Impactful Coaching Project

The Impactful Coaching Project (ICP) seeks to develop coaches that coach the whole person. ICP is the thought leader in coaching the 21st century athlete.

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𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿-𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿-𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱

In this episode of Beyond Coaching, David Durand explains how pressure, social media, and unrealistic expectations affect performance—and what coaches can do about it.

We discuss connection, action, and shutdown, along with the BET method: breath, eyes, and touch.

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"It means that it's life or death whether they succeed or they fail."

From our podcast getting released tomorrow with David Durand.

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The best coaches and leaders understand that growth rarely comes from a single conference, book, or conversation. It comes from consistently learning, reflecting, and applying small lessons over time.

That belief is what led us to create ICP Daily, a new app designed to deliver one practical lesson each day for coaches, athletic leaders, and anyone committed to developing people. Each lesson is short enough to fit into a busy schedule but meaningful enough to challenge your thinking and strengthen your leadership.

Whether you coach athletes, lead a department, or influence a team, ICP Daily provides a simple way to stay intentional about your development throughout the year.

Download ICP Daily here:
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We hope it becomes a valuable part of your daily leadership and coaching journey.

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Predetermined decision making removes the temptation to rationalize, make exceptions, or look away when your best player crosses the line.

Decide what you will do before the hard moment arrives.

Read the full article: https://t.co/5KWAKZaod1

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Confirming what we all knew, congrats Rob!!
#TalonsUp #HonorGod #TheRightWaytoPlay
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Every generation says the next one is soft. Your dad probably said it. Now coaches are saying it about the athletes in their gyms.

But what if they're not softer? What if they just have more access, more options, and more questions than any generation before them?

In this episode, Rob and Dustin take on the lazy version of the "today's athletes are soft" conversation and get to the useful part: what coaches need to do differently now.

"I don't think I've ever been harder on my guys. And yet I don't think I've ever received more." — Dustin Galyon

New episode of Beyond Coaching is live.

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New Post

We only make the savior argument for the good players. That's not wellbeing. That's winning. New article on the Texas Tech/Sorsby situation at https://t.co/5KWAKZaod1

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Three sailors entered the 1968 race around the world alone.Three sailors entered the 1968 race around the world alone. One prepared for the worst. One fixed what broke. One hoped his boat would hold.

Every coach becomes one of them when the hard season hits. What you build before the storm decides which.

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Conference Expansion Has a Geography Problem

Read here: https://t.co/6RaY06bxi1

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What separates a program people remember forever from one they forget the moment they graduate?

Dr. Hunter Taylor — Ole Miss professor, former high school and college basketball coach — spent 10 years embedded in coach development trying to answer that. What he found about thick institutions, longevity, and the skills no clinic teaches will change how you think about your program.

New episode of Beyond Coaching is out now.

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Newsletter: https://t.co/CeRBPGVzk8
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New Post

Low-trust environment: "Coach hates me."

High-trust environment: "Coach believes I'm capable of more."

Same standard. Same correction. Different relationship.

That's what determines whether the standard holds or breaks.

https://t.co/5KWAKZaod1

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New episode of Beyond Coaching is out.

I sat down with Dr. Chad Carlson, professor of sports studies at Hope College and co-host of the Sport Faith Life podcast. Chad has coached at multiple levels and now teaches the next generation of coaches and leaders in sport.

We covered a lot of ground: coaches as moral exemplars, the formation that happens in the hard parts of a season, the role of officials and justice in sport, and how to keep perspective when the emotions of competition take over.

Listen here:
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School of Champions: Falcons capture 2025-26 KCAC Commissioner’s Cup
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Stop quoting John Wooden and go dominate your own gym for the next 90 minutes.

If your practice isn't organized, detailed, and intentional — you haven't earned the right to talk about transformational impact. The small transactional things are not beneath you. They are the foundation everything else is built on.

Every skipped detail is a withdrawal from the trust your athletes have in you. Master the basics, or the bigger vision is just talk.

More on what it actually takes to build that foundation at https://t.co/8ejoRc1Bmw and https://t.co/5jfAesHqrc.

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A while back we sent paid substack subscribers the first three chapters. The full draft is now done, and they're getting it before agents, editors, or anyone else. Now is a good time to subscribe if you're on the fence.

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Your roster isn't toxic — your follow-through is.

Most team breakdowns don't start with a blow-up. They start with small things — promises not kept, expectations not enforced — until the trust is gone and everything becomes hypersensitive.

Good people end up in bad situations when accountability erodes on both sides. The spiral isn't random. It's built, one missed commitment at a time.

More on building trust that holds when it's tested at https://t.co/8ejoRc1Bmw and https://t.co/5jfAesHqrc.

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If you can't say "my fault" in front of your team, stop demanding they own their mistakes.
Accountability isn't a policy you enforce — it's behavior you model, especially when you get it wrong.
The moment you publicly correct yourself is the moment your athletes understand the standard is real.

More on building cultures where accountability runs both directions at https://t.co/8ejoRc1Bmw and https://t.co/5jfAesHqrc.