What you say in the first 90 seconds shapes the next week
The drive home starts before the engine turns over. The window is shorter than you think, and you almost never use it well.
Editorial reporting and field notes for parents who coach their own kid. Pre-game, in-game, and the conversation that matters most.
Pre-game preparation, mindset, and the conversation on the way to practice. The work that gets done before anyone steps on the field.
Coaching execution, in-the-moment decisions, and the strange job of coaching your own kid in front of the team.
The post-game conversation, the car ride, the dinner table. The relationship aftermath, which is the real game.
The drive home starts before the engine turns over. The window is shorter than you think, and you almost never use it well.
The hardest job in youth sports is treating your kid like every other kid for two hours, then putting them back in the car as your kid.
Most parent-coaches use the drive there to install plays. The kids hear pressure. Use the time for something else.
Field notes for parents who coach. One issue a week. No fluff.