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Do you know how to coach leadership ability?

2025-04-11T08:45:09-05:00Leadership, TrueSport|

Deborah Gilboa, MD You may assume that student-athletes simply develop leadership ability by participating in sports, and it’s true that statistics suggest participation in youth sport is one of the top predictors of leadership capability. In fact, 94 percent of female CEOs were student-athletes. However, while youth sport is a great way for [...]

How to Use Lessons from Sport in the Real World

2025-04-11T11:02:05-05:00Leadership, TrueSport|

Deborah Gilboa, MD You’ve likely heard that sports are great for teaching life skills, but have you ever thought about how to actually apply skills like discipline, leadership, emotional regulation, or conflict resolution to your life outside of sport? Maybe you’re great at showing up to practice on time and ready to [...]

How to Model Sportsmanship through Emotional Regulation

2024-09-05T16:14:42-05:00Conflict & Resolution, Leadership, TrueSport|

As a coach, one of your primary challenges is to help your athletes learn and display sportsmanship. When it comes to sportsmanship, TrueSport Expert and Assistant Director of Sport Psychology at Ohio State University, Charron Sumler, PhD, LPCC, likes starting with the three E's: prioritizing effort over outcome, practicing emotional regulation, and [...]

What can sports families do to build healthy athletes?

2024-08-01T08:38:54-05:00Athlete Wellness, Leadership, Mental Wellness, Respect & Accountability, Trending Topics, TrueSport|

TOM FARREY, Founder and Executive Director of the Aspen Institute’s Sports & Society Program We know that sports are hugely beneficial to children and young adults, from both a physical and mental standpoint. But sometimes, the sport systems that are in place don’t promote the healthiest practices for all athletes—and [...]

3 Equity Myths and Assumptions You Can Stop Perpetuating

2024-04-02T13:41:36-05:00Athlete Wellness, Conflict & Resolution, Leadership, TrueSport|

The term ‘equity’ has been used a lot in recent years when talking about diversity initiatives, but it’s not always clear what that actually means. And unfortunately, there are also misconceptions and assumptions around equity in sport that, as a caregiver of a young athlete, you should recognize and discontinue. Nadia [...]

How to Coach to Culture: Tips for Cross-Culture Communication in Sport

2024-04-02T11:41:40-05:00Athlete Wellness, Conflict & Resolution, Leadership, TrueSport|

Cross-culture communication is exactly what it sounds like: Being able to communicate in an honest, productive, healthy way with all the athletes on your team, regardless of their cultural, ethnic, or racial background, as well as gender, sexuality, or religion. Showing that you’re open and respectful of everyone’s backgrounds and beliefs can [...]

7 Ways Communities and Systems Can Support Mental Wellness for Student-Athletes

2023-12-06T09:28:04-06:00Athlete Wellness, Leadership, Mental Wellness, TrueSport|

Jennifer Royer, PhD Youth sport has many stakeholders, ranging from the athletes themselves to their caregivers, coaches, sports organizers, and communities. While all those roles come with their own challenges, the role of schools or communities in helping to develop healthy youth sports can be especially complex. A recent recommendations [...]

Are You Leading DE&I Efforts on Your Team?

2023-04-03T09:04:41-05:00Leadership, TrueSport|

If you’re reading this article, you likely want to start improving the diversity, equity, and inclusion on your team or at your school, but you’re simply not sure where to begin. Here, TrueSport Experts Michele LaBotz, sports medicine physician; Nadia Kyba, MSW, President of Now What Facilitation; and Kevin Chapman, PhD, clinical [...]

7 Ways to Build a TrueSport Culture

2022-10-05T15:15:23-05:00Leadership, Trending Topics, TrueSport|

As an athletic director at your school, your role reaches far beyond simply scheduling games and handling logistics. You are capable of creating and maintaining a positive TrueSport-focused culture that revolves around good sportsmanship, character development, life skills, and healthy performance. Here, Vicki Vaughan, Director of Athletics at The Colorado Springs School [...]

Six Strategies for Leaders to Support Change

2022-09-07T09:49:23-05:00Leadership, TrueSport|

Deborah Gilboa, MD In coaching, the only constant is change. Nearly every coach will eventually hit a point in a season or school year where change is coming or needed. According to board-certified family physician and TrueSport Expert Deborah Gilboa, MD, "If you want to lead through change, you're going [...]

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