What Makes a Happy Coach?
Joe Friel highlights the 10 most important aspects to becoming a happy coach.
What Makes a Good Coach?
With perspective from over 40 years of coaching experience, Joe Friel shares his detailed list of qualities that make a good coach.
Profiles in Coaching: Franz Stampfl
You’ve heard of Roger Bannister, but do you know who coached him? Joe Friel profiles the legendary and successful Franz Stampfl.
What Makes a Successful Coach?
Joe Friel details the attributes and skills it takes to be a successful coach—and produce successful athletes.
Assess Your Coaching Expertise
Joe Friel introduces the eight skill sets and knowledge bases he believes are critical for becoming an effective coach.
Improve Your Interpersonal Skills
Joe Friel explains why people skills are the most important talent required to become an effective and successful coach, and how to improve them.
Extend Your Analytical Skills
Joe Friel details the ways in which coaches can identify strengths and weaknesses in movement patterns, motivation, and training execution.
Develop Your Planning Skills
Joe Friel explores the development of annual training plans, short-term plans, and matters beyond sport-specific workouts.
Hone Your Teaching Skills
Joe Friel explains the keys to becoming both a good coach and teacher, and taking ownership in an athlete’s progress.
Deepen Your Sport-Specific Knowledge
Joe Friel describes why it is so important for coaches to fully understand the unique demands of an athlete’s event.
Expand Your Sport Science Knowledge
Joe Friel explains the importance of having a broad understanding of exercise physiology, psychology, nutrition, and other science fields.
Upgrade Your Gear & Tech Knowledge
Joe Friel describes the evolution of sports tech, explains how to keep up with new advancements, and offers tips on improving technological knowledge.
Build Your Business Knowledge
Joe Friel explores one of the major stumbling blocks for coaches: creating and maintaining a profitable business.
1 // Building a Foundation for Success in Coaching
Coach Joe Friel details what it takes to be a good, happy, and successful coach, then shares how coaches can build the eight most important skills an effective coach must have.