The quotation at the top of this blog post comes from The General, Bobby Knight, the legendary Indiana University Basketball coach (and folk legend). We discuss it today at our workshop on Check for Understanding with 100 or so educators from around the country. There’s a strong connection between planning and success in the domain of…
Did a really interesting interview about Practice Perfect with Jeremy Boone, who runs Athlete By Design. He does podcasts on coaching with a variety of folks generally smarter and more glamorous than me. Now I see why. He was meticulously prepared for the interview and the result was that 1) We ended up talking about a…
Just about a month now and Teach Like a Champion 2.0 will be out in stores. Here’s a tiny little preview: a discussion from the Systems and Routines chapter on the power of routines on the academic side. Basically when you have a procedure and routinize it you make what you do more efficient (so you…
Posted on Friday about the topic of Tacit Accountability after several really productive days reflecting on developing coaches (and other teachers) with folks from the US Soccer Federation and affiliated organizations. The idea is that in developing people–coaches, teachers, students, players–we want to build a culture where the expectation is that feedback gets used and where…
“Accountability,” a colleague once said, “is a gift. It’s a way to help people make sure they accomplish the things they want to do.” It was an unorthodox way of thinking about the concept. Most people hear the word “accountability” with a negative connotation. Nobody likes to be held accountable. Few people really enjoy holding others…