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We all want our athletes to like us. We want happy athletes. We want to have great relationships with the people we coach.
But what happens when doing what’s best for an athlete means telling them something they don’t want to hear?
Lynsey Romano’s (@lynseyeromano) thinking on this was sparked years ago by an episode of On Coaching* with Steve Magness (@stevemagness) and Jon Marcus—and it ultimately inspired her recent Instagram post AND this conversation on Inspired Soles.
(* Episode 255 of On Coaching: The importance of being a good coach, not just a nice coach
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/science-of-running/id961516002?i=1000671269335)
So…how do we balance being kind and supportive coaches with being willing to push back when our athletes need us to?
We dig into that—and a whole lot more—in this episode.
🎧 Listen to “Good Coach vs. Nice Coach: When to Push Back” wherever you listen to podcasts.
But what happens when doing what’s best for an athlete means telling them something they don’t want to hear?
Lynsey Romano’s (@lynseyeromano) thinking on this was sparked years ago by an episode of On Coaching* with Steve Magness (@stevemagness) and Jon Marcus—and it ultimately inspired her recent Instagram post AND this conversation on Inspired Soles.
(* Episode 255 of On Coaching: The importance of being a good coach, not just a nice coach
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/science-of-running/id961516002?i=1000671269335)
So…how do we balance being kind and supportive coaches with being willing to push back when our athletes need us to?
We dig into that—and a whole lot more—in this episode.
🎧 Listen to “Good Coach vs. Nice Coach: When to Push Back” wherever you listen to podcasts.
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