Winning Through Life Lessons
All coaches would love for their teams to perform to their potential every time out and walk away with an undefeated record. Realistically, coaches also realize that is rarely possible; yet, some are still Win-At-All-Cost coaches who will do anything to try to make that possible. Worse yet, those coaches may place all of a player’s self-worth based on the results on the scoreboard. These WAAC coaches drive players out of sports and take away the opportunity for tremendous learning experiences. What most don’t seem to recognize is that by taking the focus off of the scoreboard, they actually might be increasing the chance to achieve on it. Gold Standard Coaching is an organization that started with the purpose to help Players have productive growth experiences in & out of competition, Parents to have reduced stress so they can enjoy the experience, Coaches to develop tools to make 1 & 2 happen-while keeping their job, and Leaders to understand ways to serve all groups equit...