Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 4 - Inside the Mind of Ohio State Coach Nick Myers - a podcast by Jamie Munro

Nick Myers

Methods for Developing Leadership and Culture Within a Program:
-Period of reflection
-Evaluate your staff, captains, and all team members
-Survey the team
-Player to player AND player to staff
-Leadership council communication
-Look outward vs. looking inward
-Collect Data
-Formulate a plan

Surveys:
-Survey the players to get a full understanding
-Use it as constructive feedback instead of complaining
-See where there is places to work on
-Exposes

Blueprint of "The Buckeye Way"
-Tim Kite (motivational speaker) came in and spoke
-The development of what "The Buckeye Way" means
-Core Values
-All in
-Do your job
-Be not me
-Outcome chasing
-Chase your own goals

Evaluating "The Buckeye Way" in Recruiting:
-Developing a language
-Use consistent evaluations
-Look at post goal behaviors
-How does the player give/take feedback from BOTH players and coaches?
-Coach-ability is key
-Player IQ
-How to players perform when they aren't comfortable?
-Toughness
-Two Handed-ness

Player Development:
-Identify and use foundations
-Development practice
-Minimizing bad habbits
-Build upon foundations

Growing Youth Players:
-Play in the driveway
-Create a space that is safe and enjoyable
-Use a little bit of coaching to get them started, make it the right way
-How do you define success?
-Developing competitiveness

How Coach Myers Still Grows as a Student of the Game:
-Try to get the most out of your group
-Read
-Communicate with mentors and peers
-Watching Film
-Be proactive not reactive
-Identify strengths and weaknesses

Dave Huntley and how he helped develop Coach Myers:
-Sharpened the Saw
-Challenged each other
-Honesty
-Love for the game
-Watching and learning from everything you can get your hands on
-The top dogs study the hardest

The Use of Film:
-The value of using film in player development... No brainer
-Evaluate yourself
-Create a dialog using film
-What to look for when watching film

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