As a coach myself, I’m always on the lookout for great ideas that will improve how I teach and inspire my players. The challenge, however, is:
How do we distinguish the great ideas from the not-so-great?
Many coaches claim to be experts – at conventions, on podcasts, at my club, etc. – but how good are they really at creating consistently great experiences for their players?
If you’ve been wondering this same thing, I have good news: identifying objectively outstanding coaches is one of the benefits of our Satori response rate database. Over the past two years, we’ve conducted surveys for more than 40 clubs in the United States resulting in more than 96,000 responses. These responses are spread across 6,957 coaches ranging from coaches of parent volunteer recreational teams, to local travel teams, to some of the country’s most talented teams. Using these results, we are able to identify the coaches who consistently score at the VERY VERY top relative to their age, gender, and level of play.
Starting in the winter of 2024, I began identifying some of the highest scoring coaches and conducted 10 minute interviews with them. I asked them why they coach and to share at least one or two ideas that they think have made a difference in their success. Youth soccer has never before had this ability to objectively identify the country’s most exceptional coaches and hand them a microphone.
While these “Coach Bright Ideas Interviews” are a member benefit for our clients, I want to publicly share one example so people have an idea of what these are about. Below is Coach Brad Goldsberry from Colorado EDGE Soccer Club in Colorado. I hope you enjoy!
