When Coaching Goes Wrong
In the When Coaching Goes Wrong podcast, I am joined by coaches from all sports ranging from current professionals to the grassroots level. All these coaches share something in common- they have experienced failure. This ranges from not managing individuals within a group correctly, applying the wrong type of training methods to the detriment of results, having a winning-at-all-costs mentality, or the many other unpredictable factors that are present in a dynamic and ever-changing coaching environment.
The guests show vulnerability, and self-awareness when sharing how they came through these struggles and importantly lessons they learned. These lessons can be used to normalize failure as part of the coaching journey, illuminate any blind spots coaches might have, and overall provide hints, tips, and ideas on how coaches can reflect on their current coaching practices to ensure they are creating an excellent sporting environment for their athletes.
When Coaching Goes Wrong
#6: Alycia Washington: USA Eagle, Barbarian and Yale University Coach
Alycia was told in 2014 that she was too small and not fit enough. She used that as motivation to prove those doubters wrong.
Alycia Washington currently has 22 caps for the United States and reached a World Cup Semi-final in 2017. She has also represented the infamous Barbarians, defeating Wales at the principality stadium. Domestically, Alycia plays for New York in the women’s premier league and coaches in the Ivy League with Yale University.