Welcome to the Coaching Staff!

Welcome to the Coaching Staff! It seems my social media feeds are beginning to be filled with all things coaches and teams and fans as we get ready to enter into the school year. It's one of the most exciting times of the year! As an educator/coach, there is great anticipation in what is waiting for you on that new class/team roster. No matter what type of coach you claim, we are all coaches. Instructional coaches, classroom coaches, athletic coaches, life coaches, financial coaches, wellness coaches, family coaches (goes by the call sign - MOM or DAD!), and many more coaches. While we all have a purpose and a plan, our effectiveness on the team and their resulting success is determined by our commitment to the coaching cycle that we all follow.  
So I am asking, what do championship coaches do that sets them apart from the others? 

• They have a great game plan that changes from year to year, game to game, day to day based on the needs and progress of their students. They spend time preparing, reviewing, and revising their plan frequently to ensure the instruction is applicable and the task is manageable. Tom Landry said, "If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job."
• Great coaches practice procedures with their players every day of the entire season, over and over and over.  "The only place that success comes before work is in the dictionary." --Vince Lombardi.  And we have all heard and said many times, "Practice makes perfect," but PERFECT practice makes perfect. Our students want to meet our expectations and want the opportunity to master muscle memory routines that will support future learning and skills. 
• During practice, great coaches work with groups and  individuals, guiding, remediating, reteaching, encouraging, modeling, and scaffolding information for deeper understanding. They realize the varying differences in their athletes in all aspects.“All coaching is, is taking a player where he can’t take himself.” --Bill McCartney, 
• All great teams are led by a great motivator. The purpose of the motivation is to get kids excited and to encourage them to do their best. The truest form of motivation is showing enthusiasm yourself. 
• Great coaches surround themselves with others from whom they can learn. Bobby Knight said, "“A coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.”
• And lastly, great coaches and educators leave a legacy. They pour all of themselves into the next generation. “The most valuable player is the one that makes the most players valuable.” -- Peyton Manning.

How will I be a championship coach this year? How will I set my practices apart from others?  How will I adapt the game plan this year, this month, this day? How will I motivate my team to remain excited about their task and excel with their skill? How will I ask for feedback that will make me and my team more productive? And how will I make my players feel valuable?  Wow, I have a challenge ahead of me and I am not afraid of it. Will you join me? Will you raise a class of champions? Let's do this!

Have a winning year!

Tori