More than words- Fill your mind with positivity part 3 of 4

Published: Fri, 03/18/16

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More than Words

Coaches often use inspirational words and quotes to motivate their teams. Coaching, like life, is a rollercoaster ride full of peaks and valleys, and it is important to fill your mind with positivity to help you persevere through the valleys. So over the next 4 weeks I'll share the words of coaches who have motivated me over the past 2 years while sharing their wisdom on the WYC podcast. I hope they motivate you as much as they have me!

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Dr. Michael Phillips: ‘The two most important days in your life are the day you are born, and the day you figure out why’ – attributed to Mark Twain Click to Tweet Podcast episode

Dr. Michael Cathey: ‘Talk TO your players, not AT them’

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John O’Sullivan: ‘When you are coaching sports – you don’t coach a sport, you coach a child’ – Dr. Martin Toms Click to Tweet Podcast episode

Cameron Gish: 'When you encounter adversity, your character is revealed in how you respond' Click to Tweet Podcast episode

Joe Daniel: ‘Keep everything simple so that your kids build confidence, confident kids play fast, fast kids win games’ Click to Tweet Podcast episode

Mark Linden: ‘Kids don’t sign up to practice baseball, they sign up to play baseball.’ Click to Tweet Podcast episode

JJ Lawson: ‘Attitude reflects leadership’ Click to Tweet & ‘We don’t teach our offensive linemen to block – we teach them to hit.’ Click to Tweet Podcast episode

Kevin Kennedy: ‘For pre-game nerves: Don’t deny it or try to squelch it! Embrace it – be excited that you are having pre-game excitement. It means that this is important to you.’ Click to Tweet Podcast episode

Rich Clayton: ‘In coaching, people will only listen to you, because they truly believe that you can make them better’ – Bill Bellichick when someone asked him ‘Why would a coach making $12 million a year listen to someone making $100k a year?’ Click to Tweet Podcast episode

Stacie Mahoe: ‘Leadership is action not position’ Click to Tweet Podcast episode

Jenn Starkey: ‘If you can’t explain it to a 6 year-old, you don’t understand it yourself’ – Albert Einstein Click to Tweet Podcast episode

John Doss: ‘Make the right lacrosse play, we’re not worried about the results’ Click to Tweet Podcast episode

Al Ainsworth: ‘Don’t’ hold back - We want big fat ugly mistakes’ Click to Tweet Podcast episode

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Craig Haworth is the founder of Winning Youth Coaching, a site dedicated to helping coaches and parents make youth sports an awesome experience for the youth and the parents. He interviews coaches from around the world and posts them on his podcast, which currently has over 70 interviews and has been downloaded over 60,000 times. He writes a weekly note to coaches and parents. He is married to his high-school sweetheart and they share the blessing of 3 children and live in Franklin, TN. You can sign-up for his weekly note here, find him on twitter at @craighaworth1, or visit his website winningyouthcoaching.com.

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