Love your mindset. As a collegiate coach, I place a priority on the mental health & wellbeing of my student athletes. Always encouraging. Always patient. Always believing the best.
I am beyond grateful that this series with Coach Mike Lingenfelter is available on here! His direction & philosophies are absolute GOLD, not just for VB but all team sports and honestly, life in general. Thank you coach for sharing your wisdom & energy with the world! Anyone coaching who has a passion for what they do should listen to these episodes, more than once!
This coaching style is much easier for a dude. Not as forgiving for a female coach, which may sound lame, but it is the reality. Parents and players are much more critical of tough love from female coaches and language that borders inappropriate- just my opinion (ie, “Tails, asses and butts” not entirely well appreciated by players/parents). I don’t disagree with the strategy, its just a trickier execution.
Thank you NEAAU and Coach Mike for posting this for everyone to see. I’m a rookie coach and trying to learn all I can. This series has made me and my team so much better already and I’ve only watched episodes 1 and 2.