Yvette Healy is the head softball coach at the University of Wisconsin. She’s led the team to great heights during her ten years in Madison. Coach Healy discusses:
1. The value of small group practice sessions;
2. Why an indoor dirt field is important;
3. Her daily routine – splitting time between the office and the field;
4. One of her coaching models, Eugene Lenti;
5. Building a competitive atmosphere;
6. Developing belief on a team;
7. Designing practices that are fun and competitive;
8. Making players uncomfortable in drills;
9. What coaches can learn from watching kids run the bases;
10. The best advice she received from Barry Alvarez;
11. Being more present to the team;
12. Having “side-to-side” conversations with players;
13. Modeling self-challenge;
14. Building relationships off the field with the coaching staff.
