WYC 028 Strength & Conditioning – Robert Taylor from SmarterTeamTraining.com talks Doing One Perfect Rep Ten Times

What does it take to be a winning youth coach? Listen in as Coach Robert Taylor shares coaching stories and discusses his journey to becoming a successful coach. Coach Taylor runs Smarter Team Training, which is involved with equipping and training athletes all over the world - his clients include Super Bowl champions, World Series champions, and players who have been drafted #1 in the NBA draft.  Coach is married and just had his first daughter. Website: smarterteamtraining.com STT Podcast: Coach Taylor hosts a radio show on iTunes and iHeart Radio - Half hour released every Sunday - interviewing coaches and athletes around the world - Join the 37,000 subscribers listening to over 280 episodes - STTpodcast.com Twitter: @SMARTERTeam Facebook: /smarterteamtraining Listen Now: Listen in ITunes: Itunes link Listen in Stitcher: Stitcher link   Coaching/Leadership Quote 'At the youth level of sports - you don't want more reps- you want better reps.' click to tweet! My ‘Cringe’ Moment One thing they don't teach you in college is how to value and develop relationships - with the athletes, the parents, your coaches My ‘Ah-Ha Moment’ Stop chasing the word success and start chasing the word impact Teaching Children & Keeping it Fun Keep it fun! Don't expect perfection - instead enjoy the process of incremental improvements Have very few rules 'We don't do 10 reps.  We do one perfect rep ten times' HUGE IDEA #1 - 'At the youth level of sports - you don't want more reps- you want better reps.'  More leads to drudgery and hating the sport.  Better leads to excitement and loving the sport. Best Stolen Idea/Advice from another Coach Praise in public.  If needed criticize in private. Discipline Have the kids take a picture of their bed made in the morning and send it to one of the coaches - 'You can't start the day undisciplined then expect to be disciplined the rest of the day' Coach doesn't like making them run as a punishment - we want them to love exercise and running - so don't use it as a punishment.  'If they miss a layup - don't have them run - have them practice layups!' Reward and Recognition Count high-fives during a practice.  Then try to beat that number in a future practice. At the end of practice - have players say something positive about a teammate. Spend one practice evaluating players' GPA - Good Positive Attitude.  Are they giving a high-five coming off the field; are they picking up a teammate's water bottle, etc.   If there's a bunch of 4.0's - the team spirit is good, if not - think of ways to recognize those who have the best GPA to encourage the whole team to raise the GPA level. Mental Edge HUGE IDEA #2 - How do you de-emphasize the importance of the moment?  One method is a trigger mechanism - something you have practiced and evaluated what works with each individual - something to get the player to smile and realize it's just a game.  Maybe it's slapping your leg.  Maybe it's a teammate saying 'Spongebob is ugly', etc.  But you have to practice putting kids in those situations during practice! The One that Got Away Coach Taylor believes in living/playing present - so doesn't get caught up in reliving wins and losses in the past. Favorite Quote/Book Books: 'The Hinge- the importance of Mental Toughness' by Dr. Rob Bell; 'The Talent Code' by Daniel Coyle;  'Lead for God's Sake' by Todd Gongwer;  'The Sports Gene - Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance' by David Epstein Authors: Brian Cain, Graham Betchart SmarterTeamTraining SMART - Speed, Movement, Agility, Reaction, Technology, Education, Resistance Work with teams and individuals - do clinics and can revenue-share Teach coaches Check out the awesome results their clients are seeing: smarterteamtraining.com STT Podcast: Coach Taylor hosts a radio show on iTunes and iHeart Radio - Half hour released every Sunday - interviewing coac...