On today’s episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Brian Polian, Special Teams Coordinator at Notre Dame. While he is an excellent special teams coordinator, Polian has recently studied and published his own book, Coaching and Teaching Generation Z: Honor the Relationships, and has become an expert in that field. Polian and Grabowski talk about different aspects of dealing with the newer generation of players and how relationships have changed over time.
Show Notes
2:03 Coach’s journey
5:37 Lessons he learned along the way and why he continued to coach
8:25 What covid has helped coach appreciate in terms of coaching
11:53 Honor the relationship before honoring the task
14:09 Research require for his book
16:50 Navigating through race
19:50 Advice for coaches trying to build relationships with players
23:48 Self determination
26:52 Connectedness of winning and relationships
30:00 Building blocks of relationships
36:15 Taking advantage of the little moments
41:30 Tips for giving feedback
46:13 Keys to coaching generation z
50:08 How Coach came out of this feeling about himself
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