Coaches - we’re good at helping our athletes to realize their athletic potential.
We’re great at inspiring kids to believe in themselves and that anything truly is possible.
We’re brilliant at working hard and giving all we have to the people we coach.
Want to know what we’re terrible at???
Coaching ourselves.
We tell athletes to work hard - then rest, recover and regenerate - but we don’t listen to our own advice.
We constantly monitor our athletes for signs of fatigue and stress and encourage them to take breaks but then we allow ourselves to become exhausted and burnt out.
We educate our athletes about the importance of good nutrition and hydration, then we skip meals, live on take-out food and survive on caffeine, soda and occasionally too much alcohol.
In this video I talk about the vitally important topic of Coach Health and Wellbeing.
I present some real-world, practical ways for coaches to take care of themselves - physically, mentally, emotionally and socially.
Coach - take care of yourself!
Having the world’s best facilities and the nation’s most talented athletes in your program is worth nothing if you’re constantly fighting fatigue, poor health, stress and personal difficulties.
Please do me a favor.
Please watch and listen to this video. Then send it on to one other coach. Or if you’re a parent please forward the link to a coach you know who needs to hear the messages.
Let’s do all we can to help every coach thrive in the experience of coaching.
Wayne Goldsmith
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