This is the first episode of 7 in GO! series, where we count down the the 7 Deadly Challenges of Youth Sports Clubs, as developed by Ruth Nicholson with co-guest Reed Maltbie.

#7: Conflicts between coaches, parents, board members, and administrators drive good people away from our club…Where we’ll discuss the key question from the world of mediation that separates interests from positions and puts those conflicts on the bench for good.
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Ruth Nicholson is the founder of GO!, a 24/7 resource and training platform offering youth sports organizations proven governance, leadership, and administrative tools. Since its launch in mid-2017, Ruth and the GO! staff have fielded inquiries and worked with coaches, clubs, state associations, and leagues in 19 North American states and provinces, as well as others in Europe, South America, Australia, and Africa. An internationally-certified professional facilitator, mediator, and organizational alchemist, Ruth was a national finalist for the 2018 Hudl Innovator of the Year award. She is an avid writer and workshop presenter for youth sports blogs and coaching education events, including national sports leadership events, conferences and conventions.

http://www.GoHelpSports.com
https://www.nicholsonfacilitation.com/

Coach Reed Maltbie is the Founder of The Excellence Equation, co-developer of Positive Discipline Tools for Coaches, and Lead Speaker/Chief Content Officer for Changing the Game. With 30 years’ experience as an educator/coach and Master's degrees in both Sport Psychology and Early Childhood Education, Reed offers a wealth of practical and science-based experience to help coaches and others lead athletes to excel in and beyond sports. Since the release of his TEDx talk “Echoes Beyond the Game”, he has become a trusted educator and advisor to sports organizations worldwide. Reed’s unique gifts are creating passion and purpose in others and distilling complex theories into understandable and easily implementable practices.

https://coachreed.com/
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Keep an ear out for all 7 episodes:

#6: We need sponsor, fundraising, and grant dollars so that we can afford to run our club and do not have to charge so much for kids to play…And as it turns out, all money is not the same: fees vs. sponsor $ vs. fundraising $ vs grants. What is the basic foundation an organization needs to pursue any/all of these sources of revenue?

#5: We must recruit and train new volunteers over and over because we have such high turnover…So listen in and learn the 3-1-1 formula for volunteer program success.

#4: Our team managers and coaches are overwhelmed with administrivia, emails, and phone calls…So, what you need is a simple approach that engages parents to help with team management work – we’ve got that!

#3: Our coaches need communication, management, and people skills…Learn why the Alpha Dog Syndrome inhibits communication and collaboration, and the importance of being aware of when you are a leader and when you are a team member.

#2: It takes forever to make a decision or get something done, especially with our board of directors and committees…Take the time to know the WHY of each and every meeting (the easy recipe for designing a shorter meeting with better results)

#1: Our Director of Coaching has so much administrative work to do that s/he doesn’t have time to work with our coaches and players…Come discover how to discern what the Director of Coaching job description really is in your organization