Weeks before the first Premier tournament are some of the most important, and most misunderstood, weeks of the season. This is when coaches feel the pressure to: • Fix everything • Add more systems • Run harder practices • “Get ready” fast But this phase isn’t about adding more. It’s about tightening what already exists. Right now, the biggest gains usually come from: • Clear roles • Repetition under light pressure • Emotional stability from the bench • Teaching athletes how to reset after mistakes Your team doesn’t need to look perfect yet.They need to look connected. A good question to ask this week: Are we practicing to perform, or practicing to learn how to compete together? Curious how others are approaching this stretch: What’s one thing you’re intentionally not changing before your first Premier?

Most coaches think leadership shows up when things are going well. It doesn’t. Leadership shows up: - After the missed serve - After the blown rotation - After the bad call - When the score flips and eyes turn to the bench That’s when your athletes are learning the most from you. Here’s the hard truth… 👉 Your energy is always coaching, even when you’re silent. Not your drills. Not your systems. Not your speeches. Your responses. This week, try this simple self-check: When pressure rises, do I… - Talk more or simplify? - Tighten control or trust the work? - React emotionally or stay predictable? Athletes don’t need perfect coaches. They need calm, clear, consistent ones. If you’ve started the course, this is exactly what we’re building: - Leadership habits that hold up under stress - Rituals that protect you from emotional coaching - A coaching identity you can return to when things get messy And if you haven’t yet, it’s waiting for you in the Classroom under Coaching Leadership Foundations. 👇 Question for you: What’s one habit you know your athletes are copying from you right now, good or bad?

Coaches, We just released our first full course inside Hey Coach! Coaching Leadership Foundations. This isn’t a mindset course. It’s a field manual. No fluff. No hype. Just the leadership principles and habits that actually show up: - In practice - On the sideline - Under pressure - Over a long season Inside the course, we cover: - How your energy shapes athletes (whether you like it or not) - Creating a safe but competitive environment where players grow faster - Holding accountability without fear - When to step in vs when to get out of the way - Leadership rituals and identity that hold up in real games - A full Coach Integration Module to lock this into daily habits This is built to be referenced mid-season, mid-tournament, and mid-mistake. 👉 You’ll find it now in the Classroom under Coaching Leadership Foundations. If you go through it, I’d love to hear: - What hit home - What changed how you coached this week - What you want to see next - Better coaches build better athletes.Let’s keep raising the standard together.

Most coaches think they coach with words. But your athletes are watching everything else first. Your body language after a missed serve.Your tone when the score turns. How quickly you reset after a bad call. That’s what gets copied. Before the season gets busy, ask yourself: - What does my energy teach when things go wrong? - Would I want my athletes responding the same way I do? Coaching isn’t just instruction. It’s emotional modeling. Curious, what’s one habit you’ve had to unlearn as a coach?

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