Dr. Jay Martin, the winningest collegiate men’s soccer coach is now a part of a much needed research program. Martin will be working with Simon Clements who is director of behavioral training and tools for the Chicago-based EXACT Sports research…
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Dr. Jay Martin Speaks to NCAA Champion Magazine
See what the Winningest Soccer Coach in NCAA tells NCAA Champion Magazine. Where he started coaching, his strongest sports, weakest sports, lessons learned and more. He says he is NOT a good soccer player and never was. Follow the link…
The Key to Coaching Credibility
by Dr Jay Martin Coaching credibility…so important and yet so difficult to define. Thanks to the US Olympic Committee and the US Olympic e-zine, Dr. Sean McCann and Dr. Gregory Dale talk about credibility at length in the Spring 2007…
Posted in Coaching, Dr. Jay Martin, Leadership Tagged with: Being a Coach, Coaching authority, Coaching Credibility, Leadership and coaching
How To Coach Soccer Players For Game Intensity
Have you ever wondered how to coach soccer players for game level intensity? After a 1-0 loss to the LA Galaxy in a US Open Cup game, Columbus Crew coach Sigi Schmid suggested to the press that some of the younger Crew…
The Difference Between Coaching And Training
by Dr. Jay Martin Johan Cruyff once said that England is a land of trainers and not coaches. Which are you? A trainer or a coach? There is a difference. Although Mr. Cruyff suggests that England has trainers and few…
Conflict Between Coaches and Officials
by Dr. Jay Martin The relationship between coaches and officials seems to be getting worse. After observing the interaction between coaches and officials for over thirty years, it is getting worse. It is getting worse at all levels. The relationship between…
Posted in Coaching, Dr. Jay Martin
Ignore the Dominant Paradigm in College Soccer
by Dr Jay Martin It’s October. The summer is over. That means high school, club and college soccer gear up again. Every team in the country is undefeated. The high school teams are looking forward to competing for a league…
Burnout Ahead?
By Jay Martin The headline in the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch read, “Top soccer players don’t have time to kick back.” The story documented the summer of a number of Central Ohio soccer players, both boys and girls. All told…
Soccer Coach Versus Soccer Trainer
By Dr. Jay Martin “If you practice badly, the only thing you will get better at is playing badly.” Dino Gradi Johan Cruyff once said that England is a land of trainers and not coaches. Which are you? A…
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