3 Things Good Coaches Do

Three Things Good Coaches Do.

By Wayne Goldsmith

There are coaches.

And there are good coaches.

Coaches who do things right – and do the right things – the things that will help the athletes and the teams they coach to be all they can be.

So what is it that good coaches do that sets them apart?

What are the things that good coaches do that make them extra-ordinary?

Good coaches LISTEN.

Good coaches LEARN.

Good coaches LOVE.

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