Seth Kindig
@SethKindig
Helping coaches lead their teams with @bebetterleaders 👊 | TCD Teams
In case you missed it, we officially launched the @bebetterleaders community for coaches and ADs on Monday. We've been working on it for months. All geared around helping coaches be their best and maximize their leadership and performance. It's the first version of our small…
Don’t be that coach.
6. NOBODY likes the “when I played” coach. “If I was out there…” Stop. The kids don’t care. They don’t need your highlight tape — they need your help TODAY. Coach them, not your memory of you.
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You can’t teach mental toughness while unraveling emotionally on every call.
The team will always take on the insecurities of the leader. Even if they’re masked as confidence.
You can’t teach mental toughness while unraveling emotionally on every call.
If the coach is the most defensive person in the room, they’re not ready to lead one. This is why your leadership always begins and ends with you.
Most coaches want honest conversations. Until honesty points at them. Lead yourself first.
The gap between your message and your mood is your team’s confusion.
Players can sense when you’re coaching to be liked. They respect leaders who tell the truth more than ones who flatter. Lead yourself first.
Culture doesn’t need more quotes. It needs more courage. It needs you to be more consistent. Don't sound better. Be better.
You said you wanted growth. But then things got uncomfortable. That’s where the real work starts. Leadership shines more in discomfort. Lead yourself first.
You want a connected team? You can’t lead from surface-level relationships. Set the tone. Lead yourself first.
Teams don’t fall apart from bad games. They fall apart from avoided truths.
It's time for a @bebetterleaders athlete experience in our community. #Coaches and #AthleticDirectors, what are you investing in to ensure you install a winning culture? Check out our upcoming Coaching Cohort at @DBATEvansville. We are less than 30 days out from building…
Read more about how to turn culture into results in this week’s newsletter: bebetterleaders.beehiiv.com/p/turning-cult…
Your tone sets the culture more than your talk. And your worst moment says more than your best one.
If you only lead when things are going well, you’re not leading. You’re managing comfort.
Thanks for the shout! @BrianKDodd We got a lot of great feedback about this one.
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week of July 21st buff.ly/TpPM06k These great articles come from thought-leaders like @SethKindig @betterleaders @ShaneAParrish @Leadershipfreak & @AlanSteinJr
You can’t coach confidence into players while leading with fear.
If your energy swings with the scoreboard, so will theirs. Lead yourself first.