4 - "Remember why you love the game & don't forget to enjoy it" Coach Tina Beauvais 🏀 Team Chaplain for the UNC Bears & Former High School Girls Varsity Hoops Coach

Today we talk to Coach Tina Beauvais, who currently is serving her second year as the Team Chaplain for the University of Northern Colorado Women's Basketball Team, and who previously coached 3 years varsity girls basketball at Dayspring Christian Academy in Colorado.  "Coach Beau" provides a wealth of knowledge and experience in proving to be an example for her players, as she started her basketball career in 7th grade, and knew immediately she wanted to coach because of the influence she could have on each player's life and potential. A mother of 5, including her 12 year old daughter who has Muscular Dystrophy, Coach Beau talks about the importance of teaching our players 'grit' and mental toughness, and giving them space and strategies to learn those skills the same way we would teach them skills specific to our sport.  In this episode, you'll learn: What's involved in the roles and responsibilities of being a Team Chaplain at the college level  Specific strategies to develop the culture you want in your program with daily practices  How to get your team to communicate effectively through the use of names and daily drills to emphasize this  That in order to learn something new, you need to be okay losing something in that process How to improve your Xs & Os knowledge and instincts by scouting other teams and knowing your own  How to find a mentor and use them effectively The importance of knowing your 'WHY' and referring back to it, refining it, and sharing it with your support system Coach Beau's final words of advice are 'Remember why you love the game & don't forget to enjoy it". She mentions these resources towards the end of the episode to help coaches improve their craft: Books: Stuff Good Players Should Know by Dick DeVenzio, Runnin' The Show by Dick DeVenzio,  The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni Podcasts: The Hardwood Hustle hosted by TJ Rosene and Adam Bradley If you'd like to reach out to Coach Beau, learn more of her story, or talk hoops at all, you can reach her via e-mail ([email protected]), friend her on Facebook (Tina Marr Beauvais), or follow her on Twitter @coachtinabeau