b'COLORADO COACH- WINTER 2019-2020 FROM THE SPORT PRESIDENTS[DATE]progressive coaches and clubs in worldIn addition to designed struggle, theseWhether preparing for the upcoming soccer. Sessions focused on anythingteams and athletes all possess threegirls season or reflecting on the fall from problem solving in certain areaspowerful characteristics: LoveCareboys season, taking into account some of the field, technical assessment andand Acceptance. NBA head coachor all of the concepts presented above tactical awareness to building andBilly Donovan (Oklahoma Citycould have huge impacts on the overall sustaining a healthy team culture. Thunder) defines these characteristicssuccesses or failures of our programs.One session in particular reallyas: Important Information:resonated with the high school1: Love- teams must love to be aroundColorado High School Boys and coaching audience Coaching Todaysone another and must also love what Generation and The Rise of Soft Skillsthey are doing. Girls All State Soccer Game presented by Brett Ledbetter, founder2: Care- there must be both personalFriday June 19 that Lakewood of What Drives Winning and world- Memorial Fieldrenowned sports psychologist Billand collective care for one another. Beswick. 3: Acceptance- each and every team~Girls kickoff @ 5pmIn this session, coaches were givenmember (coach and player) must be~Boys kickoff @ 7pmideas and concepts they could take backaccepted for who they are. Congratulations to the COLORADO to their teams/programs to help themIn contrast to these three keysoccer coaches who received awards navigate the growing challenges ofingredients are: FearForce andpresented at the United Soccer Coaches coaching todays generation of athletes.Judgement. Coaching our studentNational Clinic. Throughout the session, coachesathletes to build resiliency and learned the value of making trainingtoughness through designed struggle sessions and team gatherings morecan often lead to an environment where personal and shown how to helpathletes are fearful of mistakes and athletes and teams turn difficultjudged harshly if they make them. This situations into opportunities for peopleis a natural consequence of trying to to become stronger and move towardspositively motivate and change our who they ultimately want to become.teams; but not the desired effect we One of these concepts was the idea ofwant to see.designed struggle.Struggle is a biological requirement forNow imagine an environment designedRick Wolf (Regis Jesuit HS) Boys successDaniel Coyle (author of theto bring out the best human qualities,Private/Parochial Far West Regional Talent Code) promote positive growth and buildHS COY resiliency centered around Love, Care The most powerful and successfuland Acceptance? If our athletes feelMark Hampshire (Arapahoe HS) teams are often put in situationsfree to relentlessly pursue their goalsGirls Large Public Spring Mountain designed to stretch their abilities andwith a group of like-minded peopleWest Regional HS COY help them grow out of their comfortwhile feeling loved, accepted and cared zones and into the goals they set forfor, that is a very powerful andTrevor Dillibaugh (Arapahoe HS) meaningful experience! Boys Regional Assistant COYthemselves. This may include designing a tougher schedule, placing athletes inThe best coaches understand thatSean Stedeford (Colorado Academy) situations which they are forced topeople drive the process, which drivesGirls Private/Parochial Spring problem solve and team buildingthe result! Mountain West Regional COYconcepts aimed at increasing vulnerability.'