Coach Mugs

"Let's go slider, fastball, curve, beanball, fight, ejection, shower, beer."

"There's your problem."

"What the hell happened in P.E.?"

"I love you. We all love you. Now throw some strikes."

The dream works when the team works!

Pedalo Racer

"You'll find it's more effective if we all pull together."

Two men in a canoe rowing against each other.

'It appears to be some sort of staff development presentation.'

"I don't get it. If he's no faster than me, how come he always beats me?"

'Having done the mentoring skills questionnaire I think I need a mentor to mentor me in improving my mentoring.'

"Tim, there's more to coaching than trying to get everyone to be just like you!"

Wrong leadership.

'Hey, that's not fair.'

"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to far, go together." - African proverb.

'Mutilate, mangle, crush, pound, slam, bash, plaster and pulverize. That's rugby... Now get out there and have fun!'

"We lost!"

Mental Gymnastics

'Well,just by looking around I can tell that you haven't taken full advantage of the many staff training opportunities available to you.'

Sprint race about to start. One contestant wearing a rocket attached to his back. The fuse is lit ready to help him win the race.

Great coaching is about being specific with feedback.

Wrong leadership.

'Come on, come on, let's work together!'

"I keep telling myself I've got to slow down."

'Nobody showed me what to do, so why do they expect me to do something?'

'This is it, gentlemen. The big game. A date with dentistry.'

"Someone is always better."

"I am afraid Mr. Jones is in his career coaching session. Can I get him to call you back?"

'Stroke!'

'We like the teamwork idea, but Mr. Superstar won't let us play with his ball.'

'At this age, they can't really be coached. It's more like you herd them in one direction and hope the ball goes into the goal.'

Poison Dart Training Camp.

"Another meeting?"

'Guys! Everyone yelling ‘What the hell' in unison is not my idea of team spirit!'

Time Run