I recently had Bruce Brown from Proactive Coaching back on the Beyond Coaching podcast, and we ended up in a conversation that I think a lot of coaches need to hear. We talked about conditioning, but not in the way most of us learned it. Bruce makes the case that conditioning should not be used […]

For my entire career as an Athletic Director, I send out an email at 8 AM on Monday morning. For years — and even now — I am not sure if I am rewarding the right things. In this email, I celebrate successes, communicate important things for the next week, and reiterate our goals as […]

Dr. Lisa Riegel joins Rob Ramseyer to translate neuroscience into practical coaching leadership. She explains why behavior is the intersection of biology and context, how athletes’ (and coaches’) perceptions are shaped unconsciously, and why teams under stress often lose access to their best decision-making. The conversation moves from brain science to culture-building: psychological safety, proactive […]

We recently conducted a survey of more than twenty highly successful Division II, Division III, and NAIA head coaches to better understand how strong programs sustain success and why they sometimes lose their way. This research is part of a larger project we are working on that will eventually become a full book on sustaining […]