Coaching the Whole Athlete

Supporting coaches in developing the INTER & INTRApersonal knowledge, skills and tools to support the needs of the whole athlete

Empowering athletes to thrive

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Thrilled to have Assist. Coach for the Syracuse Women's Basketball team, Kristen Sharkey, write our newest guest blog! Reinforcing the importance of understanding our athletes why and identifying transparency & humility as key are just two of the winning strategies she shares!

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Thank you @CoachingWhole for what you do for our community of coaches. Learned a ton! Highly recommend! Appreciate you having me as a guest for your blog this month https://t.co/lqwYZqlGIr

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In his blog post, "Disruptive Behavior?!", FSU's Associate Head Coach for Swimming, Steve Barnes, asks the question that is on every coaches mind: what is the "it" factor that will get my athlete to the next level? Get his perspective and tools here: https://t.co/453TGpRWHs

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ACC Coaching the Whole Athlete winter cohort will kick off on January 23rd! Application closes tomorrow, December 12th before craziness of the holidays! Complete yours here: https://t.co/geFCGOj5EE

Alumni testimonials here: https://t.co/tCSOYEatGY & https://t.co/9SqmkIFmR8

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We recently held our final session for our fall cohort of Coaching the Whole Athlete (ACC). In the spirit of gratefulness, I wanted to thank this group for their engagement over the last 2+ months as they always brought their best self. See their thoughts on the experience below!

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New coach blog post by Megan Cooke Carcagno, former U.S. National Rower & current Duke University head coach - she doesn’t hold back in sharing the evolution, challenges and joys of her identity from athlete, to coach, to mom and everything in between!

https://t.co/eOnjubgRwu

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Recent press release from the ACC & words from commissioner Jim Phillips shares details on our fall program & highlights the impact of Coaching the Whole Athlete on both coaches & athletes. @CKiosoglous @jody_langdon @etcconsultants @MadisonFGranger

https://t.co/gFwMdTAb9R

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This month’s guest blog is written by former collegiate track and field athlete Dylan Welch.

He shares his journey from high school standout, to chasing greatness, to struggling with external motivators & finally, figuring out his identity off the track.

https://t.co/4Lw5iX07QC

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Had the privilege of speaking to Tracksmith's online journal and was asked for my perspective on a topic that I am very passionate about and directly connected to the work we do with Coaching the Whole Athlete -- Where are all of the female coaches?

https://t.co/cffIi7XqMb

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Kicking off 2023 with some positive words from our Fall 2022 ACC cohort. These coaches devoted the fall to doing the personal and professional reflective work to continue becoming the best leader, mentor and support they can be for their athletes! https://t.co/qsNur99pgm

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Investing energy into each individual may take time that we think can be spent elsewhere but nothing compares to being engaged one-on-one, listening to their story, understanding their challenges, and diving deeper into what excites and motivates them.

https://t.co/C7V5mh4xqc

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One of the first things we ask of our coaches is to share their motivators and coaching philosophy...AND we also believe it's essential as facilitators to share our own "why", as well as our philosophy as leaders/coach educators. Take a look at mine here! https://t.co/Fzq6RJqj87

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Looking forward to working with our most diverse ACC cohort yet. See you Tuesday! Quick Stats:

> 11 of 15 ACC schools represented
> 9 unique sports
> 6 assistant, 4 associate head & 5 head coaches
> Experience range from 0 to 29 years

https://t.co/vb9Ui7zVm8

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New coach blog post! @Coach_Ginsburg's "Focus on the Whole Coach" highlights an important message for coaches, "..we really need to be introspective first and know who we are as a person and a coach before we are fully able to coach other" Check it out!

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You can never have too many tools in your coaching toolbox!

Do you ever find yourself trying to motivate an athlete struggling with ambivalence? Take a look at a recent CWA blog post from one of our co-facilitators @MadisonFGranger to learn more!

https://t.co/TgNI4SfosI

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Why we do what we do --- We recently received an email from a coach who took part in our 2021 USATF program. She wanted to share with us the impact this experience has had on her coaching & relationship with her athletes.

Thank you coaches for making the experience what it is!

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Just over a year ago we held our first webinar with ACC coaches and administrators to introduce them to the Coaching the Whole Athlete program. 3 cohorts later I’m extremely excited to announce our second year partnering with the ACC! Connect for link/application info!

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Who better to learn about the Coaching the Whole Athlete program from then the coaches themselves!

Watch the video testimonial from Kris Ganeff, a member of our Fall 2021 ACC Cohort, & the Associate Head Coach for Notre Dame Women’s Softball Team! Check it out #linkinbio

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So thankful for our 3rd cohort of ACC coaches that just wrapped up CWA! They pushed boundaries, were open-minded to evolving & adapting & took advantage of this space to collaborate and build off of each others ideas & strengths! See their thoughts here: https://t.co/alSCF9DSKx