When a graduate student writes a short paper on you…
November 2019 Donna Fishter is a Team Architect and Leadership Specialist. After her playing career, she began coaching and moved up the ranks, eventually landing at UCF, assisting the program in their growth to be recognized nationally as a Top 25 team. She has since become her own boss and works with programs of all […]
A Coach is…
I was asked to be a guest lecturer for a UCF class on the topic of coaching. Specifically, the process of how I got into coaching and the daily grind of the job. I don’t think it is coincidence that today is my anniversary date at UCF women’s soccer…12 years. In re-visiting my journey as […]
Is Trust Cut and Dry?
Think of a really strong relationship you have with someone. What are key characteristics of this person? What are the expectations you have in this relationship? Trust is usually a characteristic of high importance in relationship. When talking with people who have experienced a great deal of hurt I usually hear, “he/she did this or […]
Do You Want To Be Good?
Everyone wants to be good. But is “good” good enough? In the book “Good To Great”, Jim Collins writes about why “good” is different from great and in my opinion why it’s not enough. Collins has consulted with CEO’s for decades on how to build companies with superior performance that thrive amidst chaos. When I read […]
Stronger Together
Have you ever been lost? I mean REALLY lost. The kind of lost where that helpless feeling starts to overwhelm you and thoughts begin to run through your mind, “will I get out of here” or “will someone eventually find me”? I had a taste of this feeling when I was hiking in North Georgia. […]
Are You A Positive Contributor?
Every team and organization has a picture of success. And usually leaders will talk specifically to everyone about being “bought in” or “on board” with the goals of the team. If you are “on board”, that’s great! But are you being a positive contributor and helping the ship sail or are you just dead weight […]
A Radical Thought
I need to set the stage a bit before getting into specifics about training and empowering team leaders. I want to start by sharing two thoughts that could radically change the way you approach your job. Pat Summit – Tennessee Women’s Basketball First, you are NOT in the soccer business. I know this comes as […]
Another Radical Thought About Your Job
You are not in the “Soccer Business”, you are in the “People Business”. That is the first radical thought I started this series with. This forever changed the way I approached my job and I hope it will change the way you approach yours. The second radical thought I want you to consider… this is […]
Is It Necessary To Train Your Leaders?
As coaches we need to keep in mind two “radical” thoughts. First, we are in the PEOPLE business, not the soccer business. Second, we need to look at ourselves as COACHES first and then place ourselves inside the realm of our sport. A coach moves people from one place to another, empowering growth, and not allowing anyone to […]
Are You For Real?
I am a thinker. On long drives I do some of my best thinking. For the holidays I take a month long journey up the East Coast visiting relatives and friends, then finish up the journey by speaking at the 2016 NSCAA Convention. On December 23rd I drove 12 hours. I spent quite a bit of time […]
