Coach Tracy Johnson (she/her)

St. Olaf Hockey Coach, lifelong learner and eternal optimist. Views and opinions are my own.

[Coach Tracy Johnson (she/her) @coach_tracyj]

Please vote for Josh if you haven’t yet!! He’s the BEST. Only 30 minutes left!

[D-III Hockey News @DIIIHockeyNews]

2024 Broadcaster Bracket: CHAMPIONSHIP

Ray Biggs (@D3HkyBiggsy) of @Utica_Pioneers / @UticaMensHockey / @UticaWIH

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Josh Powers (@JoshPowers087) of @StOlafAthletics / @StOlafMHockey / @StOlafWHockey

48 HOURS! Get your votes in! Clips in thread! #d3hky

[AD Carlson @ADCoachCarlson]

So many coaches are considering leaving or have left in the last year. Here’s what’s happening and what we can do about it. https://t.co/U8zcsrgXss @mollygrisham @CoachFrese @TowsonFHCoachJ @iChampionWomen @coachsitch @FemaleCN @NCAA

[Coach Tracy Johnson (she/her) @coach_tracyj]

Please vote for St. Olaf���s broadcast crew and help them bring home the championship!!

[D-III Hockey News @DIIIHockeyNews]

Broadcaster Bracket 2023: CHAMPIONSHIP

Josh Powers (@JoshPowers087) of @StOlafWHockey @StOlafAthletics @StOlafMHockey @StOBroadcast

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Kevin Haas (@HotelKiloActual) of @LumberJackHKY @NCJillsHockey @NCJacksAndJills

#d3hky #D3BCB23
Let's make this last round great!

[Jon Gordon @JonGordon11]

People think positive thinking is: “I’m going to think positive and it will all magically work out.” But it’s actually, “Because I think positive I will take actions that make it work out.”

[St. Olaf Athletics @StOlafAthletics]

🗣️ NEVER COUNT THIS TEAM OUT!

Trailing 2-0 after two, @StOlafWHockey stormed back to clinch a spot in the #MIAC Playoffs with a 3-2 overtime win over Saint Ben's at a raucous St. Olaf Ice Arena!

RECAP: https://t.co/Mhir1XqykT

#UmYahYah | #OlePride | #d3hky | @DIIIHockeyNews

[Coach Tracy Johnson (she/her) @coach_tracyj]

Please vote for St. Olaf and send our broadcast team to the championship!

[D-III Hockey News @DIIIHockeyNews]

BROADCASTER BRACKET FINAL FOUR #D3BCB23

Josh Powers (@JoshPowers087) of @StOlafWHockey @StOlafAthletics @StOlafMHockey

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Jordan Modjeski (@jordanmodjeski) of @GustiesWHockey @GustieAthletics

[Coach Tracy Johnson (she/her) @coach_tracyj]

Please vote for St. Olaf and get our amazing broadcast team to the final four!

[D-III Hockey News @DIIIHockeyNews]

BROADCASTER BRACKET Elite 8! #D3BCB23 #d3hky

Alex Westad (@AlexWestad) of @Auggie_Hockey @AugsburgWHockey @AugsburgAuggies

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Josh Powers (@JoshPowers087) of @StOlafWHockey @StOlafAthletics @StOlafMHockey

[Coach Tracy Johnson (she/her) @coach_tracyj]

The broadcast team at St. Olaf is second to none- please vote for them to advance to the next round!

[D-III Hockey News @DIIIHockeyNews]

BROADCASTER BRACKET Round 3! #D3BCB23 #d3hky

Josh Powers (@JoshPowers087) of @StOlafAthletics @StOlafMHockey @StOlafWHockey @StOBroadcast

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George Commo & Craig Durham of @NorwichMHKY @norwich_whockey @NorwichCadets

[Coach Tracy Johnson (she/her) @coach_tracyj]

Please vote for our broadcast crew at St. Olaf! They do an incredible job!

[D-III Hockey News @DIIIHockeyNews]

BROADCASTER BRACKET Round 2! #D3BCB23 #d3hky

Josh Powers (@JoshPowers087) of @StOlafWHockey @StOlafAthletics @StOlafMHockey @StOBroadcast

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Zach Pizzano of @Curry_MHockey @CurryWIH @CurryColonels

[Cody Royle @codyroyle]

The key word being GENUINELY.

They have plenty of people around who kinda-half-believe-maybe, so long as the team are winning.

[The Rugby Coach's Corner Podcast 🏉🎙 @RugbyCoachsCnr]

A great point raised by @codyroyle in Ep. 110 of #TRCCP, discussing why good coaches are quitting.

Full episode here: https://t.co/JplC7ldGv9

#coaching #rugbycoaching #rugbypodcast #coachhealth

[Coach Tracy Johnson (she/her) @coach_tracyj]

Not one woman’s face…how disheartening to all the amazing female coaches in the game.

[USA Hockey @usahockey]

Happy #NationalCoachesDay to everyone who has picked up a clipboard and whistle!

[Cody Royle @codyroyle]

“Leadership is lonely. When you’re a head coach, man, every decision has your name on it, and that weighs on you. The waves don’t stop coming. Some you can surf, and some just freaking crash on you.”

h/t @BrianLevenson for sending.

#TheToughStuff

https://t.co/60w5k7XgP8

[Jon Gordon @JonGordon11]

7 things that will hurt your team:
1. Energy Vampires
2. Complaining
3. Ego
4. Selfishness
5. Jealousy
6. Resentment
7. Pessimism

7 things that will help your team:
1. Love
2. Encouragement
3. Vulnerability
4. Selflessness
5. Unity
6. Communication
7. Optimism

[Cody Royle @codyroyle]

Old School - Only our athletes need mental well-being while our staff have their souls crushed in the name of ‘hard work’ and ‘competition’.

New School - Our staff are all high-performance knowledge workers and need the same enabling conditions as our athletes.

#Performance

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Leaders who fail to listen ultimately find themselves surrounded by silence.

You don't get chosen to take charge unless you give good answers. You won't be able to make change unless you ask good questions.

Learning depends on making it safe for people to tell you the truth.

[Cody Royle @codyroyle]

Emotion drives thought.
Thought drives behaviour.
Behaviour drives performance.

A widely accepted storyline in coaching.

The problem is, in reverse engineering performance, we stopped at behaviour.

We barely touch thought, and emotions scare us so we don’t bother with those.

[Cody Royle @codyroyle]

Consider what is actually useful under pressure: calm, mindful, methodical, aware.

Consider what many expect to see from coaches under pressure: raging, mindless, flippant, “passionate”.

Performative =/= Performance

[Brian Kight @BrianKight]

I honestly believe +/- 75% of people on most teams only have surface level interest in becoming a champion. They like the idea of the celebration, but hate the reality of the requirements. It takes mental skill and emotional strength to work like a champ before you’re a champ.

[Cody Royle @codyroyle]

We need to do better than calling it "touchy feely coaching".

It's deliberately disparaging and emasculating.

Acknowledging emotion as part of the human condition and core element of peak performance is not touchy feely.

Quite the opposite, it's strong coaching.