Coaching Softball - The Key to Success

Specialists in personal development tell us that we  need to spend at least 5% of our income on our continuing  education to keep growing as people, increase our knowledge  and our skills set, and remain high-performing individuals  in society.

It has actually been shown that the most successful people  in the world in any domain are lifelong learners. They  spend  a lot more time than the average people developing  their skills and increasing their knowledge.

That means going to seminars, attending clinics, taking  courses and workshops, buying books and DVDs, reading  magazines and trade journals, becoming certified, etc.

Famous personal development speaker Jim Rome says that "poor people have big TVs, rich people have big  libraries."

The best coaches in the world are also lifelong learners.  Even if they are experts in their field, they still attend  conferences, take courses, read books, read articles, and  so on.

They know the value of continuing education and how important  it is to their success on the field.

Ask Mike Candrea and he'll tell you that he is always  looking for ways to become a better coach even though he  is considered by many to be the best softball coach on the  planet. That allows him to stay on top year after year.

When you attend softball conferences, it's interesting to  notice how many "big names" are sitting in the attendance  listening to other coaches. That's proof right there that  any  good coach is always looking to become even better.

And to do so - continuing education is the key.

As a coach, do you do anything to become an even better  coach?

Do you have a big library or a big TV? (Big HD TV is ok  if it is to watch softball DVDs and learn how to teach  softball skills more effectively!)

Personally, I'm ALWAYS learning. I've been coaching  and training athletes for 20 years and I still take  courses, go to conferences,and seminars, read books and  magazines, buy instructional DVDs, etc.