On-Site Training Topics

• Coaching Do’s and Don’ts

  1. Set the example for your players, other coaches, and fans.
  2. Be consistent.
  3. Build trust.
  4. Be energetic.
  5. Ask questions.
  6. Be flexible.
  7. Rewind and repeat.

• Best Practices

  Great coaches realize that competition isn’t the time to find out the physical and mental limits of your athletes. Practice must be more challenging and demanding than competition.
  
  Coaches should be life-long learners; stay up-to-date. Continuous and honest personal and professional improvement is necessary for success.

• Emergency Plans

  An emergency action plan for athletes requires coordination among sports leadership, health support personnel, local emergency medical services, and coaches. Sports management professionals can provide the necessary coordination and planning if they have the proper training.

• Facility Evaluation

  A thorough inspection of athletic facilities including competition surfaces, bleachers, outer buildings, and restrooms should be completed before the season begins.
  
  1. Look at the location, accessibility, and visibility of entrances and exits.
  2. Verify that floors, stairs, walkways, and other surfaces are in good condition.
  3. Inspect the condition of and access to the locker rooms and restrooms.
  4. Check out the accessibility and condition of concession stands.

• Officiate Assignments & Scheduling

  Total Athletic Consultants will guide you through the steps in securing appropriate officials for your games. We will also discuss how to best keep these great officials coming back to your games.
  
  When asked why individuals want to become officials, they noted three reasons: enthusiasm for sports, a desire to contribute to player learning, and the excitement generated by good competition.

• Staff Hiring and Evaluation

  1. Choose a committee.
  2. Know the legal statutes.
  3. Have a plan.
  4. Establish important points to communicate to candidates.
  5. Avoid costly mis-hires.

• Tournament Design

  The success of any tournament depends on the quality of planning that occurs before the event. The information provided to the host tournament committee will aid them with the different steps required to successfully organize a basketball tournament at any level.

• Coaching Expectations

  Be Engaged. No credible coach wants you to turn your brain off and blindly follow orders.
  Be Truthful. Don’t try to impress a coach by what you can endure or survive.
  Have Trust. Trust has to be earned.
  Listen.
  Do the work.

• Fundraising

  We all know that running an athletic program takes money. Total Athletic Consultants (TAC) can offer you a variety of exciting and beneficial fundraising ideas. You will walk away with at least 10 fundraising ideas that you can easily put into action.

• Team Support Development

  It is important for teams within a school’s athletic department to support each other. It is common place for cheerleaders to be on the sidelines supporting football and basketball teams. It is equally important for football and basketball teams to support the cheerleaders by thanking them, attending their competitions, etc.