This article was originally printed in the Houston Chronicle on December 31, 2014. Daron Roberts has given Coach Chris Fisher and #txhsfbchat permission to repost this here. The avalanche of stories related to the misdeeds of athletes tend to focus on one actor: the player. How could Ray Rice punch his wife? Why did Adrian…
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Daron Roberts, Founder University of Texas Center for Sports Leadership & Innovation
Daron K. Roberts is a former NFL and college coach who serves as founding director of the Center for Sports Leadership and Innovation (CSLi) at the University of Texas. CSLi is the first university-based institute dedicated to developing leadership and character curricula for high school and collegiate athletes. Roberts has a proven track record in…
Lessons Learned from Winning & Losing
We learn and can teach from every game, win or lose, during the season. Its our job to find and capitalize on teachable moments with our kids as we build them into better football players and young men.
Handling In-Season Coaching Changes
Changes occur during the course of a football season. Sometimes things happen to our staff and we have to be prepared to handle them. Change may or may not be ideal, but how we handle it as coaches and leaders shows our athletes how they will handle change as they grow and mature in their lives.
Mid-Season Evaluation
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Helping our Athletes with Academics
As coaches we are all educators of students. As much as we want to teach them about football, we must also provide support for them in the classroom. I am a firm believer in the student first – athlete second philosophy and I strive to provide resources to help them experience success in school as much as on the field.
Opponent Preparation
Each week we prepare our team for the upcoming opponent. This chat discusses the different tendencies we look for, how we organize the scout team, and the reports we prepare for our players.
Jared Wood, Ph.D. – Athlete Motivation
What drives your players? Why do they play? Why do they want to be part of the team? Finding these motivating factors for your athletes can help you teach them how to respond during the game and how to go after their goals. Jared Wood provided a great chat last night with methods of reaching and building better relationships with our students and athletes. I am motivated to begin using what I learned today!
Jared Wood Ph.D.
This week on #txhsfbchat we are fortunate to have Jared Wood, Ph.D., leading us in a discussion about motivating our athletes. Dr. Wood has been a performance coach and educator for 20 years. Dr. Wood first gained a love of sport psychology while he was a student-athlete at Albion College (MI). While at Albion, his…
Characteristics of a Multiple Offense
How do you attack a defense? Let me count the ways….It is important to have flexibility in your offense in order to take advantage of defensive alignments, personnel match-ups, go faster, go slower, and adapt to whatever kinds of athletes or game plan you need.