Coaching
How and Why to Create a Network of Specialists for Your Coaching Business
Tapping into a local network of specialists will not only help your athletes see more performance success, it can also help you build your brand and retain new clients.
The Advantages of TrainingPeaks for Cross Country Coaches
Using TrainingPeaks’ Performance Management Chart is a great way to dig into the details of your athletes’ individual sessions, or take a wider look at their entire running career from past and present to future.
How to Onboard Your New Athlete in 6 Easy Steps
These six steps for onboarding your athlete will help you set expectations, input data and start planning toward your athlete’s goals right away.
Coach Lineage: Fostering Successful Long-Term Athlete Development
Successful long-term athlete development depends on open communication and understanding between a coach’s former, current, co-current and future coaches.
Coach’s Desk: The Lost Art of the Training Diary
Getting consistent feedback from your athletes is an important part of the training process—here are some tips on how to convince them to do it more regularly.
How to Improve an Athlete’s Racing Attitude and Expectations
These eight tactics will help you get your athlete’s race day plan and expectations in order before their next event.
Case Study on Megan Guarnier: The Making of a World Tour Champion
Megan Guarnier’s athletic journey to becoming a World Tour champion was the result of several years of careful planning and adaptation rather than a meteoric performance rise.
Coach’s Desk: How to Deal With Competition Amongst Your Athletes
In this month’s edition of coach’s desk we asked several top coaches how they encourage—or discourage—competition between their athletes.
Is It Time To Break-Up With Your Athlete?
The coach/athlete relationship is a special one, but a finite one nonetheless. These warning signs are indicators that it is time to either recommit to your athlete, or allow them to move on.
10 Indicators That You Are Ready to Expand Your Coaching Business
LifeSport Head Coach and Triathlon Canada Hall of Fame inductee Lance Watson offers 10 indicators that you are ready to expand your own coaching business.