Twenty-five years ago I began pursuit of my dream which was to bat 1.000.  Bat 1.000?  Are you nuts?  How?  Where?  Of course, it isnt possible!  Who says?

The dream was to make the kind of difference with everyone I coached that I knew coaches can make and more than that provide coaches and leaders the tools to bat 1.000 with their people.  I dont know if anyone has batted 1.000, but I do know that using the tools and practicing using the tools they will make the kind of difference that will lead any league.

In case you have any question it is the coachs purpose to make a difference.  Developing the best in every person, showing them the way and providing a foundation for consistency in their growth.  Thats the game.

If you think that winning games is your job, stop coaching.  Oh, I love to win as much as the next guy or gal.  Its just a bi-product of developing your people.

I am not sure if my teams ever learned anything from winning.  However, the design of any game is to declare a winner.  Doing something well is part of anyones development.  Just dont forget what the primary purpose is.

No group of people have a better set-up to make a big difference than coaches.  They start on a pedestal.  Of course, the coach makes a nice target being up there.

Everyone on the planet makes a difference of some kind.  That is not the question.  The question is given the position of respect you have from jump street(the very beginning) are you making the difference you intend?

To do what you intend requires great attention to the quality of relationship you have with each and every player.  The better you know them as people the better the odds are for you to make that difference you intend.

They expect you to talk to them about their sport, their health and their grades.  All of that is about playing.  How about finding out what they think and about their family and the fears and hopes they have?

When they know you care about them as people they will jump over a wall for you or do anything you ask.  By the way, it is actually cool for them to know you love them.

If you are interested in having those tools send me a request for information.  It will be the best investment you ever have made for yourself.