Sports-team communication should be easy. Asking parents to download stuff and introduce a new app to their digital ecosystem is not what they want to do. Text messages for the win!
Steve Kerr played for two of the greatest NBA coaches ever in Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich.
He was asked, "What made them both so effective as coaches?"
His answer was so insightful and explains so much about coaching and leadership 👇
"I never wrote things down to remember; I always wrote things down so I could forget." - Matthew McConaughey
With the Hey Coach technology, student-athletes can journal through iMessage or messaging app.
Increase and improve communication throughtout your program.
Now, more than ever, students are on their phones minutes before practice or game prep.
Whatever emotion they last felt lingers. What if we could provide a way to create opportunities for reflection and in some way, teach them how to be better at being present?
Professional teams have how many full-time coaches on their staff?
Colleges?
HS maybe have 3 part time coaches plus volunteers
JH? Maybe one part time coach per team plus volunteers
“Hey/Coach is like having a full time coaching staff for a tiny fraction of the cost”
I’m only 36yo and just today, I have told three different people stories/my-goings-ons they didn’t ask to hear about. Just practicing for when I’m 80. #winning
Recently, I’ve started to use the word “dilly-dallying” with greater frequency: “Quit dilly-dallying.”
“If you did less dilly-dallying then you would have more time to play before getting on the bus.” #fatherhood#levelingup#sons