Summary: This is a MUST listen episode. In this weeks On Coaching with Magness & Marcus, we bring in NAU coach Mike Smith to talk about team culture and training. In this wide ranging and deep episode, we dive into a number of topics. Starting with how Mike took over a team that was the defending national champion to what mistakes in training we all make as a coach. There are so many worthwhile explorations in this conversation, including:<br> <br> * The reason Mike took his team to play Laser Tag the night before the biggest regular season meet of the year.<br> * The idea of balancing tension and energy.<br> * Why a coach should be the passenger in the car, whsipering directions, instead of the driver.<br> * How elaborate racing plans set us up for failure.<br> * The best way to get in a flow state during racing.<br> * How expectations impact our training and racing.<br> * The most crucial part of team culture is a sense of belonging and having a role.<br> <br> Mike’s list of books coaches should read:<br> <br> * by Jack Daniels<br> * by Kelly Starrett<br> * <br> * <br> * <br> * <br> * by Sebastian Junger<br> <br> Above all, this conversation with Jon and Mike made me a better coach. Their are priceless nuggets of information sprinkled throughout the 90 minute conversation.<br> Thanks for listening, for more thoughts on coaching, follow us on social media:<br> Steve: <a href="http://twitter.com/stevemagness">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/stevemagness/">Instagram</a><br> Jon: <a href="http://twitter.com/jmarpdx/">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/highperformancewest/">Instagram</a><br> <br> Other Resources Mentioned:<br> <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=academic+stress+illness+college+football+players">Study on Academic Stress being related to Injuries in Football players</a><br> and “just manageable challenges”<br> Kenny Moore’s <br> Subscribe and Listen on:<br><br> <br> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/magness-marcus-on-coaching/id961516002"> iTunes</a><br> <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=63029&refid=stpr">Stitcher</a><br> <a href="https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=scienceofrunning/MMpodcast">via E-mail</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/stevemagness">Youtube</a><br>
