not in the way we used to think of coaches. As salaries for coaches have skyrocketed, and university presidents and athletics directors have ceded power to men wearing whistles around their necks, the profession has changed drastically.
Anyone who believes college athletics is about sports and the games that are played has not been paying attention. Every major college now operates a multi-million dollar business called intercollegiate athletics. Athletics directors are the CEOs of these businesses, and head football coaches mens basketball coaches at some schools are the chief fund-raisers.
Because winning games directly correlates to increased revenues for the business, it has taken the highest priority at most institutions.
If an athletics department can hook on with a top fund-raiser (coach) who can win games and championships, then that person is paid handsomely. In most cases today, the chief fund-raiser (coach) is paid many times more annually than the president of the school and its athletics director.
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London 2012 – Tancock: Coaching key to British success
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Thu, 19 Apr 12:42:00 2012
Top British swimmer Liam Tancock has emphasised how world class coaching is critical in giving athletes the best chance of Olympic success.
Tancock, 26, is Team GBs foremost male swimming hope for London 2012 in a squad studded with female stars.
And he says that coaching he received as an eight-year-old forms the backbone of his challenge today.
The stuff I was taught when I was eight I still put into practice today it helped me get to the [100m] Olympic final in Beijing [in 2008], he told Eurosport.
For example, a great start in swimming is very important: I was taught to dry my hands before getting in, in order to get a better grip on the bar. Little things like that.
Growing up I had a great coach called John Randall until the age of 18. From then to now Ive had Ben Titley. I learned some great things about life from my coaches: they help me prepare for competition and get my body and mind ready.
Great coaches make great athletes, in all sports. Because of that Im involved in a campaign that aims to get young guys into coaching, with scholarships available.
Ive done some qualifications myself, but I dont have time at the moment to do any coaching as heading towards the Olympics Im focused on competing but Ive done a few swim clinics recently.
A double world champion in the 50 metre backstroke, Tancock also holds the world record time in that discipline. However the 50 is not an Olympic event so he will instead challenge over 100m in London in July and August.
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Tancock: Coaching key to British success
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Thu, 19 Apr 12:26:00 2012
Top British swimmer Liam Tancock has emphasised how world class coaching is critical in giving athletes the best chance of Olympic success.
Tancock, 26, is Team GBs foremost male swimming hope for London 2012 in a squad studded with female stars.
And he says that coaching he received as an eight-year-old forms the backbone of his challenge today.
The stuff I was taught when I was eight I still put into practice today it helped me get to the [100m] Olympic final in Beijing [in 2008], he told Eurosport.
For example, a great start in swimming is very important: I was taught to dry my hands before getting in, in order to get a better grip on the bar. Little things like that.
Growing up I had a great coach called John Randall until the age of 18. From then to now Ive had Ben Titley. I learned some great things about life from my coaches: they help me prepare for competition and get my body and mind ready.
Great coaches make great athletes, in all sports. Because of that Im involved in a campaign that aims to get young guys into coaching, with scholarships available.
Ive done some qualifications myself, but I dont have time at the moment to do any coaching as heading towards the Olympics Im focused on competing but Ive done a few swim clinics recently.
A double world champion in the 50 metre backstroke, Tancock also holds the world record time in that discipline. However the 50 is not an Olympic event so he will instead challenge over 100m in London in July and August.
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Reset Your Life With Wellness Coaching
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MIAMI (CBS4) Christine Silva was stressed trying to balance work and family, with no time left over for herself.
I was constantly exhausted. I felt like I was never able to keep up, said Silva.
So she tried something new. She hired a Wellness Coach to help her regain control of her life.
Within the very first session, I realized this is not about just getting exercise. It was about how do I see myself and where do I want to be, explained Silva.
A Wellness Coach takes a holistic approach, focusing the body and the mind. They meet clients one-on-one and create an individualized health plan.
Margaret Moore is CEO of Wellcoaches Corporation. The coach is really trained to help you take a bigger picture of you, over all aspects of your health and wellness and then come up with a formula that combines all of these things together.
Wellness coaching used to focus on helping individuals cope with one particular disease. And Life coaching was reserved for busy executives. But now its more mainstream for anyone, and its endorsed by the American College of Sports Medicine.
Christinas been working with her coach for two years and says her life has changed
Im more relaxed almost on a almost daily basis, Christina explained.
Of course hiring the right coach is key. So ask a lot of questions about fees, whats offered, communication, and how many times you meet.
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Life Coaching Mothers of All Stripes
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Dear Mothers (yes, all of you)
Oh please, oh please, give yourselves and each other a break.
Consider this an early Mothers Day present. I have no stake here except to be an objective outsider who sees much. Im not a parent and never wanted to be, so I speak out of concern for the many mothers I love and even the ones I dont know personally but whose angst is palpable.
Its all about this: Finding a way to peace about your decisions regarding your life as a parent.
Because clearly if one comment by Hilary Rosen a comment clearly made in the context of a conversation on CNNs Anderson 360 about PAID work can set off a firestorm of wrath where youre fighting each other about your decisions (again), there is a reason to go within and examine them. When we feel defensive about anything, it is a sign to stop and look at the situation. I tell this to my life coaching clients all the time and we work on where their sensitivity might be originating. Get in there and understand why a quip angers you or hurts your feelings.
I practice what I preach here, albeit in a different context. In a dialogue with a friend recently, I shared that I enjoy life as an independent contractor most of the time but every so often I find myself wondering if I made the right choice. The hours can be erratic, as is the money flow. But there is great freedom, too, and it works with my body rhythms. Overwhelmingly, my thoughts bring me back to yes, this is indeed the way of life that is best for me. However, if and when that changes, I will address it and alter my course.
So must mothers. A life path you chose two years ago might not necessarily be working now. Re-evaluate it thoughtfully. This applies to everyone, really, but I am especially thinking about mothers because of what Ive been hearing and reading in the wake of the political dustup created to put women in a twist last week. It worked like a charm.
Almost every day I delight in how mothers are their own best support system for each other, but also feel dismayed that they are the most vicious in cutting each others choices down. Why must your next door neighbor Sally approve of your decision to work part-time while raising your children? Why does that matter to you? And, if youre in the judgmental Sally category, what is it about your choice that bothers you so much youre projecting your uncertainty on to others in a way designed to hurt?
We as women so easily get into please validate me mode, dont we? Goodness, its exhausting.
For me, this last week of criticizing each others choices isnt about race or class or geography or who has a car elevator. Its not about political persuasion. Its about making a decision for yourself and your child and then knowing that at times youll feel great about it and at other times youll feel shaky and question yourself. Find peace in that reality.
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