Early specialization in sports refers to young athletes focusing on one sport at a young age, often excluding other sports and activities. Coaches, parents, or the athletes themselves can drive …
Effective Communication in Sports: The Key to Building Strong Coach-Athlete Relationships and Improving Performance
While it’s not an exhaustive list, here I will explore some key benefits of effective communication in sports, especially concerning the ideals of positive coaching. Effective communication is an essential …
10 Important Characteristics Common to Positive Coaches
Several characteristics are common to positive coaches. Many of these characteristics are beneficial to all areas of life. A positive attitude, for example, can help you deal with adversity and …
Invert City’s Positive Gym Culture
A positive gym culture exists when the ideals of positivity and respect govern your gym’s environment; at this point, everything else makes more sense. If everyone in the gym upholds …
Celebrating Invert City’s First Year and Positive Coaching
I’ve looked forward to this post for a while, twelve months, to be exact, and Invert City’s first year didn’t disappoint as we pushed the idea of positive coaching forward. …
How You Should React to Falls and Bad Landings
It has been a while since I have written here because of technical difficulties I have now conquered. And I come to you today to share content from our social …
90 Years of Tumbling Evolution In Under 3 Minutes
A comparison of two tumbling champions 90 years apart.
The Athlete First Approach Is The Best Approach
The Athlete first approach works on the premise that athletes are complex social beings and that respecting that complexity is crucial to a healthy career in sports.
Dr Rick McGuire and Positive Coaching
On what a coach should be and the effects of positive coaching.
Daily Thought: Conversations Are Better than Sermons
A warning to coaches who believe they have absolute power over their athletes to have better conversations instead of preaching all the time.
