Motivating

As a coach working with athletes of all ages, skill levels, genders, and sports the one thing that I have found to be the most challenging is motivation. Motivating athletes can seem like a losing battle most of the time depending on the athlete, unless you are able to figure out what motivates them to compete in the first place. A great man once told me, “you can coach and teach them all you know but it won’t make a difference unless you can motivate them.” I took what he said and I looked back at some of my more memorable coaches and he was right to a great extent, the coaches that stood out the most were the ones that were able motivate not just individuals but entire teams. Motivated teams are usually winning teams and motivating coaches can influence their players on the field as well as in life.
-Nick C.